Moss Bluff Drawbridge

Photos 

LA 378 Bridge

Good view

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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BH Photo #275145

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Vertical lift bridge over West Fork Calcasieu River on LA 378 in Moss Bluff

Location

Moss Bluff, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1968

Design

Vertical lift

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 623.8 ft.
Deck width: 24.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.2 ft.

Also called

West Fork Calcasieu River LA 378 Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+30.29691, -93.24886   (decimal degrees)
30°17'49" N, 93°14'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/476070/3351712 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Moss Bluff

Average daily traffic (as of 2015)

13,800

Inventory number

BH 18988 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of July 2017)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 28.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• March 24, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• May 16, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
• December 7, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
• February 20, 2014: New photos from Douglas Butler
• May 13, 2010: Updated by Cliff Darby: Adjusted GPS coordinates

Sources 

• Cliff Darby - clif30 [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Douglas Butler
• Geoff Hubbs

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