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Moss Bluff Drawbridge

Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

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LA 378 Bridge

Good view

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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BH Photo #275145

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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 2016)
15,300
Inventory number
BH 18988 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2018)
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

Categories 

Built 1968 (147)
Built during 1960s (2,034)
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (24)
Have street view (26,956)
Louisiana (703)
Moss Bluff, Louisiana (3)
Movable (2,975)
 Navigable waterway (2,152)
Open (39,899)
Owned by state (16,002)
Rigid Connected Tower Vertical Lift (60)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,401)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,871)
Vertical lift (420)

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 - cliffsta1987 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Douglas Butler
  • Geoff Hubbs

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