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Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
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Overview
Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on US-171
Location
Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1937
Design
Concrete tee beam
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 39.0 ft.
Total length: 626.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.23844, -93.18044   (decimal degrees)
30°14'18" N, 93°10'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/482639/3345221 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 53859 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/1992)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 8.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1991)
11,694

Categories 

Beam (6,040)
Built 1937 (544)
Built during 1930s (8,553)
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (15)
Concrete tee beam (1,078)
Lake Charles, Louisiana (2)
Lost (10,356)
 Louisiana (518)
Owned by state (9,807)
Replaced by new bridge (7,131)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,048)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)

Update Log 

  • October 8, 2012: Added by Jared Mixson

Sources 

  • Jared Mixson

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