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Bayou Lafourche Cutoff LA 847 Bridge

Caldwell Parish, Louisiana

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BH Photo #334538

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Bayou Lafourche Cutoff on LA 847
Location
Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built in 1922 on US 61 in West Feliciana Parish; relocated here 1960-64
Design
Riveted, 9-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 222.0 ft.
Total length: 493.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.19495, -92.02721   (decimal degrees)
32°11'42" N, 92°01'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/591692/3562459 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Riverton
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
390
Inventory number
BH 18989 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of January 2017)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

9-panel truss (143)
Built 1922 (681)
Built during 1920s (9,702)
Caldwell Parish, Louisiana (8)
Have street view (26,090)
Lost (23,423)
Louisiana (692)
NR-eligible (4,025)
Owned by state (15,525)
 Parker through truss (1,271)
Parker truss (1,646)
Relocated (844)
Replaced by new bridge (15,640)
Riveted (2,139)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,946)
Through truss (14,558)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,074)
Truss (31,959)

Update Log 

  • June 13, 2019: Updated by Nathan Holth: Demolished and replaced.
  • August 8, 2015: New photo from Jared Mixson
  • September 1, 2012: Updated by Jared Mixson: Updated history
  • April 4, 2010: Updated by Cliff Darby: Added Street View and Updated GPS coordinates

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Bayou Lafourche Cutoff LA 847 Bridge
Posted May 10, 2017, by Cliff Darby (clif30 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Bridge is closed and being removed. I made a trip this way and this bridge was supposed to be the grand finale. I do have pics of two other of the remaining thru trusses up this way, though. I'll upload them shortly. When I get on my computer I'll update this bridge's status if nobody beats me to it