Grand Lake Intracoastal Waterway Bridge

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Bridge open to barge traffic, pontoon on the right

Photo taken by Patrick Feller

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

BH Photo #307405

Overview: Pontoon swing bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway on LA 384 near Grand Lake
Location: Cameron Parish, Louisiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1964
Design: A pontoon swing bridge with lift spans at each end
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 420.8 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +30.01101, -93.22801 (decimal degrees)
30°00'40" N, 93°13'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/478011/3320027 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Lake Charles SW
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 1,610
Inventory number: BH 18993 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 54 (out of 100)
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