Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Mississippi River US 190 Bridge

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Overview: Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 190 in Baton Rouge
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1989
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 747.8 ft.
Total length: 5,877.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +30.50667, -91.19667 (decimal degrees)
30°30'24" N, 91°11'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 19003 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Mississippi River US 190 Bridge

Posted August 22, 2007, by Frank Sellke (franksellke [at] brueckenweb [dot] de)

a photo

Mississippi River US 190 Bridge

Posted September 20, 2006, by Paul Griffin (pgriffin40 [at] cox [dot] net)

This bridge was completed and open to traffic approximately in 1940 not 1989. My father helped construct the substructure of the bridge which is why I was born in Baton Rouge in 1938.