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Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge)

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, and West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
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Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2007

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Overview
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 190 in Baton Rouge
Location
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, and West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Opened August 10, 1940 to serve US 190 and Kansas City Southern Railroad. Rehabilitated in 1989 to add four feet of road for auto traffic.
Builders
- Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (Iron/Steel Manufacturer)
- C. G. Melville
- E. L. Durkee
- Harry Henderlite
Design
Cantilevered Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 747.8 ft.
Total length: 5,879.0 ft. (1.1 mi.)
Also called
Old Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.50667, -91.19667   (decimal degrees)
30°30'24" N, 91°11'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/673050/3376313 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Scotlandville
Inventory number
BH 19003 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2013)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 9.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2013)
21,000

Categories 

Baton Rouge, Louisiana (12)
Bethlehem Steel Co. (76)
Built 1940 (788)
Built during 1940s (3,110)
C. G. Melville (1)
Cantilevered (257)
Cantilevered truss (228)
E. L. Durkee (1)
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana (21)
Harry Henderlite (1)
Have street view (16,807)
Kansas City Southern Railway (150)
Louisiana (597)
Mississippi River (172)
 Navigable waterway (1,747)
Open (32,288)
Over a mile long (233)
Owned by state (11,371)
Span length 500-1000 feet (343)
Structurally deficient (17,329)
Through truss (11,091)
Total length over 2500 feet (710)
Truss (26,151)
US 190 (15)
Warren through truss (1,238)
Warren truss (4,735)
West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana (8)

Update Log 

  • October 9, 2012: New photo from Jared Mixson
  • March 5, 2012: New photos from Ben Tate
  • September 17, 2011: New photo from Luke Harden
  • June 9, 2010: New Street View added by Cliff Darby
  • May 5, 2010: New photos from John T. Dauzat
  • October 6, 2008: New photo from David Backlin

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Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge)
Posted November 6, 2014, by Benjamin (indyberryfarms [at] gmail [dot] com)

this bridge is currently being repainted a grey color....the orange paint is being removed. I always understood that the orange paint was chosen because of the bauxite dust from the former Kaiser aluminum plant near the bridge coating the structure and "painting" it orange no matter what the actual color was. But....that could have just been my grandfather (who worked at the old Ethyl chemical plant) pulling my leg.

Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge)
Posted October 21, 2009, by Derek Pinsonat (dspinso [at] cox [dot] net)

This bridge has a single rail line. The HPL in New Orleans has dual rail lines. The mention of 1989 may be from when the roadways were widened.

Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge)
Posted August 9, 2009, by Jim Lueken (lueken [at] bellsouth [dot] net)

A real workhorse of a bridge! Two train tracks PLUS two vehicular lanes along both sides (4 total lanes for cars) Narrow lanes are less than 9' wide! Very scary with big trucks and cars and trains. I suggest adult diapers for the driver and passengers just keep eyes closed during crossing! See YouTube for videos.

Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge)
Posted February 3, 2009, by Mike (mikebon088 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Truss span lengths are 490', 848', 650', 848', and 490'. Engineering News Record had a detailed article on its design and construction.

Mississippi River US 190 Bridge
Posted November 2, 2008, by C. Childers (bobchilders [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge was built in 1940. Great site!

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.