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Thompson Creek East Fork Bridge

East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
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Overview

Photo submitted by Nolan Lee

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Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Thompson Creek East Fork on Thompson Creek Road, west of Norwood
Location
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Status
Demolished and replaced with a slab of concrete.
History
Built 1925
Design
Riveted, 6-panel Pratt through truss with wooden deck
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 199.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 9.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.97000, -91.19167   (decimal degrees)
30°58'12" N, 91°11'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/672702/3427679 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Rogillioville
Inventory number
BH 19006 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2008)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 26.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1974)
30

Categories 

6-panel truss (405)
Built 1925 (947)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana (3)
Lost (10,361)
Louisiana (518)
One-lane traffic (7,112)
Owned by county (16,488)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
 Pratt truss (5,660)
Replaced by new bridge (7,135)
Riveted (1,011)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,299)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Through truss (9,206)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,789)
Truss (23,569)

Update Log 

  • August 27, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished and replaced.
  • October 2, 2006: Posted photo from Nolan Lee

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Thompson Creek Bridge
Posted May 16, 2010, by Todd D. Walker (mrwalk08 [at] aol [dot] com)

Glad it was removed. Its condition was terrible according to pictures shown of it. To me, it looks as if it was "sat on". (hehehe) I love old truss bridges, especially ones kept up, and preferably free of demolition threats. This bridge was "left to ruin" unfortunately.

Thompson Creek Bridge
Posted May 16, 2010, by Cliff Darby (clif30 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Based on the 2009 Google Earth imagary, this bridge no longer exists. Appears that the area has been cleared, maybe in preparation for a new bridge?