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Hudson Creek Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned concrete stringer bridge over Hudson Creek on US 71
- Location
- Grant Parish, Louisiana
- Status
- Abandoned
- History
- Built circa 1930; abandoned circa 1969
- Design
- Concrete stringer
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +31.42083, -92.51840 (decimal degrees)
31°25'15" N, 92°31'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/545773/3476342 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 44537 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 23, 2012: New photos from Cliff Darby
- March 24, 2010: New photos from David Backlin
- March 23, 2010: Added by David Backlin
Sources
- David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
- Cliff Darby - clif30 [at] hotmail [dot] com
Comments
Hudson Creek Bridge
Looking at historic aerials, this bridge was still in use in 1955, but by 1971 US 71 had clearly been rerouted and the old alignment abandoned. If the "new" bridge was built in 1969 I think it is safe to assume this bridge was bypassed and closed around this same time. The road bed had already been torn up in the 1971 aerial.
Hudson Creek Bridge
Ah, yes. I think this is the bridge I remember on US 71.
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This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/la/grant/bh44537/
The current bridge was constructed in 1958. Thanks for the info on the old bridge. I have attached a family photo from 1943 featuring the old bridge.