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Lee Edwards Road Bridge

Grant Parish, Louisiana
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Photo taken by Cliff Darby in June 2010

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Description 

Not the most significant bridge, but pudding-proof of what overloads can do to ANY bridge of ANY material. Probably a log truck that destroyed this bridge.

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Overview
Timber stringer bridge over Indian Creek on Lee Edwards Road
Location
Grant Parish, Louisiana
Status
Lost
Future prospects
Partially collapsed, bypassed by a giant culvert
History
Built 1960, Closed 2010
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 19.0 ft.
Total length: 71.9 ft.
Deck width: 19.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+31.71500, -92.43333   (decimal degrees)
31°42'54" N, 92°25'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/553690/3508985 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
71 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Mudville
Inventory number
BH 45440 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2007)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 30.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1979)
20

Categories 

Beam (6,039)
Built 1960 (171)
Built during 1960s (1,214)
Grant Parish, Louisiana (13)
Lost (10,356)
Lost 2011 (254)
Lost during 2010s (680)
 Louisiana (518)
Owned by county (16,484)
Replaced by new bridge (7,131)
Span length under 25 feet (4,081)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Timber stringer (1,855)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,894)

Update Log 

  • November 23, 2011: Updated by Cliff Darby: Bridge has been replaced
  • June 1, 2010: Added by Cliff Darby

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