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LA3156 Bayou Teche Bridge

Iberia Parish, Louisiana

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Bayou Teche LA 3156 Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2009

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BH Photo #144434

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Overview
Lost swing bridge over Bayou Teche on LA 3156 in New Iberia
Location
New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1943 Replaced by new bridge 2014
Design
Swing polygonal Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 157.1 ft.
Total length: 211.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.00945, -91.81962   (decimal degrees)
30°00'34" N, 91°49'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/613838/3320419 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
New Iberia North
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
6,400
Inventory number
BH 19011 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of February 2012)
Sufficiency rating: 17 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1943 (133)
Built during 1940s (4,269)
Have street view (29,925)
Iberia Parish, Louisiana (23)
Lost (30,080)
Lost 2014 (397)
Lost during 2010s (3,642)
Louisiana (733)
Movable (3,157)
Navigable waterway (2,225)
New Iberia, Louisiana (8)
 Owned by state (16,662)
Polygonal Warren pony truss (391)
Polygonal Warren truss (1,163)
Pony truss (17,247)
Replaced by new bridge (20,471)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,501)
Swing (1,592)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,601)
Truss (36,836)
Warren truss (7,095)

Update Log 

  • April 27, 2017: Updated by Nathan Holth: Demolished and replaced.
  • April 16, 2010: New Street View added by James Baughn
  • August 6, 2009: New photos from C Hanchey
  • July 20, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: corrected GPS coordinates

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