Bayou Teche LA 3156 Bridge

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Bayou Teche LA 3156 Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2009

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Overview

Swing bridge over Bayou Teche on LA 3156 in New Iberia

Location

New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1943

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)

USGS topographic map

New Iberia North

Inventory number

BH 19011 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 03/2011)

Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2010)

6,400

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Update Log 

• 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

Sources 

• C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Douglas Butler

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