Length of largest span: 73.1 ft.
Total length: 202.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.03167, -91.73667 (decimal degrees) 30°01'54" N, 91°44'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 19023 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2006)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory(6 out of 9) Superstructure condition rating: Fair(5 out of 9) Substructure condition rating: Serious(3 out of 9) Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.8 (out of 100)
Posted March 27, 2008, by Patrick Sparks (psparks [at] sparksengineering [dot] com)
This bridge is known as the Vida Shaw bridge. It has a steel truss superstructure with timber pile substrucure. It is on a low volume rural road. Temporarily closed in 2007 due to condition of the substructure at abutments.