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Bayou Pidgeon LA 997 Bridge

Iberville Parish, Louisiana

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Overview
Swing bridge over Bayou Pidgeon on LA 997
Location
Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1957
Design
Swing
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 129.9 ft.
Total length: 340.8 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.07000, -91.28500   (decimal degrees)
30°04'12" N, 91°17'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/665303/3327781 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pigeon
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
1,400
Inventory number
BH 19026 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 33.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1957 (279)
Built during 1950s (3,845)
Functionally obsolete (6,425)
Have street view (26,947)
Iberville Parish, Louisiana (13)
Louisiana (703)
Movable (2,973)
 Navigable waterway (2,152)
Open (39,884)
Owned by state (15,993)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,223)
Swing (1,455)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,231)

Update Log 

  • March 5, 2012: New Street View added by Ben Tate

Sources 

  • Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Bayou Pidgeon LA 997 Bridge
Posted April 2, 2012, by Gatorsergeant (gatorsgt [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I think the daily volume is way overstated. I would be surprised if the actual number was 300 vehicles daily. Just "Pigeon" not Pidgeon with a "D". Good photo from the bridgetender's position.