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Old Spanish Trail Bridge

Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Photos 

Photo taken by Cliff Darby

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BH Photo #466683

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Built on the Old Spanish Trail / Original US 90. Bypassed in the early 1950s when US 90 was rerouted to a straighter alignment. LCG recently undertook a drainage project which involved clearing / widening the coulee, as evidenced by the photos compared to the Street View.

Facts 

Overview
Slab bridge over Coulee le des Cannes on Old Spanish Trail
Location
Scott, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1935
Design
Slab
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 17.1 ft.
Total length: 49.9 ft.
Deck width: 23.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.23252, -92.11261   (decimal degrees)
30°13'57" N, 92°06'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/585388/3344883 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87968 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of January 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 41 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1935 (1,452)
Built during 1930s (11,750)
Have street view (26,945)
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana (11)
Louisiana (702)
Old Spanish Trail (19)
Open (39,884)
 Owned by city (5,399)
Scott, Louisiana (1)
Slab (2,063)
Span length under 25 feet (6,893)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,192)
US 90 (71)

Update Log 

  • February 29, 2020: New photos from Cliff Darby
  • January 30, 2020: New Street View added by Cliff Darby

Sources 

  • Cliff Darby - cliffsta1987 [at] gmail [dot] com

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