Amite River LA 42 Bridge

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Photo taken by Jared Mixson in October 2012

License: Released into public domain

BH Photo #241333

Overview: Swing bridge over Amite River on LA 42 at Port Vincent
Location: Livingston Parish, Louisiana, and Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1963
Design: Swing
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 198.1 ft.
Total length: 397.8 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +30.33189, -90.85209 (decimal degrees)
30°19'55" N, 90°51'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/706492/3357517 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: French Settlement
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 16,100
Inventory number: BH 19060 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 55.8 (out of 100)
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Amite River LA 42 Bridge

Posted September 26, 2017, by Nathan Delaplaine (ndelaplaine [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge no longer operates because there's no gates and no traffic light.