Amite River US 190 Bridge

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Overview

Through truss bridge over Amite River on Westbound US 190 at Denham Springs

Location

Livingston Parish, Louisiana, and East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Status

Imploded October 22, 2009

History

Built 1932, imploded October 22, 2009

Design

Parker through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 249.9 ft.
Total length: 1,452.7 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.3 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+30.46333, -90.99000   (decimal degrees)
30°27'48" N, 90°59'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/692972/3371844 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Denham Springs

Inventory number

BH 19061 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 10/2008)

Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2008)

12,960

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Update Log 

• May 5, 2010: New Street View added by David Backlin
• October 22, 2009: Updated by Kim Harvey: Bridge Imploded October 22, 2009
• April 14, 2009: Updated by David Backlin: Scheduled for replacement 2011
• March 26, 2009: New photo from David Backlin
• March 24, 2009: Updated by David Backlin
• September 27, 2007: Posted photo from David Backlin

Sources 

• David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
• Kim Harvey

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