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Claiborne Avenue Lift Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011

Overview: Vertical lift bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) on Claiborne Ave. (LA 39) in New Orleans
Location: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1957
Design: Vertical lift
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 359.8 ft.
Total length: 2,417.3 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Deck width: 54.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Also called: Industrial Canal LA 39 Bridge
Judge William Seeber Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +29.96904, -90.02560 (decimal degrees)
29°58'09" N, 90°01'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/787028/3319078 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: New Orleans East
Inventory number: BH 19082 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2011): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 65.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 32,300