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Almonaster Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011

Overview: Bascule bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) on former Almonaster Ave. in New Orleans
Location: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Status: Open to rail traffic; closed to vehicular traffic
History: Built 1919 by the Bethlehem Steel Co.
Builder: - Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Design: Strauss trunnion bascule bridge
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 146.9 ft.
Total length: 282.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.2 ft.
Also called: Industrial Canal Bridge
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Bridge
L & N Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +30.00454, -90.02588 (decimal degrees)
30°00'16" N, 90°01'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/786898/3323014 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Spanish Fort
Inventory number: BH 19085 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2007): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 66.0 (out of 100)