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Ouachita River US 80 Bridge

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West Approach

Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2011

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Overview
Bascule bridge over Ouachita River on US 80 in Monroe
Location
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1936
Design
Bascule
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 1,169.6 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.50500, -92.12667   (decimal degrees)
32°30'18" N, 92°07'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/582036/3596749 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
West Monroe North
Inventory number
BH 19093 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2012)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
34,800

Update Log 

  • April 3, 2011: New photos from David Backlin
  • April 19, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

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Ouachita River US 80 Bridge
Posted August 24, 2011, by West Monroe, LA (Agoodrich9 [at] aol [dot] com)

Just wanted to make sure you knew this bridge was under construction when you actually took the pictures and that you should re-inspect the bridge March of 2013 when the project is due to be complete.

Ouachita River US 80 Bridge
Posted August 31, 2009, by Anonymous

Here is a photo of the US 80 bridge (Also known as "The Louisville Bridge" as Louisville Ave runs from it on the Monroe side. I took this in 2002.

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