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Butte Larose Pontoon Bridge
Description
The bridge was moved and erected on current location ca. 1954. It was originally constructed in the 1930s in Vermillion Parish, where it reportedly crossed an oilfield canal.Facts
- Overview
- Pontoon lift bridge over Crocodile Bayou on Herman Dupuis Rd
- Location
- St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1960
- Design
- Pontoon
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 51.8 ft.
Total length: 242.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.7 ft.
- Also called
- Crocodile Bayou Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +30.28167, -91.73333 (decimal degrees)
30°16'54" N, 91°43'60" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/621825/3350676 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Butte La Rose
- Average daily traffic (as of 1971)
- 360
- Inventory number
- BH 19113 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of October 2018)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 43.6 (out of 100)
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Update Log
- May 21, 2020: Updated by Jared: Updated age and description
- November 4, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
Sources
- C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
- J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Jared
- Butte Larose Bridge (Crocodile Bayou Bridge) - HistoricBridges.org
Comments
Butte Larose Pontoon Bridge
1) Are there any pictures from the time when the pontoon bridge was built and first put into service?
2) What was being used for the locals to cross the canal prior to the pontoon bridge being built?
3) Were there any dwellings close by the bridge? Did people live close by?
3) I have heard say that traffic would cross on a barge.
I can see the bridge from my porch and am very interested in its history and the area prior my living here. I have lived here since 1976. Thank you. Helen Boudreaux
337-280-1988
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1) Are there any pictures from the time when the pontoon bridge was built and first put into service?
2) What was being used for the locals to cross the canal prior to the pontoon bridge being built?
3) Were there any dwellings close by the bridge? Did people live close by?
3) I have heard say that traffic would cross on a barge.
I can see the bridge from my porch and am very interested in its history and the area prior my living here. I have lived here since 1976. Thank you. Helen Boudreaux
337-280-1988