Bayou Lacombe US 190 Bridge

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Overview: Swing bridge over Bayou Lacombe on US 190 in Lacombe
Location: St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1938
Design: Swing
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 129.9 ft.
Total length: 319.8 ft.
Deck width: 24.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +30.31333, -89.93500 (decimal degrees)
30°18'48" N, 89°56'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/217758/3357156 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Lacombe
Inventory number: BH 19131 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2011): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 39.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 11,500

Posted April 19, 2010, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

This is a rather odd design of movable bridge, with concrete balustrade railings. Doesn't appear to be functional these days either.