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Bayou Vermilion LA 14 Bypass Bridge

Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

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LA 14 Draw Bridge - Bayou Vermilion

Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011

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BH Photo #197413

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Overview
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Vermilion on LA 14 Bypass at Abbeville
Location
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1964
Design
Vertical lift
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 73.1 ft.
Total length: 352.9 ft.
Deck width: 53.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 21.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+29.98340, -92.13637   (decimal degrees)
29°59'00" N, 92°08'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/583310/3317259 (zone/easting/northing)
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
21,900
Inventory number
BH 19170 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 49.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1964 (153)
Built during 1960s (2,031)
Have street view (26,938)
Louisiana (702)
Movable (2,969)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
Open (39,880)
 Owned by state (15,983)
Rigid Connected Tower Vertical Lift (60)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,073)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,224)
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana (11)
Vertical lift (420)

Update Log 

  • May 3, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • December 12, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • August 27, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • May 4, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

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Bayou Vermilion LA 14 Bypass Bridge
Posted July 4, 2018, by Anonymous

Pass on the other bridge when this is open. The same bridge tender operates both bridges so they are not open at the same time.

Bayou Vermilion LA 14 Bypass Bridge
Posted March 15, 2018, by Anonymous

Barking up the wrong tree.

Bayou Vermilion LA 14 Bypass Bridge
Posted March 15, 2018, by Timothy Boudreaux (tim [dot] boudreaux [at] ecl-eng [dot] com)

The bridge either needs to be repaired or it needs to not be opened. Every other opening or so it gets stuck open and creates havoc on the residents due to traffic congestion. it is also opened at peak traffic times which makes the situation much worse for traffic. Someone will be in need of the ambulance one day while the damn thing is stuck open and they might not get the proper care in time. I see a lawsuit in the making. Fix the damn bridge.