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Old Dorcheat Bayou Bridge
Photos
Photo taken in July 2017
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BH Photo #398865
Description
Opened to traffic around May 1923. Served as part of the Dixie Overland Highway, which became US 80 in 1926. US 79 was added to the route upon its designation in 1933.
The bridge was bypassed by the current spans on the relocation of US 79/80 in March 1954.
Facts
- Overview
- Bridge over Dorcheat Bayou on former US 79 / US 80
- Location
- Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana
- Status
- Intact but closed to all traffic
- History
- Built 1923; bypassed 1954
- Design
- Tee beam
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +32.59822, -93.33369 (decimal degrees)
32°35'54" N, 93°20'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/468687/3606796 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Minden South
- Inventory number
- BH 78041 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 26, 2020: Updated by Roger Collins: Added dates and description text.
- May 29, 2018: New Street View added by Luke
- August 9, 2017: New Street View added by Cliff Darby
- July 30, 2017: Updated by M. D. Caillet: Added categories "Minden, Louisiana", "Dixie Overland Highway", "Old US 80", "Old US 79", "Bypassed"
Sources
- Cliff Darby - cliffsta1987 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Luke