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Bay St Louis Bridge

Hancock County, Mississippi

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Bay St Louis on US-90
Location
Hancock County, Mississippi
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1953; Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005
Design
Bascule bridge with girder approaches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 124.0 ft.
Total length: 10,198.7 ft. (1.9 mi.)
Deck width: 51.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.31807, -89.30711   (decimal degrees)
30°19'05" N, 89°18'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/278168/3356286 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bay Saint Louis
Inventory number
BH 54195 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,084)
Built 1953 (344)
Built during 1950s (4,008)
Girder (11,171)
Hancock County, Mississippi (14)
Lost (28,506)
Lost 2005 (455)
Lost during 2000s (4,406)
 Mississippi (704)
Movable (3,115)
Over a mile long (311)
Owned by state (16,561)
Replaced by new bridge (19,388)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,554)
Total length over 2500 feet (951)

Update Log 

  • October 29, 2012: Added by Jared Mixson

Sources 

  • Jared

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