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Cowan Bayou Bridge

Hancock County, Mississippi

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Overview
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Cowan Bayou on Us 90
Location
Hancock County, Mississippi
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1936, Replaced 2009
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 20.0 ft.
Total length: 620.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.24281, -89.60476   (decimal degrees)
30°14'34" N, 89°36'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/249348/3348562 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
English Lookout
Inventory number
BH 48517 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,800)
Built 1936 (1,159)
Built during 1930s (11,767)
Functionally obsolete (6,367)
Hancock County, Mississippi (14)
Lost (24,954)
Lost 2009 (339)
Lost during 2000s (4,196)
 Mississippi (692)
Owned by state (16,041)
Replaced by new bridge (16,753)
Span length under 25 feet (6,908)
Steel stringer (6,283)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,877)
US 90 (71)

Update Log 

  • March 31, 2013: Updated by David Backlin: Corrected name, added replacement date
  • March 28, 2011: Added by David Backlin

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