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Bayou Boeuf Swing Bridge
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US Hwy 90 Bayou Bouef Bridge Assumption - St. Mary parishes
Louisiana Highway Commission
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BH Photo #382726
Description
Served as part of US 90 from 1928, when the highway was re-routed off of Avoca Island, until its replacement in 1958.
The swing span was relocated to Vermilion Parish Louisiana crossing the Tigre Bayou.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge on US 90 over Bayou Boeuf
- Location
- Assumption Parish, Louisiana, and St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge and relocated to Vermilion Parish
- History
- Built 1927; replaced 1958 and relocated to Vermilion Parish in 1960
- Design
- Warren through truss with all verticals
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +29.66126, -91.09962 (decimal degrees)
29°39'41" N, 91°05'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/683924/3282761 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Amelia
- Inventory number
- BH 76025 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- September 5, 2021: Updated by Douglas Butler: The swing span was located to Vermilion Parish LA
- April 28, 2017: Updated by Roger Collins: Added existence dates and some details to description.
- March 13, 2017: New photo from Douglas Butler
- March 11, 2017: Added by James Rhed
Sources
- James Rhed
- Douglas Butler