Contraband Bayou Drawbridge

Photos 

Contraband Bayou Drawbridge

Double leaf cable stayed drawbridge

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #289029

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Contraband Bayou on walkway

Location

Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Status

Open to pedestrians only

Design

Concrete through girder draw

Approximate latitude, longitude

+30.20688, -93.24042   (decimal degrees)
30°12'25" N, 93°14'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/476859/3341734 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory number

BH 61872 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• March 10, 2020: New photo from Douglas Butler
• November 11, 2015: Updated by Douglas Butler: Info
• July 23, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

Sources 

• Douglas Butler
• the louisiana digital library - Drawbridge which spans the Contraband Bayou near Lake Charles Louisiana in 1936

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