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Black River US 84 Bridge

Concordia Parish, Louisiana, and Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

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Overview
Swing bridge over Black River on US 84 at Jonesville
Location
Jonesville, Concordia Parish, Louisiana, and Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
Status
Demolished and Replaced in 2009
History
Built 1933, Demolished 2009
Design
Swing
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 321.7 ft.
Total length: 2,207.4 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+31.62332, -91.81236   (decimal degrees)
31°37'24" N, 91°48'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/612706/3499114 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Jonesville South
Inventory number
BH 18999 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1933 (674)
Built during 1930s (12,247)
Catahoula Parish, Louisiana (12)
Concordia Parish, Louisiana (10)
Jonesville, Louisiana (3)
Lost (29,977)
Lost 2009 (360)
Lost during 2000s (4,440)
Louisiana (733)
Movable (3,156)
 Navigable waterway (2,224)
Owned by state (16,649)
Replaced by new bridge (20,396)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,285)
Structurally deficient (12,761)
Swing (1,591)
Through truss (17,848)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,023)
Truss (36,746)
US 84 (11)

Update Log 

  • August 1, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • July 28, 2016: New photo from Jared Mixson
  • December 30, 2010: New Street View added by Cliff Darby
  • February 10, 2010: Updated by Jared Rainer: Updated info on bridge being replaced

Sources 

  • Jared Rainer - chumrain [at] bayspringstel [dot] net
  • Cliff Darby - cliffsta1987 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Jared
  • Black River Bridge Demolition - YouTube - Demolition of the 75 year old Black River Bridge in Jonesville, LA in July of 2009.
  • Douglas Butler

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