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Delcambre Canal LA 14 Bridge (1936)

Iberia Parish, Louisiana

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Delcambre Canal LA 14 Bridge (Old)

Old bridge right side replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2016

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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Description 

This lift bridge was constructed by Waddell replaced with a larger lift bridge in 1998.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Delcambre Canal on Route 14
Location
Delcambre, Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1936, replaced 1998
Builder
- Waddell & Harrington of Kansas City, Missouri
Design
Deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+29.95100, -91.98228   (decimal degrees)
29°57'04" N, 91°58'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/598207/3313791 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Delcambre
Inventory number
BH 72394 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1936 (1,206)
Built during 1930s (12,198)
Deck girder (6,342)
Delcambre, Louisiana (2)
Girder (11,233)
Iberia Parish, Louisiana (23)
Lost (29,171)
Lost 1998 (442)
 Lost during 1990s (4,158)
Louisiana (729)
Movable (3,136)
Plate girder (8,780)
Replaced by new bridge (19,824)
Rigid Connected Tower Vertical Lift (60)
Vertical lift (431)
Waddell & Harrington (48)

Update Log 

  • June 1, 2016: Added by Douglas Butler

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