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US 80 Ouachita River Bridge

Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Photos 

West Approach

Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2011

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BH Photo #196737

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Bascule bridge over Ouachita River on US 80/LA 15 in Monroe
Location
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Opened to traffic on May 1, 1936
Builder
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Bascule
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 1,169.6 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Also called
Lea Joyner Bridge (current official name)
P. M. Atkins Bridge (original official name)
Louisville Avenue Bridge (informal name)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.50500, -92.12667   (decimal degrees)
32°30'18" N, 92°07'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/582036/3596749 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
West Monroe North
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
30,200
Inventory number
BH 19093 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 46.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Bascule (1,084)
Built 1936 (1,202)
Built during 1930s (12,167)
Deck girder (6,303)
Fence guardrail (255)
Functionally obsolete (5,825)
Girder (11,169)
Have street view (28,903)
Louisiana (728)
Monroe, Louisiana (10)
Movable (3,115)
Navigable waterway (2,204)
 Open (40,968)
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana (15)
Ouachita River (35)
Owned by state (16,554)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,419)
Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. (178)
Strauss Underneath Counterweight Bascule (51)
Through truss (16,780)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,994)
Truss (35,456)
US 80 (44)
West Monroe, Louisiana (5)

Update Log 

  • November 6, 2020: New photo from James Rhed
  • October 30, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • April 27, 2017: Updated by Roger Collins: Added opening date, alternate names.
  • May 6, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • January 28, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • December 16, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • July 18, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • August 6, 2013: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "Fence guardrail"
  • July 28, 2013: New photos from M. D. Caillet
  • June 10, 2013: New photo from Jared Mixson
  • April 3, 2011: New photos from David Backlin
  • April 19, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

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Comments 

Ouachita River US 80 Bridge
Posted June 2, 2013, by Patrick Miller (pmillerpi [at] gmail [dot] com)

The bridge is closed to all traffic for 8 weeks beginning June 1 2013.

Ouachita River US 80 Bridge
Posted August 24, 2011, by West Monroe, LA (Agoodrich9 [at] aol [dot] com)

Just wanted to make sure you knew this bridge was under construction when you actually took the pictures and that you should re-inspect the bridge March of 2013 when the project is due to be complete.

Ouachita River US 80 Bridge
Posted August 31, 2009, by Anonymous

Here is a photo of the US 80 bridge (Also known as "The Louisville Bridge" as Louisville Ave runs from it on the Monroe side. I took this in 2002.