Military Highway Railroad Overpass

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Looking north from the KCS (former L&A) tracks

Photo taken by Cliff Darby in March 2010

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Description

Originally built across the Louisiana & Arkansas Railway (Rock Island Lines) concurrent with the construction of Camp Beauregard and the Military Highway from the camp through Pineville. The road and overpass were opened to traffic on March 1, 1918.

The overpass became part of State Route 14 in 1921 and US 165 in 1926. It has carried the business route of US 165 since 1951.

On November 6, 2019, the overpass was permanently closed to traffic following a failed inspection. It is scheduled to be removed and a level crossing established with the Kansas City Southern Railway. (A nearby at-grade crossing at Creed Street will be closed as part of an agreement between LA DOTD and the railroad company).

Facts

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over KCS Railway on US 165 BUS (Military Highway)
Location: Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Status: Replaced by an at-grade crossing
History: Built 1918, closed 2019, removed 2020
Railroads: - Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)
- Louisiana and Arkansas Railway (LA)
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 26.9 ft.
Total length: 140.1 ft.
Deck width: 21.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: US 165 Business Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude: +31.33956, -92.42418 (decimal degrees)
31°20'22" N, 92°25'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/554775/3467377 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Alexandria
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 8,400
Inventory number: BH 44171 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 20 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

November 23, 2020: Updated by Cliff Darby: Bridge has been removed
March 23, 2020: Updated by Roger Collins: Added details to description text.
February 14, 2020: Updated by Cliff Darby: Updated status: Bridge is now closed
August 20, 2018: Updated by Jared: Corrected location
September 11, 2017: Updated by Cliff Darby: Added category "Kansas City Southern Railway"
March 23, 2010: Updated by Cliff Darby: Added Street View
March 3, 2010: New photos from Cliff Darby
February 19, 2010: Added by Cliff Darby

Sources

Cliff Darby - cliffsta1987 [at] gmail [dot] com
Jared