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Atchafalaya River US 190 Bridge

St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, and Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

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Atchafalaya 190

On the side road to levee looking northeast towards the bridge

Photo taken by John T. Dauzat

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BH Photo #153010

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Description 

The westbound bridge opened on November 30, 1973 to complement the original 1935 bridge, which was reconfigured to carry only eastbound traffic.

The original bridge was demolished in early 1986. The current eastbound span was built atop its piers and opened on October 27, 1988.

Facts 

Overview
Pair of through truss bridges over Atchafalaya River on US 190 at Krotz Springs
Location
Krotz Springs, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, and Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1973 (WB) and 1988 (EB)
Design
Cantilevered through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 779.6 ft.
Total length: 3,402.0 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Deck width: 34.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.54619, -91.74961   (decimal degrees)
30°32'46" N, 91°44'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/619935/3379975 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lottie
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
6,000
Inventory number
BH 19109 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 74.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Atchafalaya River (12)
Beam (15,816)
Built 1973 (103)
Built during 1970s (946)
Cantilevered (306)
Cantilevered truss (250)
Concrete stringer (804)
Have street view (27,081)
Krotz Springs, Louisiana (4)
Louisiana (704)
Navigable waterway (2,154)
Open (39,994)
 Owned by state (16,063)
Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana (15)
Span length 500-1000 feet (389)
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (24)
Steel stringer (6,289)
Through truss (15,202)
Total length over 2500 feet (916)
Truss (32,996)
US 190 (19)
Warren through truss (1,617)
Warren through truss with all verticals (400)
Warren truss (6,583)

Update Log 

  • March 22, 2020: Updated by Roger Collins: Added description text with dates.
  • June 8, 2015: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Refined design-added approaches
  • May 30, 2013: New photos from M. D. Caillet
  • June 9, 2010: New Street View added by Cliff Darby

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Atchafalaya River US 190 Bridge
Posted October 17, 2017, by Jeff Dubea (jeffdubea [at] yahoo [dot] com)

albermarle52 - that railroad bridge is listed if you search for Krotz Springs, Louisiana.

Atchafalaya River US 190 Bridge
Posted May 7, 2011, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

Google street view of that RR bridge links to this photo showing an interesting pentagonal portal bracing.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8569617@N04/2215929811

Overlooked Bridge
Posted May 6, 2011, by Jared (albermarle52 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

If you look south of 190 there's a railroad bridge that's not listed on this site.

Atchafalaya River US 190 Bridge
Posted May 5, 2011, by Jared (albermarle52 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Gary - The bridge you speak of was the original truss bridge, built in 1933.

Atchafalaya River US 190 Bridge
Posted March 8, 2011, by Gary (gholloway1010 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

The build date for the older westbound span is inaccurate. I do not know exactly when it was built, but it is at least as old as 1960. You see, my Aunt died in a car accident on that bridge in 1960, so there is a mix up somewhere.