ML&T - Atchafalaya River Bridge

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Overview

Lost Pratt truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad & Steamship Co.

Location

Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1881; Replaced 1908

Builder

- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Railroad

- Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad & Steamship Co. (ML&T)

Design

Multi-span Pratt through truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+29.69260, -91.21216   (decimal degrees)
29°41'33" N, 91°12'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/672976/3286061 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Morgan City

Inventory number

BH 78211 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• February 4, 2020: Updated by Luke: Corrected railroad; Confrimed Phoenix; Added build date
• February 4, 2020: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type and likely fabricator
• August 19, 2017: Added by Jared Mixson

Related Bridges 

• BNSF/UP - Atchafalaya River Lift Bridge (Successor)
• New Braunfels Avenue Bridge (Parts reused in)

Sources 

• Jared
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Luke
• Railway Age and Railway Review - Google Books - Book

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