Bayou Black Bridge

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

BH Photo #261687

Overview: Swing bridge over Bayou Black on Carroll Street in Gibson
Location: Gibson, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Status: Demolished.
History: Built 1945
Design: Cable-stayed swing bridge
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 97.1 ft.
Total length: 95.1 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.1 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Carroll Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +29.68697, -90.99074 (decimal degrees)
29°41'13" N, 90°59'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/694414/3285788 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Gibson
Average daily traffic (as of 1972): 660
Inventory number: BH 19148 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2017): Sufficiency rating: 13.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

October 18, 2019: New photo from Nathan Holth
October 9, 2019: Updated by Nathan Holth: Demolished, approach span and construction equipment still on site.
August 19, 2017: Updated by Jared Mixson: Closed and up for sale
October 23, 2016: New photos from C Hanchey
January 20, 2011: New photos from C Hanchey
March 22, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added Street View and Corrected GPS.

Bayou Black Bridge

Posted October 18, 2019, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This is senseless, especially given a new bridge could have been easily built next to the historic one.

Bayou Black Bridge

Posted March 28, 2015, by Janna

Bridge is closed currently. (3-28-2015)