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KCS - Dorcheat Bayou Bridge

Webster Parish, Louisiana

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IC - Loggy Bayou Bridge

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #337960

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Loggy Bayou (Dorcheat Bayou) on Illinois Central RR
Location
Webster Parish, Louisiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1884
Railroads
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)
Design
Deck plate girder swing
Also called
KCS - Bayou Dorcheat Bridge
IC - Bayou Dorcheat Bridge
IC - Dorcheat Bayou Bridge
IC - Lake Bistineau Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.53643, -93.33006   (decimal degrees)
32°32'11" N, 93°19'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/469006/3599944 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Minden South
Inventory number
BH 69313 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,397)
Built 1884 (199)
Built during 1880s (2,174)
Center Pivot Swing Span (86)
Deck girder (6,305)
Girder (11,173)
Have street view (28,917)
Illinois Central Railroad (625)
Kansas City Southern Railway (227)
 Louisiana (728)
Movable (3,115)
Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,504)
Plate girder (8,728)
Railroad (16,463)
Swing (1,562)
Webster Parish, Louisiana (7)

Update Log 

  • October 11, 2017: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • March 10, 2017: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • May 19, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • September 23, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler

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  • Douglas Butler

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