Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 31.572057,-92.741235
Carries Old US 71 over Bayou Du Grappe
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete Tee Beam
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned concrete bridge over Bayou Grappe on L. Dubois Road (formerly US 71) south of Aloha
History: Built 1913; bypassed 1931
Built: 1913
Location: Grant Parish
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Oblique view
Photo taken Nov. 2005 by David Backlin
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Deck view
Photo taken Nov. 2005 by David Backlin
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Railing
Photo taken Nov. 2005 by David Backlin
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Deck View
Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2010
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Side View
Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2010
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Long Shot from New Bridge
Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2010
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Close-up of Side
Photo taken by David Backlin in November 2010
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 31.727778,-92.521667
Carries La0472 over Indian Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 126.0 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Indian Creek on LA 472 / Original US 167
History: Built 1938
Built: 1938
Location: Grant Parish
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Name
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in February 2010
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Year
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in February 2010
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North approach
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in February 2010
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Main span
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in February 2010
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Joint
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in February 2010
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Pilons
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in February 2010
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Creek
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in February 2010
Status: Abandoned
Location: 31.420828,-92.518396
Carries US 71 over Hudson Creek
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned concrete stringer bridge over Hudson Creek on US 71
History: Built circa 1930; abandoned circa 1969
Built: ca. 1930
Location: Grant Parish
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Rail End with Bridge Name
Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2010
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North End
Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2010
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Deck View
Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2010
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Rail End
Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2010
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Hudson 1
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in March 2012
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Hudson 2
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in March 2012
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Side View
Photo taken by David Backlin in November 2012
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Under South End
Photo taken by David Backlin in November 2012
Status: Lost
Partially collapsed, bypassed by a giant culvert
Location: 31.715000,-92.433333
Carries Lee Edwards Road over Indian Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 71.9 Feet
Span Length: 19.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Indian Creek on Lee Edwards Road
History: Built 1960, Closed 2010
Built: 1960
Location: Grant Parish
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Bridge1
From the north
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in June 2010
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Bridge2
Collapsed deck
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in June 2010
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Bridge3
Looks like an over-sized load took out this bridge
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in June 2010
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Bridge4
Detail of the damaged stringers and pilons
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in June 2010
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Bridge5
Sagging span
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in June 2010
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Bridge6
Up-close detail
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in June 2010
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Culvert
Huge culvert bypass. Between 8 and 10 feet in diameter
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in June 2010
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Culvert2
Culvert bypass
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in June 2010
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Location: 31.639380,-92.430409
Carries LA524 over Fish Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 457.0 Feet
Span Length: 19.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Fish Creek on LA524 / original US 165
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Grant Parish
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Looking north
Photo taken by Joshua Bonnette in June 2013
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Looking south
Photo taken by Joshua Bonnette in June 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 31.775139,-92.379077
Carries Maxwell Crossing / Old US 165 over Unnamed creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 27.9 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Unnamed creek on Maxwell Crossing / Old US 165
History: Built 1930 on original allignment of US 165
Built: 1930
Location: Grant Parish
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Old 165 Bridge
Looking north on local road
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in July 2010
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Creek
Looking into the creek (kinda blurry)
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in July 2010
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Creek2
Looking at the railroad tracks. There are two active tracks and an abandoned grade next to them.
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in July 2010
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Barrel
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in February 2011
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Quarter shot
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in February 2011
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Side view
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in February 2011
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Slab detail
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in February 2011
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Train bridge
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in February 2011
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Train bridge2
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in February 2011
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 31.691667,-92.413333
Carries Red Hill Road / Old 165 over Cypress Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 28.9 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Cypress Creek on Red Hill Road / Old 165
History: Built 1935 on original allignment of US 165
Built: 1935
Location: Grant Parish
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Abutment
The abutment is old-style concrete. The banks were too steep to climb to the creek bottom
Photo taken by Cliff Darby
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Broken rail
Missing section of railing
Photo taken by Cliff Darby
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Crumbling
The railing on the opposite side is crumbling
Photo taken by Cliff Darby
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Deck view
Looking at the gravel overlay. Blacktop pieces stick out of the road the entire length.
Photo taken by Cliff Darby
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End post
No date markers on the railings unless they're buried under gravel.
Photo taken by Cliff Darby
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Road view
Barrel shot looking down the road.
Photo taken by Cliff Darby
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Abutment
Photo taken by Cliff Darby
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Oblique
Photo taken by Cliff Darby
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Abutment Detail
Photo taken by Cliff Darby
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Abutment
Photo taken by Cliff Darby
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Date
The inventory number or date were probably painted in the red section.
Photo taken by Cliff Darby
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 31.572293,-92.740526
Carries US 71 over Bayou Grappe
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 96.1 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Bayou Grappe on US 71
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Grant Parish
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Status: Removed after being made redundant after LA 8 was rerouted.
Location: 31.525833,-92.670833
Carries LA 3169 over Bayou Riggolette
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 223.1 Feet
Span Length: 19.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Bayou Riggolette on Former LA 3169
History: Built 1931, Closed to traffic 2010; Lost ca. 2016
Built: 1931
Location: Grant Parish
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Status: Open to traffic with 3 ton weigh limit
Location: 31.466301,-92.611402
Carries Sparrow Lane over Bayou Rigolette
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder
Total Length: 149.0 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Bayou Rigolette on Sparrow Lane
History: Built 1919
Built: 1919
Location: Grant Parish
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LA DOTD
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South Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2019
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North Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2019
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Oblique View
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2019
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Deck View
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2019
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Close-up of Railing
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 31.636106,-92.418022
Carries US-165 over Fish Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 504.0 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Fish Creek on US-165
History: Built 1948; rehabilitated 1981
Built: 1948
Location: Grant Parish
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Status: Abandoned
Location: 31.752967,-92.346311
Carries Abandoned Louisiana Midland Railway over Little River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Little River on Abandoned Louisiana Midland Railway
History: Built 1904
Built: 1904
Location: Grant Parish
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Poorly zoomed shot with my phone showing the missing approach
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in March 2017
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01
The flood of 2016 appears to have destroyed the western approaches
Photo taken by Cliff Darby in March 2017
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LOAM - Little River Bridge
Photo taken in 2003 on the Grant Parish side looking east.
Photo taken by Brian Allison
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LOAM - Little River Bridge
February 8, 1975, Louisiana Midland (LOAM) number 1107 heads west crossing Little river.
Photo taken by Michael Palmieri
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 31.710731,-92.398000
Carries Mudville Rd / Original US 165 / SR 14 over Unnamed creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 28.9 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Unnamed creek on Mudville Rd / Original US 165 / SR 14
History: Built 1935 on the original route of US 165 / State Route 14. Bypassed 1950s
Built: 1935
Location: Grant Parish
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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
