Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.869127,-90.594576
Carries LA 307 over Bayou Boeuf
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 277.8 Feet
Span Length: 78.0 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Boeuf on LA 307
History: Built 1976
Built: 1976
Location: Lafourche Parish
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261123
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
416715
Photo taken by Frank Sellke
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.549167,-90.343333
Carries 29th Street over Bayou Lafourche
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 284.0 Feet
Span Length: 104.0 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on 29th Street in Larose
History: Built 1993
Built: 1993
Location: Lafourche Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.727737,-90.598712
Carries LA 182 (old US 90) over Bayou Lafourche
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 240.1 Feet
Span Length: 70.8 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 182 (old US 90) in Raceland
History: Built 1936; rehabilitated 1956
Built: 1936
Location: Lafourche Parish
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197482
Raceland Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
197483
Raceland Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
197484
Raceland Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
197485
Raceland Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
264940
Raceland Lift Bridge
Louisiana
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2013
264960
US Highway 182
Raceland LA
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
501669
Raceland Lift Bridge
view c1955
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.389467,-90.264503
Carries LA 308 over Bayou Lafourche
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 204.0 Feet
Span Length: 104.0 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 308 in Golden Meadow
History: Built ca. 1970
Built: ca. 1970
Location: Lafourche Parish
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198332
Golden Meadow Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198333
Golden Meadow Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198334
Golden Meadow Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198443
Golden Meadow Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198444
Golden Meadow Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198445
Golden Meadow Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
261957
Golden Meadow Lift Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.472257,-90.314569
Carries LA 308S over Bayou Lafourche
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 253.8 Feet
Span Length: 104.0 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 308S in Galliano
History: Built 1972
Built: 1972
Location: Lafourche Parish
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198320
Bayou Lafourche LA 308S Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198321
Bayou Lafourche LA 308S Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198322
Bayou Lafourche LA 308S Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
264953
West Main Street Bridge (South Lafourche)
Louisiana
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
Status: Demolished
Location: 29.570574,-90.380455
Carries LA 310 over Bayou Lafourche
Design: other
Design Details: Pontoon swing bridge
Total Length: 234.8 Feet
Span Length: 83.9 Feet
Overview: Lost Pontoon swing bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 310 in Larose
History: Built 1953; Removed 2013
Built: 1953
Location: Lafourche Parish
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198272
Larose Swing Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198273
Larose Swing Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198274
Larose Swing Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.636460,-90.513031
Carries LA 3220 over Bayou Lafourche
Design: other
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 267.0 Feet
Span Length: 187.0 Feet
Overview: Swing bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 3220
History: Built 1986
Built: 1986
Location: Lafourche Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.754244,-90.728080
Carries LA 649 over Bayou Lafourche
Design: other
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 166.9 Feet
Span Length: 131.8 Feet
Overview: Swing bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 649
History: Built 1996
Built: 1996
Location: Lafourche Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.111111,-90.190556
Carries LA 3090 (A O Rappelet Road) over Greater Laf. Port Comm
Design: other
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 412.9 Feet
Span Length: 163.0 Feet
Overview: Swing bridge over Greater Laf. Port Comm on LA 3090 (A O Rappelet Road)
History: Built ca. 1960
Built: ca. 1960
Location: Lafourche Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.576667,-90.605000
Carries LA 316 over Intracoastal Waterway (Bayou Blue)
Design: other
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 319.8 Feet
Span Length: 161.0 Feet
Overview: Swing bridge over Intracoastal Waterway (Bayou Blue) on LA 316
History: Built 1972
Built: 1972
Location: Lafourche Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.568972,-90.385418
Carries LA 1 over Intracoastal Waterway
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder vertical lift
Total Length: 2034.6 Feet
Span Length: 160.1 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge on LA 1 over the Intracoastal Waterway in LaRose
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960
Location: Lafourche Parish
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103387
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
265947
West Larose Lift Bridge
Louisiana
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.730000,-90.606667
Carries LA 1 over Lafourche Bayou
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 194.8 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge over Lafourche Bayou on LA 1 in Raceland
History: Built 1968
Built: 1968
Location: Lafourche Parish
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 29.246802,-90.207748
Carries LA 1 over Bayou Lafourche
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Vertical lift Pony plate girder
Total Length: 2646.3 Feet
Span Length: 181.1 Feet
Overview: Lost vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 1 at Leeville
History: Built 1970; Replaced by new bridge in 2010
Built: 1970
Location: Lafourche Parish
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103388
Overview, looking north
Photo taken by James Baughn
103389
Looking southeast
Photo taken by James Baughn
103390
Driving southbound
Photo taken by James Baughn
263722
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.644949,-90.544771
Carries LA 1 over Lockport Canal
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Vertical lift Deck plate girder
Total Length: 410.0 Feet
Span Length: 160.1 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge on LA 1 over Company Canal in Lockport
History: Built 1959
Built: 1959
Location: Lafourche Parish
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103391
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
264276
Crescent Avenue Bridge
Lockport LA
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2013
Status: Open to traffic with a weight limit
Location: 29.646848,-90.536828
Carries LA 655 over Bayou Lafourche
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Swing Deck plate girder
Total Length: 249.9 Feet
Span Length: 211.9 Feet
Overview: Swing bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 655 in Lockport
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940
Location: Lafourche Parish
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103392
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
103393
Close-up of pivot
Photo taken by James Baughn
103394
Western end
Photo taken by James Baughn
103395
Western abutment
Photo taken by James Baughn
103396
Steel plate deck
Photo taken by James Baughn
264416
Rita Swing Bridge
Lockport LA
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
Status: Bridge removed
Location: 29.691403,-90.549166
Carries LA 364 over Bayou Lafourche
Design: other
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 180.0 Feet
Span Length: 86.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pontoon bridge on LA 364 in Mathews
History: Built 1963
Built: 1963
Location: Lafourche Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.766667,-90.763889
Carries LA 308 over Srrr Lafourche Xing
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Srrr Lafourche Xing on LA 308
History: Built 1952
Built: 1952
Location: Lafourche Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.677334,-90.541849
Carries LA 654 over Bayou Lafourche
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 233.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 654
History: Built 2003
Built: 2003
Location: Lafourche Parish
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198450
Champagne-Harrelson Memorial Drawbridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198451
Champagne-Harrelson Memorial Drawbridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
264221
Champagne memorial bridge
Louisiana's Southern lift bridges
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.730694,-90.607016
Carries LA 308 over Bayou Lafourche
Design: other
Design Details:
Total Length: 194.9 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 308 in Raceland
History: Built 1968
Built: 1968
Location: Lafourche Parish
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197477
Raceland Lift Span Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
197478
Raceland Lift Span Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
197479
Raceland Lift Span Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
197480
Raceland Lift Span Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
197481
Raceland Lift Span Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
264951
Raceland Bridge
Louisiana
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.766631,-90.764751
Carries BNSF Railway over Bayou Lafourche
Design: other
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Bayou Lafourche on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1949 by the Virginia Bridge Co.
Built: 1949
Location: Lafourche Parish
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197486
BNSF Swing Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
197487
BNSF Swing Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
197488
BNSF Swing Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
197489
BNSF Swing Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
197490
BNSF Swing Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
261683
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
501593
View from west side
Photo taken by Brian R. Warren in July 2021
501594
View from south
Photo taken by Brian R. Warren in July 2021
501595
View from under the bridge
Photo taken by Brian R. Warren in July 2021
501596
View from south where the span crosses Bayou Lafourche
Photo taken by Brian R. Warren in July 2021
Status: Closed to traffic indefinitely
Location: 29.592155,-90.467284
Carries Valentine Brg over Lafourche Bayou
Design: floating/pontoon
Design Details: Pontoon swing bridge
Total Length: 174.9 Feet
Span Length: 84.0 Feet
Overview: Swing bridge over Bayou Lafourche on Valentine Brg
History: Built 1969
Built: 1969
Location: Lafourche Parish
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198268
Valentine Swing Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198269
Valentine Swing Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198270
Valentine Swing Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198271
Valentine Swing Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.434197,-90.297511
Carries Connector between LA 1 and LA 308 over Bayou Lafourche
Design: floating/pontoon
Design Details: Pontoon
Total Length: 136.2 Feet
Span Length: 71.9 Feet
Overview: Pontoon bridge over Bayou Lafourche at Galliano
History: Built 1956; rehabilitated 2009
Built: 1956
Location: Lafourche Parish
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198326
Galliano Pontoon Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198327
Galliano Pontoon Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.549007,-90.343752
Carries LA 649 over Bayou Lafourche
Design: other
Design Details:
Total Length: 284.1 Feet
Span Length: 104.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 649
History: Built 1993
Built: 1993
Location: Lafourche Parish
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198328
Le Pont D'or Drawbridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198329
Le Pont D'or Drawbridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198330
Le Pont D'or Drawbridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198331
Le Pont D'or Drawbridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
264952
Le Pont D'or Bridge
Louisiana
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.515135,-90.333366
Carries W. 79th Street over Bayou Lafourche
Design: floating/pontoon
Design Details: Pontoon Swing Bridge
Total Length: 191.9 Feet
Span Length: 84.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Bayou Lafourche on W. 79th Street
History: Built 1956
Built: 1956
Location: Lafourche Parish
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198323
Cote Blanche Swing Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198324
Cote Blanche Swing Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
198325
Cote Blanche Swing Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2011
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.111040,-90.190665
Carries LA 3090 over Greater Laf. Port Comm/ Lafourche Bayou
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss swing
Total Length: 413.1 Feet
Span Length: 163.1 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Greater Laf. Port Comm on LA 3090
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960
Location: Lafourche Parish
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413451
Chevron Canal Bridge
Still in operation for motor traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.753333,-90.720000
Carries LA-649 over Bayou Lafourche
Design: other
Design Details: Steel Swing
Total Length: 231.0 Feet
Span Length: 165.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA-649
History: Built 1949
Built: 1949
Location: Lafourche Parish
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Status: Open
Location: 29.824948,-90.476410
Carries BNSF Railway over Bayou Des Allemands
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Swing deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Bayou Des Allemands on BNSF Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Lafourche Parish
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289435
Bayou Des Allemands RR Bridge
Louisiana
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
490267
Photo taken by Hardesty & Hanover
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.816667,-90.880000
Carries Bayou Rd/LA 308 over Bayou Lafourche
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 180.1 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Bayou Lafourche on Local road
History: Built 2006
Built: 2006
Location: Lafourche Parish
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256286
Photo taken in June 2013
Status: No longer exists
Location: 29.207164,-90.043633
Carries State Route 1 over Lafourche Bayou
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Lafourche Bayou on State Route 1
History:
Built:
Location: Lafourche Parish
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359653
Lafourche Bayou Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.210877,-90.190801
Carries Louisiana Highway 1 Toll Road over Bayou Lafourche & Various Wetlands
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer main spans over Bayou Lafourche; composite concrete causeway spans over wetlands
Total Length: 10216.4 Feet
Span Length: 290.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Bayou Lafourche & Various Wetlands on Louisiana Highway 1 Toll Road
History: Built 2010 to replace previous Leeville Vertical-Lift Bridge
Built: 2010
Location: Lafourche Parish
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472195
Gateway to the Gulf Expressway
Southbound-only toll plaza at north end
Photo taken by GeauxPass Electronic Toll Program
472196
Gateway to the Gulf Expressway
Distant elevation of main spans over Bayou Lafourche from old LA-1 crossover
Google Street View Image
472197
Gateway to the Gulf Expressway
Distant elevation of concrete causeway approach spans from old LA-1 crossover
Google Street View Image
472198
Gateway to the Gulf Expressway
Elevation of main spans and immediate approach spans to the south, looking east across the wetlands
Photo taken by Michael Mebruer at Google Maps
472199
Gateway to the Gulf Expressway
Elevation of main spans and immediate approach spans to the north, looking west across the wetlands
Photo taken by Karen LaCorte Lussier at Google Maps
472200
Gateway to the Gulf Expressway
View underneath northern approach to main spans
Photo taken by Karen LaCorte Lussier at Google Maps
472201
Gateway to the Gulf Expressway
Elevation of main spans over Bayou Lafourche
Google Street View Image
472202
Gateway to the Gulf Expressway
View on bridge approaching main spans northbound
Google Street View Image
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.797932,-90.822397
Carries St Patrick Street over Bayou Lafourche
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost steel stringer lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on St Patrick Street
History:
Built:
Location: Lafourche Parish
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501670
St Patrick Bridge
Photo from old postcard
501697
St Patrick Bridge
Tech drawing 19 years ago from Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2013
Status: No longer exists
Location: 29.797575,-90.822940
Carries Rout 20 St Patrick over Lafourche Bayou
Design: other
Design Details: Other Cable swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Lafourche Bayou on Rout 20 St Patrick
History:
Built:
Location: Lafourche Parish
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501710
St. Patrick Swing Bridge
Photo taken by Pinterest
501798
St Patrick Bridge
Tech drawing from Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in July 2020
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.
