Status: Closed to all traffic since 1999
Location: 32.538333,-92.080000
Carries Deborah Drive over Bayou Desiard
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: 10-span concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 359.8 Feet
Span Length: 36.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Bayou Desiard on Deborah Drive in Monroe
History: Built 1918 to replace a dilapidated steel structure built in 1897 on Monroe-to-Farmerville Road. Bridge was named after Ouachita Parish Police Jury President Charles W. Phillips.
Built: 1918
Location: Ouachita Parish
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340931
Looking NW
Photo taken by David Backlin in November 2015
340932
Bridge Plaque
Photo taken by David Backlin in November 2015
340933
Deck View Looking NW
Photo taken by David Backlin in November 2015
340934
Deck View Looking SE
Photo taken by David Backlin in November 2015
340935
Damaged End
Photo taken by David Backlin in November 2015
340936
Side View Looking SW
Photo taken by David Backlin in November 2015
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 32.696667,-92.086667
Carries LA 2 over Ouachita River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 924.6 Feet
Span Length: 319.8 Feet
Overview: Swing through truss bridge over Ouachita River on LA 2 in Sterlington
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Ouachita Parish
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291061
Oauchita River bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 32.500000,-92.120000
Carries LA 3280 over Ouachita River
Design: truss
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 951.8 Feet
Span Length: 298.8 Feet
Overview: Swing bridge over Ouachita River on LA 3280 in Monroe
History: Built 1978; Replaced 2003
Built: 1978
Location: Ouachita Parish
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288651
Endon Bridge
Louisiana
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
305331
Endon Bridge
Close scene
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2014
318201
Endom Bridge
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2015
318202
Endom Bridge
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2015
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.505000,-92.126667
Carries US 80/LA 15 over Ouachita River
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 1169.6 Feet
Span Length: 160.0 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Ouachita River on US 80/LA 15 in Monroe
History: Opened to traffic on May 1, 1936
Built: 1936
Location: Ouachita Parish
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196737
West Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2011
196738
West Rail End
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2011
196739
Deck View
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2011
196740
Mid-Deck at Bascule
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2011
255863
Louisville Bridge
KNOE
261097
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
261213
Photo taken in July 2013
261214
Photo taken in July 2013
261215
Photo taken in July 2013
288652
US 80 bridge
Louisiana
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
352999
US 80 Ouachita River Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2016
484931
US 80 Ouachita River Bridge
Photo from old postcard
485249
Ouachita River Bridge at Monroe newly completed 1936
Photo taken by The Louisiana Highway Commission - Added by James Rhed
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.501345,-92.120055
Carries KCS Railroad over Ouachita River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 906.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Ouachita River on KCS Railroad
History: Built in 1882, planks added for pedestrian traffic in 1907, rehabilitated 2007
Built: 1882
Location: Ouachita Parish
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196741
Looking South from US 80
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2011
246251
Hardesty & Hanover, LLP
247237
Photo taken by Anthony DelRosario in December 2012
247238
Photo taken by Anthony DelRosario in January 2013
263927
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
263928
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
311378
Photo taken by M. D. Caillet in December 2014
311379
Photo taken by M. D. Caillet in December 2014
311380
Photo taken by M. D. Caillet in December 2014
318203
KCS Ouachita River Bridge
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2015
318204
KCS Ouachita River Bridge
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2015
406398
KCS Railroad Bridge in Monroe, LA over Ouachita River
River view of this railroad bridge in October 2017
Photo taken by Jeff Dubea in October 2017
406399
KCS Railroad Bridge in Monroe, LA over Ouachita River
River view of this railroad bridge in October 2017
Photo taken by Jeff Dubea in October 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.453611,-92.302778
Carries LA-546 over Wilders Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 98.1 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Wilders Creek on LA-546
History: Built 1950
Built: 1950
Location: Ouachita Parish
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227940
Left Endcap
The left endcap, showing Wilders Creek stamped onto the bridge
Photo taken by Andrew McDonald in March 2012
227941
Right endcap
The right endcap, showing State Route 13 stamped onto the bridge
Photo taken by Andrew McDonald in March 2012
227942
Date stamp
The date stamp on the bridge
Photo taken by Andrew McDonald in March 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.532778,-92.164722
Carries LA-616 over Unnamed creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 17.1 Feet
Span Length: 17.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed creek on LA-616
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Ouachita Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.529655,-92.031515
Carries US-80 over Union Pacific Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 649.0 Feet
Span Length: 181.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on US-80
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936
Location: Ouachita Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.496944,-92.133056
Carries I-20 over ICG RR; Ouachita River
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 9155.3 Feet
Span Length: 149.9 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over ICG RR; Ouachita River on I-20
History: Built 1965
Built: 1965
Location: Ouachita Parish
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261216
Photo taken in July 2013
261217
Photo taken in July 2013
261218
Photo taken in July 2013
261219
Photo taken in July 2013
261220
Photo taken in July 2013
261221
Photo taken in July 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.686574,-92.047057
Carries Parish Rd 1101 over Bayou Bartholomew
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Bayou Bartholomew on Parish Rd 1101
History:
Built:
Location: Ouachita Parish
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 32.500480,-92.119473
Carries State Route 3280 over Ouachita River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss swing bridge over Ouachita River on State Route 3280
History: At some point the outer trusses were replaced with steel stringer spans.
Built: 1900
Location: Ouachita Parish
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291062
Desiard street bridge
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
484921
DiSiard Street Bridge
HAER Photo
484922
DiSiard Street Bridge
HAER Photo
484923
DiSiard Street Bridge
HAER Photo
484924
DiSiard Street Bridge
HAER Photo
484925
Endom Bridge (Old)
1900 view
Photo from Ouachita Parish Public Library
509246
Endom Bridge (Old)
Photo from old postcard
509247
Endom Bridge (Old)
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.510388,-92.174633
Carries Downing Pines Rd over Constitution Dr
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Constitution Dr on Downing Pines Rd
History: Built 2000
Built: 2000
Location: Ouachita Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.539990,-92.078228
Carries Sterlington Rd (US 165 NB) over Bayou DeSaird
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 651.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Bayou DeSiard on Sterlington Rd (US 165 NB)
History: Built 1976
Built: 1976
Location: Ouachita Parish
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 1918
Location: 32.538333,-92.080000
Carries Monroe-to-Farmerville Road (present day Deborah Drive) over Bayou Desiard
Design: truss
Design Details: Truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Truss bridge over Bayou Desiard on Monroe-to-Farmerville Road (present day Deborah Drive)
History: Built in 1896 on the Monroe-to-Farmerville Road as a steel structure. Replaced due to poor quality in 1918.
Built: 1896
Location: Ouachita 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.
