Status: Removed 2006
Location: 29.387810,-89.598026
Carries Highway 11 over Doullut Canal
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 190.9 Feet
Span Length: 67.9 Feet
Overview: Lost bascule bridge over Doullut Canal on Highway 11 in Empire
History: Built 1950
Built: 1950
Location: Plaquemines Parish
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499251
Photo taken by Jason H
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.558470,-89.884063
Carries Lake Hermitage Road over Hermitage Bayou
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 176.8 Feet
Span Length: 58.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Hermitage Bayou on Lake Hermitage Road
History:
Built:
Location: Plaquemines Parish
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202527
Photo taken by Ken Roberts
202528
Photo taken by Ken Roberts
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.871852,-90.008862
Carries LA 23 over Algiers Canal (Gulf Intracoastal Waterway)
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 2557.4 Feet
Span Length: 150.0 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge over the Algiers Canal (Gulf Intracoastal Waterway) on LA 23 in Belle Chasse
History: Built 1968
Built: 1968
Location: Plaquemines Parish
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199694
Judge Perez Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
199695
Judge Perez Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
199696
Judge Perez Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
199697
Judge Perez Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
199698
Judge Perez Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
199699
Judge Perez Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
255024
Photo taken in October 2007
261958
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.871328,-90.009423
Carries Southbound LA 23 over I C Waterway
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 799.9 Feet
Span Length: 799.9 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under the Intracoastal Waterway on Southbound LA 23
History: Built 1956
Built: 1956
Location: Plaquemines Parish
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254944
255025
Photo taken in October 2007
394064
Photo taken by John Christeson in June 2017
453740
© Louisiana Department of Transportation
453741
Prior to construction
© Louisiana Department of Transportation
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.389444,-89.605556
Carries La0023 over Doullut Canal
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 4055.3 Feet
Span Length: 299.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Doullut Canal on La0023
History: Built 1975
Built: 1975
Location: Plaquemines Parish
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255009
Photo taken in October 2007
255010
Photo taken in October 2007
255011
Photo taken in October 2007
255012
Photo taken in October 2007
Status: Open to traffic and pedestrians
Location: 29.855464,-89.981371
Carries over Mississippi River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Ferry across Mississippi River
History: Opened August 22, 1959
Built: 1959
Location: Plaquemines Parish
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255099
Photo taken in 2000
255100
Photo taken in 2000
255101
Photo taken in 2000
255102
Photo taken December 2008
255103
Photo taken December 2008
255104
Photo taken December 2008
255105
Photo taken December 2008
Status: Open to traffic
Structural concerns caused the ferry to close January 2013, but in May 2013, it reopened but only to light passenger vehicles and pickup trucks.
Location: 29.572940,-89.795848
Carries over Mississippi River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Ferry across Mississippi River
History: Opened in 1933 as a toll ferry (now a free ferry). This is the last crossing on the Mississippi River.
Built: 1933
Location: Plaquemines Parish
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255106
Photo taken on December 2008
255107
Photo taken on December 2008
255108
Photo taken on December 2008
255109
Photo taken on December 2008
255110
Photo taken on December 2008
255111
Photo taken on December 2008
255112
Photo taken on December 2008
Status: Closed to traffic
Location: 29.872094,-90.008851
Carries Missouri Pacific Railroad over Algiers Canal (Gulf Intracoastal Waterway )
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss vertical lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Algiers Canal (Gulf Intracoastal Waterway) on Missouri Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1957 by the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Built: 1957
Location: Plaquemines Parish
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285096
UP - Algiers Canal Bridge
Louisiana
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
354494
UP - Algiers Canal Bridge
Abandoned rail lift bridge next to the Judge Perez lift bridge.
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2016
401162
Cleveland State University Library Photograph Collection
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
401163
Cleveland State University Library Photograph Collection
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
401168
Photo taken by C Hanchey
401169
Photo taken by C Hanchey
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.
