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Big Bayou Sara LA 66 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 30.844862,-91.405114

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Carries LA 66 over Big Bayou Sara
Design: truss/pony/polygonal
Design Details: Riveted polygonal Warren pony truss
Total Length: 717.6 Feet
Span Length: 103.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Big Bayou Sara on LA 66
History: Built 1949
Built: 1949

Location: West Feliciana Parish

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225826

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2012

225827

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2012

225828

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2012

225829

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2012

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Thompson Creek West Fork Bridge

Status: Lost

Location: 30.921814,-91.293448

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Carries LA 421 over Thompson Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 255.8 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Thompson Creek West Fork on LA 421
History: Built 1952, Lost ca 2005
Built: 1952

Location: West Feliciana Parish

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Thompson Creek Middle Fork Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 30.939787,-91.249431

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Carries LA-421 over Thompson Creek Middle Fork
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 183.1 Feet
Span Length: 124.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Thompson Creek Middle Fork on LA-421
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: West Feliciana Parish

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Alexander Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 30.793539,-91.367676

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Carries LA-10 over Alexander Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 242.1 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Alexander Creek on LA-10
History: Built 1948
Built: 1948

Location: West Feliciana Parish

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Old Thompson Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 1962, demolished in 1963. Replacement span was itself replaced in 1985

Location: 30.747433,-91.285666

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Carries US 61 over Thompson Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Thompson Creek on US 61
History: Built 1923 as one of the first bridges by the Louisiana Highway Commission, rehabilitated in 1954, replaced in 1962
Built: 1923

Location: West Feliciana Parish

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373550

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Original Thompson Creek Bridge

From the Morning Advocate, Baton Rouge, "New Method of Bridge Repair Being Used," March 25, 1954, Page 17-A


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.

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