Movable - Bascule bridges in Louisiana
A movable span that tilts upward on a pivot, like a drawbridge. Louisiana has 16 of them, 0.1% of its bridges. Nationally this type accounts for 0.1% of all bridges.Compare states for this type.
- Movable - Bascule bridges
- 16
- Poor condition
- 31%
- 5 bridges
- Average age
- 54.1 yrs
- Combined length
- 56 mi
Busiest movable - bascule bridges in Louisiana
Top 16 by daily traffic| Bridge | County | Location | Built | Type | Length | Daily traffic | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapalco Blvd over Harvey Canal No. 022629518900421 | Jefferson Parish | 3.1 Mi.W.Of Bellchas | 1972 | Movable - Bascule | 2,660 ft | 60,000 | Fair |
| St. Claude /La 46 over Industrial Canal No. 023629578900151 | Orleans Parish | 2.28 MI South of LA 39 | 1950 | Movable - Bascule | 137 ft | 23,049 | Poor |
| Causeway SB over Lake Pontchartrain No. 625230123900731 | St. Tammany Parish | Causeway Southbound | 1956 | Movable - Bascule | 127,200 ft | 18,830 | Fair |
| Cswy Bridge N. B. over Lake Pontchartrain No. 625230123900732 | St. Tammany Parish | Causeway - North Bound | 1965 | Movable - Bascule | 127,269 ft | 18,830 | Fair |
| US0080 over Ouachita River-Louisvill No. 053700010918151 | Ouachita Parish | 1.6 MI West of LA 840-6 | 1936 | Movable - Bascule | 1,170 ft | 17,683 | Fair |
| LA0315 over Bayou Dularge No. 025502459009801 | Terrebonne Parish | .01 MI North of LA 661 | 1977 | Movable - Bascule | 2,311 ft | 12,596 | Fair |
| LA0018 over Harvey Canal No. 022600630202351 | Jefferson Parish | .05 MI East of LA 3018 | 1975 | Movable - Bascule | 211 ft | 9,678 | Fair |
| US0011 over Lake Pontchartrain No. 023600180200001 | Orleans Parish | .01 MI North of I-10 | 1938 | Movable - Bascule | 24,922 ft | 3,912 | Poor |
| LA0086 over Bayou Teche No. 032302370100141 | Iberia Parish | 0.1 MI NE of LA 182 | 1941 | Movable - Bascule | 242 ft | 3,834 | Fair |
| Bayouside DR over Bayou Petit Caillou No. 025500000020447 | Terrebonne Parish | .03 Miles North of LA 56 | 2010 | Movable - Bascule | 158 ft | 2,912 | Fair |
| Theriot Voisin Br over Du Large Bayou No. 025529248904681 | Terrebonne Parish | 0001 Log MI from in | 2011 | Movable - Bascule | 89 ft | 1,156 | Fair |
| LA0319 over Intracoastal Canal No. 035102390106491 | St. Mary Parish | 1.6 MI South of LA 83 | 2005 | Movable - Bascule | 5,513 ft | 914 | Fair |
| LA1264 over Innerharbor Navigation C No. 023630019900211 | Orleans Parish | 0.5 Mi.W.Of Dowman R | 1975 | Movable - Bascule | 1,942 ft | 437 | Fair |
| Almonaster Ave over Inner Harbor Navigation No. 023630003900161 | Orleans Parish | 0.01 MI E of France RD | 1919 | Movable - Bascule | 282 ft | — | Poor |
| English Turn RD over Mississippi River No. 023800000020143 | Plaquemines Parish | 0.05 MI SW of LA 3137 | 2002 | Movable - Bascule | 199 ft | — | Poor |
| Avenue G over Mississippi River No. 023800000020144 | Plaquemines Parish | .2 Miles from LA 23 on Av | 2002 | Movable - Bascule | 199 ft | — | Poor |
Counties with the most
| Orleans Parish | 4 |
| Terrebonne Parish | 3 |
| St. Tammany Parish | 2 |
| Jefferson Parish | 2 |
| Plaquemines Parish | 2 |
| St. Mary Parish | 1 |
| Ouachita Parish | 1 |
| Iberia Parish | 1 |
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