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Overview

Photos taken June 2005 by Wayne Kizziar

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Main span

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Approach

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Close-up of main span truss

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Close-up of truss below

Overview: Cantilevered through truss bridge over Red River on US 80 in Shreveport
Location: Shreveport, Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Status: Open to four-lane traffic
History: Built 1934; rehabilitated 1984
Design: Cantilevered through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 519.8 ft.
Total length: 2,981.1 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.1 ft.
Also called: Neon Bridge (tourist name)
Long-Allen Bridge (original official name)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +32.51583, -93.74556 (decimal degrees)
32°30'57" N, 93°44'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 18978 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 35.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 12,600