Long–Allen Bridge (Jonesville)

Bridge in Jonesville, Louisiana

Long–Allen Bridge

Coordinates| 31°37′23″N 91°48′43″W﻿ / ﻿31.623°N 91.81194°W﻿ / 31.623; -91.81194
Carries| 2 lanes of  US 84
Crosses| Black River
Locale| Jonesville, Louisiana
Other name(s)| La 8 Bridge
ID number| 581500220700001
Characteristics
Design| Swing
Total length| 673 feet (205 m)
Width| 21.9 feet (7 m)
Longest span| 673 feet (205 m)
Clearance below| 11.8 feet (4 m)
History
Opened| 1933; 90 years ago (1933)
Closed| 2009; 14 years ago (2009)

The Long–Allen Bridge (named for Louisiana Governors Huey Long and Oscar K. Allen) was a two-lane swing bridge carrying U.S. Route 84 (US 84) across the Black River at Jonesville, Louisiana in Concordia Parish. It was replaced by a larger bridge in 2009. The newer structure carries 4 lanes of traffic and was built at a cost of $8,610,000.

## See also[edit]

* Transport portal
* Engineering portal
* United States portal
* Long–Allen Bridge (disambiguation) for other bridges named for the same two governors

## References[edit]

Crossings of the Black River

| Upstream
Long-Allen Bridge

LA 8 | Long-Allen Bridge

US 84 | Downstream

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31°37′22.8″N 91°48′43.0″W﻿ / ﻿31.623000°N 91.811944°W﻿ / 31.623000; -91.811944

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