The Long–Allen Bridge was a

truss bridge A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements, typically straight, may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...

carrying Highway 8 across the

Ouachita River The Ouachita River ( ) is a river that runs south and east through the United States, U.S. U.S. state, states of Arkansas and Louisiana, joining the Tensas River to form the Black River (Louisiana), Black River near Jonesville, Louisiana. It i ...

at Harrisonburg in Catahoula Parish,

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. This was the only point where La Route 8 crossed the Ouachita River in Louisiana. It was originally constructed in 1932, and it carried approximately 3,000 vehicles per day. The structure was considered to be in "poor standing" by the

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is a Federated state, state government organization in the United States, in charge of maintaining public transportation, roadways, bridges, canals, select levees, floodplain mana ...

. In August 2017, a replacement span named the Veterans Memorial Bridge was opened. As of November 2017, the bridge was no longer in commission, and in January 2018, the bridge was demolished.

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Truss bridges in the United States Bridges completed in 1932 Road bridges in Louisiana Buildings and structures in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana 1932 establishments in Louisiana Ouachita River 2018 disestablishments in Louisiana Demolished buildings and structures in Louisiana Former road bridges in the United States Transportation in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Harrisonburg, Louisiana {{Louisiana-bridge-struct-stub

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