The Long–Allen Bridge (named for Louisiana Governors Huey Long and Oscar K. Allen) was a two-lane
swing bridge
A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that can be rotated horizontally around a vertical axis. It has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its center of gravit ...
carrying
U.S. Route 84 (US 84) across the
Black River. It connected
Jonesville, Louisiana
Jonesville is the largest town in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States, at the confluence of the Ouachita, Tensas, and Little rivers. The three rivers become the Black River at Jonesville.
The Jonesville population was 2,265 at the 20 ...
in
Catahoula Parish with an unincorporated area of
Concordia Parish near
Wildsville, Louisiana. 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
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Long–Allen Bridge (disambiguation) for other bridges named for the same two governors
References
Truss bridges in the United States
Bridges completed in 1933
Road bridges in Louisiana
U.S. Route 84
Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
Buildings and structures in Concordia Parish, Louisiana
1933 establishments in Louisiana
Buildings and structures in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
Transportation in Concordia Parish, Louisiana
Transportation in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
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