Caddo Lake Drawbridge - Mooringsport, LA
N 32° 41.735 W 093° 57.448
15S E 410249 N 3617945
This Vertical Lift Bridge was designed by Waddell & Harrington, inventors of the Vertical Lift Bridge.
Waymark Code: WM1E9Z
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2007
Views: 58
The Vertical Lift Bridge design was invented in 1893 and first introduced in Chicago with the South Halsted Street Bridge. The Caddo Lake Drawbridge, built in 1914, is a direct descendent of that historic structure. This bridge replaced a ferry that operated nearby.
In the mid 1940, it was determined that there was no longer a need for the bridge to open and the cement counterweights were dropped into the lake. Around 1989, a new wider bridge was built nearby and the old drawbridge was turned over to the Caddo Parish in 1995. The bridge has been barricaded to vehicular traffic and the land has been converted into a park.
Visit Instructions:
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