OK Allen Bridge - Red River-Shreveport, Louisiana
Posted by: 
misfitt
N 32° 31.070 W 093° 44.570
15S E 430231 N 3598079
This bridge across historic Red River connects Bossier City with downtown Shreveport Louisiana.
Waymark Code: WM1Q2G
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 06/20/2007
Views: 147
Even though there are a total of five bridges across the Red River at metropolitan Shreveport -Bossier this bridge is heavily used to this date. It was constructed in 1933 and has a historic characteristic as it is a pedestrian bridge and well as vehicular bridge. None of the other bridges have this feature. People just don’t walk anymore I guess. The highway routes across this bridge are: US-80 and US-79. It also has the name of Texas Street. It is quite often referred to as the “Texas Street” Bridge.” For many years until about the 1960s when the Interstate I-20 bridge was built this was the main route for all vehicle traffic including heavy trucks. The trucks had to immediately upon reaching the Shreveport side take a Truck Route to avoid going through the heart of downtown Shreveport.
This is the original route of trails and roads that existed even before there was a Shreveport. It is thought that in times immoral that it was a buffalo trail. It was on the west bank of the Red River that the beginning of Shreveport had its beginning with a Bennett and Cane trading post which occupied a single log house in the 1830's.
Length of Span:
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Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed
Date Built: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.