New LaDOTD Project in the books!

[mcdonaat]

Found out an interesting piece of information today while browsing the DOTD website. A link is at the bottom of this quote.

Historic bridges are an important part of Louisiana's culture and transportation history. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD), in coordination with the Louisiana State Historic Preservation Office (LASHPO) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), has commissioned a project to study historic bridges throughout the state and develop a process to manage and preserve these valued resources. Mead & Hunt will assist the LADOTD with the project and plans to conduct research on the history of Louisiana bridges, field survey a select number of bridges constructed through 1970, and provide recommendations for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and future preservation efforts.

With the newly renovated Louisville Bridge on US 80 (which has been restored 100% to look like it did when it first spanned the Ouachita in 1935) and the renovations to the Huey Long bridges (both of em!), it seems our state is taking a keen interest. I am going to show up to the meeting with photos of the old state route stamped bridges, and a few old railroad bridges to show off. Click the link to read more!

http://www.dotd.la.gov/administration/public_info/projects/historicbridges/

[agentsteel53]

With the newly renovated Louisville Bridge on US 80 (which has been restored 100% to look like it did when it first spanned the Ouachita in 1935) and the renovations to the Huey Long bridges (both of em!), it seems our state is taking a keen interest. I am going to show up to the meeting with photos of the old state route stamped bridges, and a few old railroad bridges to show off. Click the link to read more!

http://www.dotd.la.gov/administration/public_info/projects/historicbridges/

does this mean the Huey Long is gonna keep the cateyed signs?

also, did they put any cateyes on the Ouachita, or did it not come with any in 1935?

[mcdonaat]

No cateyes on the Ouachita River bridge in 1935. Louisiana likes to stamp stuff in the concrete, and if it's at an intersection without much light (like US 61/190 INT and the US 80 approach towards Vicksburg), cateyes will be used. It just never caught on here.

[Alps]

With the newly renovated Louisville Bridge on US 80 (which has been restored 100% to look like it did when it first spanned the Ouachita in 1935) and the renovations to the Huey Long bridges (both of em!), it seems our state is taking a keen interest. I am going to show up to the meeting with photos of the old state route stamped bridges, and a few old railroad bridges to show off. Click the link to read more!

http://www.dotd.la.gov/administration/public_info/projects/historicbridges/

does this mean the Huey Long is gonna keep the cateyed signs?

I want to say that they're not going to be destroyed, but not stay with the bridge. (Museum, DOT safekeeping, etc.)

[mcdonaat]

With the newly renovated Louisville Bridge on US 80 (which has been restored 100% to look like it did when it first spanned the Ouachita in 1935) and the renovations to the Huey Long bridges (both of em!), it seems our state is taking a keen interest. I am going to show up to the meeting with photos of the old state route stamped bridges, and a few old railroad bridges to show off. Click the link to read more!

http://www.dotd.la.gov/administration/public_info/projects/historicbridges/

does this mean the Huey Long is gonna keep the cateyed signs?

I want to say that they're not going to be destroyed, but not stay with the bridge. (Museum, DOT safekeeping, etc.)

I second that idea. I would say that the signs are going to be moved to a museum, kind of like the old Louisiana welcome markers (concrete ones) were moved to either DOTD headquarters or welcome centers.