Long-Allen Bridge (Harrisonburg)

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Long-Allen Bridge
Carries	2 lanes of LA-8
Crosses	Ouachita River
Locale	Harrisonburg, LA
Maintained by	LaDOTD
ID number	611704500900001
Design	Truss
Longest span	1,235 feet (376 m)
Total length	4,550 feet (1,387 m) (superstructure) 14,150 feet (4,313 m) (overall)
Width	80 feet (24 m)
Clearance below	175 feet (53 m)
Opening date	1933

The Long-Allen Bridge is a truss bridge carrying Highway 8 across the Ouachita River at Harrisonburg in Calcasieu Parish. This is the only point where Louisiana 8 crosses the Ouachita River in Louisiana. The structure is considered to be in "Poor Standing" by the Louisiana DOTD.

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Crossings of the Ouachita River Upstream Columbia Bridge U.S. 165 Long-Allen Bridge Downstream Long-Allen Bridge