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Bridge · from the US Coast Guard investigation record
LAPALCO DRAWBRIDGE
The vessels recorded in 7 Coast Guard casualty investigations naming this bridge, 2005–2025: 12 vessel mentions, 10 hulls with a page on Maury.
Every investigation naming this structure
| Vessel, with role as recorded | Date | Classification | Structure status, as recorded | Property damage recorded | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNNY JAMES Involved in a Marine Casualty | 2025-03-30 | Routine | Damaged and Not Repaired - Operational | $1,000 | none recorded |
| PRINCESS AUTUMN Involved in a Marine Casualty | 2019-01-11 | Routine | Undamaged - Operational | — | none recorded |
| BIG EDDIE Involved in a Marine Casualty UNIDENTIFIED TOWING VESSEL Sighted in Area |
2015-05-12 | Routine · serious marine incident | Damaged and Repaired - Operational | $160,000 | none recorded |
| RAZORBACK Involved in a Marine Casualty | 2013-10-25 | Routine | Undamaged - Operational | $35,000 | none recorded |
| LINDBERG CROSBY Involved in a Marine Casualty WILLIAM S Involved in a Marine Casualty |
2012-07-09 | Routine | Undamaged - Operational | — | none recorded |
| GENERAL E. LEE Involved in a Marine Casualty GERARD D Involved in a Marine Casualty WEEKS 545 Involved in a Marine Casualty |
2009-11-09 | Routine | Damaged and Not Repaired - Operational | $275,000 | none recorded |
| DEAN/1 Involved in a Marine Casualty MISS RICA Involved in a Marine Casualty |
2005-11-28 | Routine | Undamaged - Operational | — | none recorded |
A vessel’s role is the Coast Guard’s word for how it was involved, and it is shown exactly as recorded: a vessel “sighted near” an incident is not a striking vessel, and involvement is not fault. Where an investigation records anyone dead, injured or missing, only the
structured fields are shown and the narrative is withheld. Property damage is the total the investigation recorded,
in dollars of the year, never adjusted. Vessel names link to the hull’s page where Maury publishes one;
an unlinked name is a hull Maury holds and does not publish, or one it does not hold.
Investigations recorded, by year
| Year | Investigations recorded |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
A count of investigation records that name this structure. It is not a rate: the
Coast Guard’s record of incidents is denser in some years and districts than others
(coverage), and the record for 1991 onward
is the one Maury holds.
Identity
Recorded as
LAPALCO DRAWBRIDGE
Also recorded as
—
Type
Bridge
Coast Guard unit
USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Sector New Orleans
Maury structure id
str-83d4709ae2
One recorded name under one Coast Guard unit. A grouping by name may include more than one structure.
Federal bridge record
NBI structure number022629518900421 (LA)
Owner, as classed by FHWACounty highway agency
Facility carriedLapalco BLVD
Feature crossedHARVEY CANAL
Location, as recorded3.1 MI.W.OF BELLCHAS
Year built1972
Navigation vertical clearance13.7 m (44.9 ft)
Navigation horizontal clearance45.4 m (149.0 ft)
Minimum navigation vertical clearancenot recorded in the inventory
National Bridge Inventory 2024, Federal Highway Administration, as served.
Match: the only navigation-controlled NBI crossing within 2 km of the recorded position, 0.38 km from it. Owner is FHWA’s owner class, not a name.
What this page is not
A fact about a structure, not a judgement about it or about anyone who owns it. Maury publishes no
score, rating or ranking for a structure, and no count or comparison for a bridge owner. A structure with no
page has no recorded involvement in the ranges Maury holds; that is not “never struck”.
Source: US Coast Guard Incident Investigation Reports through 13 September 2026; National Bridge
Inventory where matched. Coverage and known gaps.