Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge

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Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge
Coordinates29°13′34″N 90°11′42″W / 29.226119°N 90.194965°W / 29.226119; -90.194965
Carries LA 1
CrossesBayou Lafourche and marsh
LocaleLafourche Parish
Maintained byLA DOTD
Characteristics
Total length13,300 meters (43,600 feet)
History
Opened2009
Statistics
TollYes
Location
Map

The Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge, also known as the Gateway to the Gulf Expressway,[1] is a concrete trestle toll bridge in the U.S. state of Louisiana.[2] With a total length of 13,300 m or 43,600 ft (8 miles), it is one of the longest bridges in the world.

The bridge carries Louisiana Highway 1 over Bayou Lafourche and marshes in south Louisiana. The bridge which opened in 2009, connects Leeville to Port Fourchon, with a planned future expansion northward to Golden Meadow.[3][needs update]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gateway to the Gulf Expressway at Google Maps, Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. ^ "LA 1 Improvements". U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  3. ^ "LA 1 Coalition". LA1Coalition.org. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-03-28.