Gramercy Bridge
Gramercy Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 30°02′45″N 90°40′21″W / 30.04583°N 90.67250°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of LA 3213 |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Gramercy, Louisiana and St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana |
| Official name | Veterans Memorial Bridge |
| Maintained by | LaDOTD |
| ID number | 614704340300011 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever bridge |
| Total length | 3,101 feet (945 m) |
| Width | 4 lanes |
| Longest span | 1,460 feet (445 m) |
| Clearance below | 165 feet (50 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1995 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 9,000 (2007) |
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Louisiana Highway 3213 | ||||
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| Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
| Length | 3.79 mi[1] (6.10 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
 LA 44 near Gramercy | ||||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Louisiana | |||
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The Gramercy Bridge (officially the Veterans Memorial Bridge), is a cantilever bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Gramercy, Louisiana in St. James Parish with St. John the Baptist Parish. This is the newest Mississippi River bridge in Louisiana (until the completion of the John James Audubon Bridge), one of many built to replace the ferry system following a 1976 accident that killed 78 when a ferry sank after being struck by a ship.[2] While the Veterans Memorial Bridge has not transformed the local economy as extensively as its upriver cousin, the Sunshine Bridge, the farming industry has benefited from the quicker river crossing.[citation needed]
The bridge and its approaches are Louisiana Highway 3213 (LA 3213), which runs 3.79 miles (6.10 km) from Louisiana Highway 18 on the west bank north over the bridge, past an interchange with Louisiana Highway 44, to its terminus at Louisiana Highway 641.[1] (LA 641 continues north across U.S. Highway 61 (Airline Highway) to Interstate 10.)
Plans have been made to extend LA 3213 south from the bridge to Louisiana Highway 3127, an inland bypass to LA 18 and connection to U.S. 90.[3] The first part of this extension, a 4.6-mile (7.4 km) two lane road from the former west end was opened to traffic on June 17, 2008; the next two phases, which include plans for placing a railroad overpass and widening the roadway are on hold due to funding. [4]
See also
References
- Weeks III, John A. "LA-3213 Veterans Memorial Bridge, Gramercy, LA". http://www.johnweeks.com/lower_mississippi/pages/lmiss14.html. Retrieved January 31, 2006.
- Gramercy Bridge at Structurae
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