Vetrans Memorial Bridge - Gramercy Louisiana
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misfitt
N 30° 02.720 W 090° 40.530
15R E 724121 N 3326085
Mississippi River Bridge, River Mile 143,9, The Veterans Bridge, La-641, also known as “The Gramercy Bridge.”
Waymark Code: WM1F2H
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/24/2007
Views: 30
Overall length 3,101 ft, opened in 1995
Louisiana newest bridge. Also known as the Gramercy Bridge. This is the newest river crossing in Louisiana. It was built as a response to a ferry boat tragedy that claimed 78 lives just downstream. As a result, Louisiana is working hard to replace ferries with bridges.
While economic development really took off after the Sunshine bridge was built a few miles upstream, the Veterans Memorial Bridge has yet to realize its full potential. It has helped the farming industry in the area avoid hauling sugar cane the long way around some other river crossing.
Parking Coordinates:: N 30° 02.487 W 090° 40.291
Length of Span:
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www:
http://www.visi.com/~jweeks/lower_mississippi/pages/lmiss14.html
Date Built: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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