Mississippi River - Donaldsonville Louisiana -Sunshine Bridge
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misfitt
N 30° 05.880 W 090° 54.760
15R E 701142 N 3331482
Mississippi River - Union Louisiana - Sunshine Bridge
Waymark Code: WM1F6N
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/24/2007
Views: 131
A Steel Truss Through Deck containing highway LA-70, 4-traffic lanes, containing a daily highway count of 16,000 Vehicles, overall length 8,236 ft., longest span 825 ft., opened August 1964.
The Sunshine Bridge was given its name by then Governor James Davis, who happened to be the author of popular song called "You are my sunshine". This bridge was built as the classic bridge to nowhere, given that there was little population or economic activity on either side of the river. While it looked like the only traffic over the bridge when it was first opened was sugar cane trucks, it was hoped that this would be part of a larger highway project called the Acadian Throughway. Since the bridge opened, the economy in this area has grown by leaps and bounds, largely due to the better transportation.
Parking Coordinates:: N 30° 05.901 W 090° 53.986
Length of Span:
Longest Span 825 Ft.
Overall Length 8,236 Ft.
Date Built: Not listed
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