Atchafalaya Basin Bridge
Atchafalaya Basin Bridge | |
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I-10 | |
Crosses | Atchafalaya Basin |
Locale | Iberville Parish / St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA |
Other name(s) | 20 Mile Bridge Swamp Freeway |
Maintained by | LA DOTD |
ID number | BH 46720 |
Characteristics | |
Design | Stringer |
Total length | 96,095 ft (29,290 m) |
Width | 40.0 feet (12.2 m) |
History | |
Opened | 1973 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 30,420 daily (2015) |
Toll | None |
Location | |
The Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, also known as the Louisiana Airborne Memorial Bridge,
The bridge was opened to the public in 1973, construction was said to have begun in 1971. At the time of its completion, it was the second longest bridge in the United States, behind the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge. The bridge includes two exits: one for Whiskey Bay (Louisiana Highway 975) and another for Butte La Rose (LA 3177). While the bridges run parallel for most of their length, they merge when crossing the Whiskey Bay Pilot Channel and the Atchafalaya River. The average daily traffic count is (as of 2015) 30,420 vehicles.
Accidents occur frequently near the two river crossings as both are very narrow and lack shoulders.
Bridge renamed
The United States Army Airborne Forces (paratroopers and glider soldiers) was created by executive order and the
The Acadiana Chapter of the 82nd Airborne Division Association, created January 1980, in Lafayette, Louisiana with headquarters in Lafayette, Louisiana, petitioned the Louisiana Legislature and on July 10, 1989, act 793 was passed, and the bridge was renamed the Louisiana Airborne Memorial Bridge.
Welcome center
There is a visitor's center at mile marker 121 (La. Route 3177), with 18-wheeler parking. The Acadiana chapter secured funding to erect a monument to the 82nd Airborne Division which was dedicated on October 20, 1990.[4]
Bridge condition
As of September 2010, inspection showed the deck condition rating: satisfactory (6 out of 9), the superstructure condition rating: satisfactory (6 out of 9), the substructure condition rating: satisfactory (6 out of 9), and the sufficiency rating: 92.9 (out of 100)[5]
Cameras
There are multiple cameras mounted on the bridge (viewable to the public) at the beginning of the west side at mile marker 121 (LA 3177) east and west,
See also
References
- ^ KATC; Bridge has second name Archived November 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine- Retrieved 18 April 2013
- ^ National speed trap exchange; accidents on the bridge Archived September 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine- Retrieved 19 April 2013
- ^ "Truckers Obey Law on Atchafalaya Bridge," Lake Charles American-Press, October 26, 2003
- ^ "I-10 Atchafalaya | Louisiana Welcome Centers". Tourism-pages. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
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value (help) - ^ Bridgehunter; Basin bridge- Retrieved 16 April 2013
- ^ Camera (mm 121 -west) Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine- Retrieved 16 April 2013
- ^ Camera; (mm 124.5- east) Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine – Retrieved 13 April 2013
- ^ Camera; (mm 124.5- west) Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine- Retrieved 16 April 2013
- ^ Camera @ mm 127 east Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine- Retrieved 16 April 2013
- ^ Camera @ mm 127 west Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine- Retrieved 16 April 2013
- ^ Camera (mm 131.5- east) Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine- Retrieved 16 April 2013
- ^ Camera (mm131.5- west Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine- Retrieved 16 April 2013
- ^ Camera (mm 135- east Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine- Retrieved 16 April 2013
- ^ Camera (mm 135- west) Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine- Retrieved 16 April 2013