Historic Bridges
of the United States
Sunshine Bridge
St. James Parish
,
Louisiana
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Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on LA 70
Location
St. James Parish
,
Louisiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1963
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 824.9 ft.
Total length: 9,099.7 ft.
Deck width: 63.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.09833, -90.91167
(decimal degrees)
30°05'54" N, 90°54'42" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 19108
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic
(as of 2005)
7,300
Categories
Built 1963
(81)
Built during 1960s
(684)
LA 70
(3)
Louisiana
(210)
Mississippi River
(87)
Open
(21,591)
Over a mile long
(94)
Owned by state
(6,524)
Span length 500-1000 feet
(234)
St. James Parish, Louisiana
(2)
Through truss
(5,205)
Total length over 2500 feet
(337)
Truss
(15,739)
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