Atchafalaya Basin Bridge

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Looking West near Atchafalaya River

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014

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These twin bridges span the entire Atchafalaya Basin. Built in the early 1970s, these bridges are two of the longest, and most-heavily traversed bridges in the state of Louisiana. NBI has them broken into 4-mile segments; the length in feet is approximate for the entire structure.

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Overview: Pair of 16+ mile bridges over the Atchafalaya Basin on I-10
Location: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1971
Design: Stringer
Dimensions: Total length: 85,000.0 ft. (16.1 mi.)
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +30.33230, -91.75897 (decimal degrees)
30°19'56" N, 91°45'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/619297/3356260 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Cecilia
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 30,420
Inventory number: BH 46720 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2016): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 91.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

March 14, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
October 29, 2010: Updated by Cliff Darby: Edited Description
October 28, 2010: Updated by Cliff Darby: Updated Information

Sources

Cliff Darby - clif30 [at] hotmail [dot] com
Wikipedia
Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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