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E.J. Lionel Grizzaffi Bridge

St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

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Atchafalaya River US 90 Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2009

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on US 90 between Berwick and Morgan City
Location
Berwick, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1975, Opened April 12, 1977
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York
- Bravo Corporation (substructure)
- Con Plex (east approaches)
- Williams Brothers (west approaches)
Design
Cantilevered Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 617.0 ft.
Total length: 1,838.4 ft.
Deck width: 67.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 30.0 ft.
Also called
US90 Atchafalaya River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+29.69542, -91.21389   (decimal degrees)
29°41'44" N, 91°12'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/672804/3286370 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Morgan City
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
33,800
Inventory number
BH 19119 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2016)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 49.4 (out of 100)
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Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,441)
Atchafalaya River (12)
Berwick, Louisiana (3)
Bravo Corporation (1)
Built 1975 (94)
Built during 1970s (884)
Cantilevered (305)
Cantilevered truss (249)
Con Plex (1)
Have street view (25,983)
Louisiana (690)
Morgan City, Louisiana (6)
 Navigable waterway (2,102)
Open (38,823)
Owned by state (15,379)
Span length 500-1000 feet (373)
St. Mary Parish, Louisiana (32)
Through truss (14,423)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,768)
Truss (31,770)
US 90 (67)
Warren through truss (1,578)
Warren truss (6,358)
Williams Brothers (1)

Update Log 

  • February 24, 2018: New photos from Cliff Darby
  • December 31, 2014: New photos from M. D. Caillet
  • November 4, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • March 26, 2010: New photo from David Backlin
  • March 25, 2010: Updated by David Backlin: Added Alternate Name
  • August 6, 2009: New photos from C Hanchey

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E.J. Lionel Grizzaffi Bridge
Posted June 25, 2016, by Gary Campos (gary [dot] campos [at] verizon [dot] net)

The bridge opened on April 12, 1977.

Atchafalaya River US 90 Bridge
Posted December 22, 2014, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Now THAT is a great bridge photo!

Atchafalaya River US 90 Bridge
Posted December 22, 2014, by Kristen Hanson (kriseh86 [at] gmail [dot] com)

December 21, 2014 Sunset between.

Atchafalaya River US 90 Bridge
Posted October 20, 2009, by C Hanchey

The old bridge (the "K" truss) is still open to traffic. This 1933 bridge is the old US Hwy 90 bridge and is open to local traffic and is now designated as LA Hwy 182. The newer adjacent bridge now carries US Hwy 90 traffic. As far as I know, there are no plans to remove the old bridge.

Atchafalaya River US 90 Bridge
Posted October 13, 2009, by Todd aka "bridgebuilder" (mrwalk08 [at] aol [dot] com)

Is the old bridge next to it open to traffic? Is it in danger of removal? Would like more information and pics posted. I like the classic "K" truss design of it.

Atchafalaya River US 90 Bridge
Posted October 13, 2009, by Chris (Crocfan20 [at] Yahoo [dot] com)

Took these photos about a month ago during a family trip to Morgan City.The old Atchafalaya Bridge can be seen on the right in the third and fourth photos.