E.J. "Lionel" Grizzaffi Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on US 90 between Berwick and Morgan City
- Location
- Morgan City, 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
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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)
View more at BridgeReports.com
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
Related Bridges
- Long-Allen Bridge (Predecessor) - Both still open
Sources
- C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
- David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
- J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Cliff Darby - clif30 [at] hotmail [dot] com
Comments
I suspect that "Bravo Corporation (substructure)" is a typo and should be Dravo Contracting Co. (aka Dravo Corporation)
The bridge opened on April 12, 1977.
Now THAT is a great bridge photo!
December 21, 2014 Sunset between.
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.
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.
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.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/la/st-mary/35104240532701/
This bridge is in maintenance mode (06/2020). One 16-ft lane each direction. Maintenance includes painting, fastener replacement, and other repairs as needed.
This bridge has had minimal maintenance and no serious repairs since it was opened in 1977.
It should be between a year and a half and two year project.