Atchafalaya River

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Atchafalaya Basin Bridge (St. Martin Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1971
Pair of 16+ mile bridges over the Atchafalaya Basin on I-10
Open to traffic

Atchafalaya River LA 1 Bridge (Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1971
Cantilevered Warren through truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on LA 1 at Simmesport in Simmesport
Open to traffic

Atchafalaya River US 190 Bridge (St. Landry Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1973 (WB) and 1988 (EB)
Pair of through truss bridges over Atchafalaya River on US 190 at Krotz Springs
Open to traffic

BNSF/UP - Atchafalaya River Lift Bridge (St. Mary Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1908; lift span added in 1969
Lift bridge over Atchafalaya River (Berwick Bay) on the BNSF/UP Railroads between Berwick and Morgan City
Open to traffic

E.J. "Lionel" Grizzaffi Bridge (St. Mary Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1975, Opened April 12, 1977
Through truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on US 90 between Berwick and Morgan City
Open to traffic

KCS - Atchafalaya River Bridge (Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana)
Through truss swing bridge over Atchafalaya River on Kansas City Southern Railroad (formerly also carried LA-1)
Open to traffic

Krotz Springs Bridge (Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1934; removed 1986
Lost K-Parker through truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on US 190
Replaced by a new bridge

Long-Allen Bridge (St. Mary Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1933 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on LA 182 (old US 90) between Berwick and Morgan City
Open to traffic

Melville Ferry (St. Landry Parish, Louisiana)
Closed 2010
Ferry across Atchafalaya River on LA 10 (formerly US 71)
Closed

ML&T - Atchafalaya River Bridge (St. Mary Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1881; Replaced 1908
Lost Pratt truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad & Steamship Co.
Replaced by a new bridge

SP - Atchafalaya River Bridge (St. Mary Parish, Louisiana)
Lost Through truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on Southern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

UP - Krotz Springs Bridge (Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1908; configured for dual rail/auto use 1930-1935
Through truss swing bridge over Atchafalaya River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Melville Bridge (St. Landry Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1929
Warren through truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on Union Pacific Railroad at Melville
Open to traffic