Sunshine Bridge

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Sunshine Bridge
Sunshine Bridge
Carries 4 lanes of LA 70
Crosses Mississippi River
Locale Sorrento, Louisiana and Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Maintained by LaDOTD
ID number 614704260200721
Design Cantilever bridge
Longest span 825 feet (251 m)
Total length 8,236 feet (2,510 m)
Width 4 lanes
Clearance below 170 feet (52 m)
AADT 16,000
Opening date August 1964
Coordinates 30°05′53″N, 90°54′44″W
For the bridge in Florida, see Sunshine Skyway.

The Sunshine Bridge is a cantilever bridge over the Mississippi River in St. James Parish, Louisiana. It carries LA 70, which connects Donaldsonville on the west bank of Ascension Parish with Sorrento on the east bank of the parish.

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Crossings of the Mississippi River
Upstream
White Castle Ferry
LA 3075		 Sunshine Bridge
 Downstream
Gramercy Bridge


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