Sunshine Bridge

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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. Completed in 1963, it carries LA 70, which connects Donaldsonville on the west bank of Ascension Parish with Sorrento on the east bank of the parish. The approach roads on the east and west banks begin in Ascension Parish before crossing into St. James Parish.

The bridge is a convenient river crossing for residents of Baton Rouge to travel to the Bayou cities of Houma and Thibodaux.

From its opening in 1964 through August 15, 2001, a 50-cent toll was collected on traffic crossing to the west bank. The toll was discontinued by an act of the Louisiana Legislature, authored by Louisiana State Senator Roy Quezaire (D-Donaldsonville), whose district includes the bridge.