The Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge, also known as the Gateway to the Gulf Expressway,[1] is a concrete trestle toll bridge in the U.S. state of Louisiana.[2] With a total length of 43,600 feet (13,300 m; 8.26 mi), it is one of the longest bridges in the world.
Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 29°13′34″N 90°11′42″W / 29.226119°N 90.194965°W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of  LA 1 |
| Crosses | Bayou Lafourche and marsh |
| Locale | Lafourche Parish |
| Maintained by | LA DOTD |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 43,600 feet (13,300 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 2009 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | Yes |
| Location | |
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The bridge carries Louisiana Highway 1 over Bayou Lafourche and marshes in south Louisiana. It is located in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. The bridge, which opened in 2009, connects Leeville to Port Fourchon, with a planned future expansion northward to Golden Meadow. The toll rates as of November 2020 are $3.75 for 2-axle vehicles, $5.50 for 3-axle vehicles, $7.50 for 4-axle vehicles, $15.00 for 5-axle vehicles, and $18.00 for 6-axle vehicles.[3][needs update]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Gateway to the Gulf Expressway at Google Maps, Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "LA 1 Improvements". U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
- ^ "LA 1 Coalition". LA1Coalition.org. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
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