The Gramercy Bridge (officially the Veterans Memorial Bridge), is a

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over the

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connecting Gramercy, Louisiana in St. James Parish with St. John the Baptist Parish. It is the second newest Mississippi River bridge in Louisiana (due to the completion of the John James Audubon Bridge), one of many built to replace the

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system following a 1976

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that killed 78 when a ferry with an inebriated pilot and crew sank after being struck by a ship.The Zachary Taylor Parkwaybr>Bridges Replace Ferries
The bridge and its approaches are Louisiana Highway 3213 (LA 3213), which runs 3.79 miles (6.10 km) from Louisiana Highway 18 on the west bank north over the bridge, past an interchange with Louisiana Highway 44, to its terminus at Louisiana Highway 641. (LA 641 continues north across U.S. Highway 61 ( Airline Highway) to

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.) LA 3213 now extends from the bridge to LA 3127 on a two lane roadway that crosses over railroad tracks about halfway down the road.

References

* Weeks III, John A. "LA-3213 Veterans Memorial Bridge, Gramercy, LA"
http://www.johnweeks.com/lower_mississippi/pages/lmiss14.html
Retrieved January 31, 2006. * {{Crossings navbox , structure = Crossings , place =

, bridge = Gramercy Bridge , bridge signs = , upstream = Sunshine Bridge , upstream signs = , downstream = Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge , downstream signs = I-310

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