Berwick Bay Bridge

Bridge in Berwick and Morgan City, Louisiana
29°41′33″N 91°12′45″W / 29.6925°N 91.2125°W / 29.6925; -91.2125CarriesLafayette Subdivision (1 track)CrossesAtchafalaya RiverLocaleBerwick and Morgan City, LouisianaMaintained byLaDOTDID numberSPRR Bridge[1]CharacteristicsDesignVertical lift bridgeLocationMap

The Berwick Bay Bridge is a vertical lift bridge in the U.S. state of Louisiana which carries the BNSF Railway over the Atchafalaya River between Berwick and Morgan City.[2] The bridge is primarily used for freight, but Amtrak runs the Sunset Limited three times weekely per direction over the line.

References

  1. ^ The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1976. p. 803.
  2. ^ United States. Army. Corps of Engineers (1942). Report of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 2232.
Crossings of the Atchafalaya River
Upstream
E. J. "Lionel" Grizzaffi Bridge
 Berwick Bay Bridge
BNSF Railway		 Downstream
Gulf of Mexico


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