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

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over the

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connecting

Gramercy, Louisiana Gramercy is a town in the U.S. state of Louisiana, in St. James Parish. It is part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area . The population was 3,613 at the time of the 2010 U.S. census and 3,188 according to the 2020 population estimates program ...

in St. James Parish with

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. 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

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on the west bank north over the bridge, past an interchange with

Louisiana Highway 44 Louisiana Highway 44 (LA 44) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Ascension, St. James, and St. John the Baptist Parishes. It runs from west to east, parallel to the east bank of the Mississippi River, from Prairieville to LaPlace. I ...

, to its terminus at Louisiana Highway 641. (LA 641 continues north across

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(

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) 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 The Sunshine Bridge is a cantilever bridge over the Mississippi River in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Completed in 1963, it carries Louisiana Highway 70 (LA 70), which connects Donaldsonville on the west bank of Ascension Parish with Sorre ...

, upstream signs = , downstream =

Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge The Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge (also known as the Luling Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. It is named for the late United States Congressman Hale Boggs. With a total length of , it is ...

, downstream signs = I-310

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