Gramercy Bridge, Cantilever bridge in Gramercy, Louisiana

Gramercy Bridge, officially Veterans Memorial Bridge, is a steel cantilever truss carrying Louisiana Highway 3213 over the Mississippi River between St. James and St. John the Baptist parishes. Its total length is 945 meters, with a main span of 445 meters. From a distance, two triangular truss peaks rise above the flat roadway, linked by a lower truss of repeating triangles.

Before 1964 only two towns on the last 560 km of the Mississippi had road bridges, and ferries handled most crossings. A 1976 ferry accident that killed 78 people pushed Louisiana to replace ferries with bridges; the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge followed in 1983, and the Gramercy Bridge opened about a decade later. Its western approach was long called "the bridge to nowhere" until it was linked to LA 3127 on 17 June 2008.

The bridge connects communities on both sides of the Mississippi and makes daily travel between the parishes much easier for local residents. It has become a central route that people from both areas rely on for work and family visits.

The bridge carries Louisiana Highway 3213; on the west bank it meets Louisiana Highway 18, and past the span there is an interchange with Louisiana Highway 44 before the route ends at Louisiana Highway 641. A two-lane extension continues to Louisiana Highway 3127, crossing railroad tracks about halfway along.

The bridge required specialized engineering techniques to span the width and depth of the Mississippi River at this location. Its construction presented challenges beyond simple length, dealing with the river's powerful currents and changing water levels.