Krotz Springs Bridge, Cantilever bridge in Louisiana, United States.
The Krotz Springs Bridge, officially the Frank and Sal Diesi Bridge, is a pair of continuous truss bridges carrying US 190 over the Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, Louisiana. The eastbound span dates from 1988 and the westbound span from 1973; the two parallel steel trusses stand on piers in the river.
Plans for a Krotz Springs crossing were announced as early as 1925, and the first span opened on July 1, 1928, as a free bridge carrying both railroad and automobile traffic. A dedicated auto bridge, a truss span costing $1 million, was built in 1934 and carried two lanes of US 190. A parallel span followed in 1973; the 1934 span closed and was demolished in 1985, and the current eastbound span opened in 1988.
The bridge received its official name, Frank and Sal Diesi Bridge, in 2015 to honor local port officials who made significant contributions to regional development.
The bridge carries US 190 over the Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, with the eastbound span dating from 1988 and the westbound span from 1973. Drivers cross on a continuous truss structure; there is no separate pedestrian walkway mentioned in the sources, so plan to cross by vehicle.
The bridge's official name honors Frank and Sal Diesi, Krotz Springs Port officials, and was assigned in September 2015. Long before that, plans for a crossing here were announced as early as 1925, and the first span opened on July 1, 1928, carrying both railroad and automobile traffic.
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