Attraction · Louisiana
Mississippi River Bridge
Mississippi River Bridge is an attraction in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. The nearest named place is USS Kidd, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.5 miles off.
What to expect
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- LADOT
How to reach it
Coordinates30.43952, -91.19630
- 0.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 0.5 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- 0.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.3 mi off the Tunica Trace Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Riverfront Plaza/Levee Green: 0.5 mi
- Repentance Park: 0.6 mi
- City Hall Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Galvez Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Rivoult Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 29
- USS Kidd: 0.4 mi
- Louisiana State Welcome Center: 1.1 mi
- Mike the Tiger Habitat: 1.9 mi
- Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension: 6.3 mi
- Hot Shot: 11.9 mi
Museums: 28
- USS Kidd Veterans Museum: 0.4 mi
- Louisiana Art and Science Museum: 0.6 mi
- Baton Rouge African American Museum: 0.6 mi
- Old State Capitol: 0.7 mi
- LSU Museum of Art: 0.7 mi
Historic sites: 11
- USCGC WHITE ALDER: 0.5 mi
- A-7 Corsair: 0.5 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Huey P. Long Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land: 1.4 mi
Gardens: 10
- Huey P Long Garden: 1.2 mi
- Never Forget Garden: 1.4 mi
- Barton Arboretum: 5.0 mi
- Florence and Charles Crowder Camellia Collection: 5.0 mi
- Monroe Garden: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Burbank Nature Reserve: 6.6 mi
- Wray Nature Reserve: 8.2 mi
- Blackwater Conservation Area: 9.0 mi
- Jones Creek Nature Reserve: 9.2 mi
- South Harrell's Ferry Nature Reserve: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Istrouma Bluff: 0.7 mi
- Scott Bluffs: 5.3 mi
- Mallets Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Painted Bluffs: 16.6 mi
- Balls Bluff: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Morrisonville: 8.3 mi
- Alma: 15.8 mi
- Anchor: 19.3 mi
- Galveztown: 19.5 mi
- Waterloo: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 4
- The Crest: 0.7 mi
- The Red Stick Sculpture: 5.7 mi
- 2000: 8.8 mi
- Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Denham Spring: 14.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:36 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:33 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 53 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LSU Ben-hur Farm, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8320360869
Day trips start here
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