Atchafalaya in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Louisiana Airborne Memorial Bridge
February 16, 2018
1. Louisiana Airborne Memorial Bridge Marker
designated the Louisiana Airborne Memorial Bridge
in honor of the brave members and veterans
of the Airborne forces and the patriotic spirit they
represent...."
Act 793 July 10, 1989
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To the memory of those brave members
of America's Airborne Forces who
served, now serve and yet will serve,
many to give their lives, in defense
of freedom and human dignity
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We pay tribute to
Their devotion and duty
Their valor
Their sacrifice
Erected 1990 by Acadia Chapter 82nd Airborne Division Assn. Funded by Airborne Veterans and Airborne Spirited Friends.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.
Location. 30° 20.481′ N, 91° 43.359′ W. Memorial is in Atchafalaya, Louisiana, in St. Martin Parish. It is on Atchafalaya River Higway (State Highway 3177) near Interstate 10, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1908 Atchafalaya River Higway, Breaux Bridge LA 70517,
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Regionally, this memorial is in Louisiana’s Acadiana Cajun Country and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, Acadia, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Atchafalaya River (within shouting distance of this marker); Atchafalaya Floodway (approx. 4.2 miles away); a different marker also named Atchafalaya Floodway (approx. 4.6 miles away); a different marker also named Atchafalaya River (approx. 4.8 miles away); Bottomland Hardwoods (approx. 6½ miles away); Big Alabama Bayou (approx. 6½ miles away); Louis Hebert (approx. 7.8 miles away); Stephanie-Martin Duralde House (approx. 9.3 miles away).
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2. Louisiana Airborne Memorial Bridge Marker
Also see . . . Wikipedia Entry. (Submitted on February 18, 2018.)
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3. Louisiana Airborne Memorial Bridge Marker
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4. Louisiana Airborne Memorial Bridge Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 407 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 18, 2018.
