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Bridge · from the US Coast Guard investigation record
SUNSHINE BRIDGE
The vessels recorded in 11 Coast Guard casualty investigations naming this bridge, 2002–2024: 30 vessel mentions, 26 hulls with a page on Maury.
Every investigation naming this structure
| Vessel, with role as recorded | Date | Classification | Structure status, as recorded | Property damage recorded | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR G Involved in a Marine Casualty SCF 24054 Involved in a Marine Casualty |
2024-08-11 | Routine | Undamaged - Operational | — | none recorded |
| SCF 1021 B Involved in a Marine Casualty SCF 24304 B Involved in a Marine Casualty |
2023-02-17 | Routine | Undamaged - Operational | $67,000 | none recorded |
| DANK SILVER Involved in a Marine Casualty NED FERRY Involved in a Marine Casualty POINT CLEAR Involved in a Marine Casualty |
2019-06-16 | Major Marine Casualty · serious marine incident | Damaged and Not Repaired - Operational | $4,500,000 | none recorded |
| BARBARA ANN Involved in a Marine Casualty KIRBY 29051 Involved in a Marine Casualty |
2019-01-20 | Routine | Damaged and Repaired - Operational | $100,000 | none recorded |
| DENNIS ROSS Involved in a Marine Casualty MEM 1009 Involved in a Marine Casualty MM 98 Involved in a Marine Casualty SAFETY TEAM Involved in a Marine Casualty |
2016-07-23 | Routine | Undamaged - Operational | $45,000 | none recorded |
| MISS DOROTHY Involved in a Marine Casualty ANGELA RAE Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject FREEDOM Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject FSP 101 Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject |
2013-12-29 | Major Marine Casualty · serious marine incident | Undamaged - Operational | $100,000 | 0 dead, 1 injured, 0 missing |
| GRIFCO 3810 Involved in a Marine Casualty NATALIE ALEXANDER Involved in a Marine Casualty |
2010-02-25 | Routine · serious marine incident | Damaged and Not Repaired - Operational | $322,914 | none recorded |
| KIRBY 28742D Involved in a Marine Casualty KIRBY 30743 Involved in a Marine Casualty RICKY J LEBOEUF Involved in a Marine Casualty |
2008-04-11 | Routine · serious marine incident | Damaged and Not Repaired - Operational | $2,000,000 | none recorded |
| COASTAL 3309 L Involved in a Marine Casualty CAPT. BILL IKNER Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject |
2005-01-29 | Routine | Undamaged - Operational | $35,000 | none recorded |
| CG L60 Involved in a Marine Casualty CG-F20 Involved in a Marine Casualty DIANA T Involved in a Marine Casualty |
2003-11-30 | Routine · serious marine incident | Damaged and Not Repaired - Operational | $393,600 | none recorded |
| GINNY STONE Involved in a Marine Casualty SG 637 Involved in a Marine Casualty AKILI Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject |
2002-11-21 | Routine | Damaged and Repaired - Operational | $30,000 | none recorded |
A vessel’s role is the Coast Guard’s word for how it was involved, and it is shown exactly as recorded: a vessel “sighted near” an incident is not a striking vessel, and involvement is not fault. Where an investigation records anyone dead, injured or missing, only the
structured fields are shown and the narrative is withheld. Property damage is the total the investigation recorded,
in dollars of the year, never adjusted. Vessel names link to the hull’s page where Maury publishes one;
an unlinked name is a hull Maury holds and does not publish, or one it does not hold.
Investigations recorded, by year
| Year | Investigations recorded |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
A count of investigation records that name this structure. It is not a rate: the
Coast Guard’s record of incidents is denser in some years and districts than others
(coverage), and the record for 1991 onward
is the one Maury holds.
Identity
Recorded as
SUNSHINE BRIDGE
Also recorded as
—
Type
Bridge
Coast Guard unit
USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge; Sector New Orleans
Maury structure id
str-b3eab97040
One recorded name under one Coast Guard unit. A grouping by name may include more than one structure.
Federal bridge record
NBI structure number614704260200721 (LA)
Owner, as classed by FHWAState highway agency
Facility carriedLA0070
Feature crossedMISSISSIPPI RIVER
Location, as recordedLA0070
Year built1963
Navigation vertical clearance40.5 m (132.9 ft)
Navigation horizontal clearance228.5 m (749.7 ft)
Minimum navigation vertical clearancenot recorded in the inventory
National Bridge Inventory 2024, Federal Highway Administration, as served.
Match: the only navigation-controlled NBI crossing within 2 km of the recorded position, 0.66 km from it. Owner is FHWA’s owner class, not a name.
What this page is not
A fact about a structure, not a judgement about it or about anyone who owns it. Maury publishes no
score, rating or ranking for a structure, and no count or comparison for a bridge owner. A structure with no
page has no recorded involvement in the ranges Maury holds; that is not “never struck”.
Source: US Coast Guard Incident Investigation Reports through 13 September 2026; National Bridge
Inventory where matched. Coverage and known gaps.