The Port of Morgan City offers multidirectional transportation routes

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The Port of Morgan City is the focal point of waterborne transportation in four directions , providing easy access to the Gulf of America and the Inland River System:

  • East to West on the GIWW
  • South to the Gulf of America via the Atchafalaya River
  • North to the Old River Locks via the Atchafalaya River
  • North on the GIWW Morgan City-to-Port Allen Alternate Route
Inland Waterways

Waterways

POMC Multi-Directional

The Port of Morgan City is strategically located to provide 3 access routes to the Mississippi River. Traffic between points in the southwest United States and the Upper Mississippi River Valley saves approximately 342 miles round trip by using the Morgan City—to—Port Allen Alternate Route rather than the Intracoastal via the Harvey Locks at New Orleans.

Navigation Info

ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AND BAYOUS BOEUF, BLACK AND CHENE FEDERALLY AUTHORIZED PROJECT

Bayou Chene Flood Gate

The Atchafalaya River and Bayous Boeuf, Black and Chene Federally Authorized Project provides a navigation channel 20 feet deep by a bottom width of 400 feet from the vicinity of U. S. Hwy. 90 crossing over Bayou Boeuf to the Gulf of America via Bayou Boeuf, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Bayou Chene, Avoca Island Cutoff, the lower Atchafalaya River, Atchafalaya Bay to the Gulf of America and from near U. S. Hwy 90 to Bayou Chene via Bayou Black and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

  • Bayou Chene Flood Protection Structure

    Location
    St. Mary and Terrebonne Parishes, Louisiana, south of Avoca Island
    Latitude 29°37’20.98”N Longitude 91°5’36.31”W

    For more information: https://smld.org/bayou-chene/

GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY EAST TO WEST

About MultiDirectional
  • GIWW MM 85— Entrance to Bayou Chene
    • Industry Route from Bayou Boeuf and Bayou Black to the Gulf of America
    • Used as alternate route for GIWW when Bayou Boeuf Locks are not operating
    • NO OVERHEAD RESTRICTIONS
  • GIWW MILE 90.8 W, BAYOU BOEUF
    OVERHEAD POWER CABLE—138’ VERTICAL CLEARANCE
  • GIWW MILE 93.0 W, BAYOU BOEUF LOCK—1,156’ LONG, 75’ WIDE, 13’ OVER SILLS
  • GIWW MILE 95 W, PORT OF MORGAN CITY MARINE TERMINAL—20’ BERTH DEPTH
  • GIWW MILE 96.5 W, OVERHEAD POWER CABLE, 130’ VERTICAL CLEARANCE
  • GIWW MILE 98 W, – THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER EMPTIES SOUTH TO THE GULF OF AMERICA

ATCHAFALAYA RIVER (AR) NORTH / GIWW MORGAN CITY-TO-PORT ALLEN ALTERNATE ROUTE (MP) / BERWICK BAY HARBOR

  • GIWW MILE 95.7 W / MP MILE 0.0 / AR MILE 113.3
    From this strategic waterway location at the intersection of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and the Atchafalaya River, mariners can navigate North , South, East or West.
  • MP MILE 2.4 / AR MILE 115.7—2 ALTERNATE ROUTES TO MISSISSIPPI RIVER SEPARATE
    • Atchafalaya River North to Old River Locks
    • Morgan City-to-Port Allen Alternate Route North to Port Allen Locks
  • BERWICK BAY HARBOR
    There are three bridges that connect Morgan City to Berwick over the Atchafalaya River. The bridges consist of two passenger vehicle bridges and one railroad bridge.

    • Mile 0.5 MP, Highway 90 Bridge (E. J. “Lionel” Grizaffi Bridge) Horizontal Clearance 525’, Vertical Clearance 73’
    • Mile 0.6, Hwy 182 Bridge (Long – Allen Bridge) —Horizontal Clearance 583’, Vertical Clearance 50’
    • Mile 0.3 MP, Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge ( Berwick Bay Bridge), – Horizontal Clearance 320’, Vertical Clearance 4’ when down, 73 feet when up

Railway Access

Multidirectional Rail

Class 1 Rail Service

BNSF and UP Class 1 rail service connects Morgan City to the U. S. rail network.

Louisiana & Delta Railroad (LDRR) provides on site Port rail services for BNSF & UP Railways through Morgan City.

Louisiana & Delta Railroad – A Genesee & Wyoming Company
LDRR Railroad

LDRR Network

LDRR map

Air Transport

Perry Flying Center-Patterson

HARRY P. WILLIAMS MEMORIAL AIRPORT
3884 AIRPORT ROAD,
PATTERSON, LA

10 MILES FROM PORT OF MORGAN CITY MARINE TERMINAL VIA HWY 90 WEST

5,399-FOOT RUNWAY

FIXED BASE OPERATOR PERRY FLYING CENTER

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Highway Access

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  • Ideally situated with immediate access to future corridor of I-49, presently four-lane Highway 90.

  • Connections to I-55 & I-59 North and I-10 East & West

Highway Access
  • 70 miles east of Lafayette, LA via Highway 90 West, future I-49
  • 90 miles southwest of New Orleans, LA via Highway 90 East, future I-49
  • 70 miles south of Baton Rouge, LA via Hwy 70