Berwick Bay

Berwick Bay is the section of the Lower Atchafalaya River in Louisiana from Morgan City north to . U.S. Route 90 crosses Berwick Bay connecting the town of Berwick on the west bank of the Atchafalaya to Morgan City on the east bank. There is also a Southern Pacific vertical lift bridge connecting the two municipalities. This stretch of water lends its name to Vessel Traffic Service Berwick Bay which manages the waters south of 29°45' N., west of 91°10' W., north of 29°37' N., and east of 91°18' W.^[1] These waters include the junction of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, the and several tributary bayous. Narrow bridge openings and a swift river current require one-way traffic flow through the bridges. VTS Berwick Bay is unique among United States Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Services because it maintains direct control of vessel traffic.

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^ "Table 161.12(c) VTS and VMRS Centers, Call Signs/MMSI, Designated Frequencies, and Monitoring Areas" (PDF). Navcen.uscg.gov. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

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Coast Pilot 5 - 34th Edition, 2006 Chapter 9

Coordinates: 29°42′05″N 91°13′02″W / 29.7013°N 91.2172°W / 29.7013; -91.2172

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[1] "Table 161.12(c) VTS and VMRS Centers, Call Signs/MMSI, Designated Frequencies, and Monitoring Areas" (PDF). Navcen.uscg.gov. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

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