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The Calcasieu River Bridge, or the Pistol bridge officially named the Louisiana Memorial World War II Bridge in June 1951 [1] is an arched cantilever, rivet-connected Warren through truss (main span) [2] located on Interstate 10 between Lake Charles, Louisiana, and Westlake, Louisiana.
11 cze 2024 · In 1981, a 26 vehicle pileup happened on the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge and three people were killed. It was blamed on an expansion joint that popped up and punctured a truck's fuel tank and leaked diesel on one side of the bridge, turning it into a slippery slope.
18 sty 2024 · Gov. Jeff Landry said a new deal has been reached to replace the Interstate 10 bridge over the Calcasieu River that reduces the cost of the infrastructure project and the tolls that drivers...
24 paź 2023 · Plan to build a new Lake Charles I-10 bridge may be dead. Here's why lawmakers rejected it. Republicans killed the plan to replace the aging bridge after trucking companies cried foul over...
12 gru 2021 · The Interstate 10 bridge over the Calcasieu River here is a throwback to another era, but still relied upon by around 90,000 vehicles per day at a key section of the cross-country highway.
History. When the current I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge opened for traffic in 1952 as part of a state highway, it was designed for a traffic load of 37,000 per day and a 50-year life span. The average daily crossings today are over 90,000. The aging structure has carried a traffic load over two times its design capacity for decades.
14 gru 2023 · In January of this year, the United States Department of Transportation selected the Calcasieu River Bridge as one of nine projects that would receive a Mega grant. $600 million was requested, but only $150 million was granted.
