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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.
Interstate 10 (I-10), a major transcontinental Interstate Highway in the Southern United States, runs across the southern part of Louisiana for 274.42 miles (441.64 km) [1] [3] from Texas to Mississippi.It passes through Lake Charles, Lafayette, and Baton Rouge, dips south of Lake Pontchartrain to serve the New Orleans metropolitan area, then crosses Lake Pontchartrain and leaves the state.
11 paź 2019 · Historic Truss Bridge in Lake Charles and Westlake Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. This bridge is noted for its uncommon arched truss design, as well as its unique railings that feature guns on them.
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.
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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 · DOTD and Calcasieu Bridge Partners agreed to push the proposal’s expiration date to February first. Setting them up to pitch the project to lawmakers again. And now, the Federal Department of Transportation has put Louisiana on the clock.
