U.S. 61 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge

Bridge in St. Charles Parish

30°01′34″N 90°25′16″W / 30.0261°N 90.4212°W / 30.0261; -90.4212Carries4 lanes of

US 61 (Airline Highway)CrossesBonnet Carré SpillwayLocaleSt. Charles ParishMaintained byLA DOTDCharacteristicsTotal length6,006 feet (1,831 m)Width40 ftHistoryOpened1935 (eastern route), 1984 (western route)Location Map

The U.S. 61 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge is a twin concrete trestle bridge in the U.S. state of Louisiana.^[1]^[2] It has a total length of 1,830.62 metres (6,006.0 ft). The bridge carries U.S. Route 61 (Airline Highway) over the Bonnet Carré Spillway in St. Charles Parish. The original bridge opened in 1935 serving four narrow lanes of traffic; however, due to frequent traffic congestion and accidents, a parallel span opened in 1984. The original span currently serves eastbound traffic, while the newer span serves westbound traffic.^[3]

References

^ "Bonnet Carre Bridge". bridgehunter.com. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
^ "Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge Load Testing" (PDF). Louisiana State University. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
^ "Bonnet Carré Spillway Master Plan" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.