I-10 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge

Bridge in St. John the Baptist Parish, Jefferson Parish

30°02′28″N 90°21′01″W / 30.0410°N 90.3502°W / 30.0410; -90.3502Carries4 lanes of

I-10CrossesBonnet Carré Spillway, Lake Pontchartrain and LaBranche WetlandsLocaleSt. Charles Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish, Jefferson ParishMaintained byLA DOTDCharacteristicsTotal length58,077 feet (17,702 m)Width45 feet (14 m)HistoryOpened1972Location Map

The I-10 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge is a twin concrete trestle bridge in the U.S. state of Louisiana.^[1] With a total length of 58,077 feet (17,702 m; 10.9994 mi), it is one of the longest bridges in the world.

The bridge carries Interstate 10 over the Bonnet Carré Spillway, Lake Pontchartrain, and LaBranche Wetlands in St. Charles Parish and a portion of St. John the Baptist and Jefferson Parishes. The bridge opened in 1972.^[2]

References

^ "Top 10 Longest Bridges in the United States". listosaur.com. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
^ "Interstate 10 West - St. Charles Parish to Ascension Parish". aaroads.com. Retrieved 2014-03-28.