General Information
| Completion: | 1962 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Haunched girder bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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| Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1964 |
Award of Merit
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA |
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| Address: | I-210 |
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 30° 11' 51" N 93° 16' 36" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | ca. 2 600 m |
Materials
| deck |
steel
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|---|---|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Israel LaFleur Bridge is a concrete pillar vehicular bridge located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The bridge was built in 1962 as part of Interstate 210 (Lake Charles Loop; a highway expansion that travels over the Calcasieu River, south of Lake Charles, and back up to Interstate 10). It is named after Israel LaFleur, who spearheaded the project to build it.
The bridge is about 8,500 feet (2,600 m) long, and 140 feet (43 m) high. It is one of the tallest structures in southwest Louisiana.
The bridge survived the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Rita. The bridge's structural rating is 96%, even after surviving two major hurricanes.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Israel LaFleur Bridge" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- American Bridge Company (deck of main bridge)
- Massman Construction Company (eastern approach viaduct)
Relevant Web Sites
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20007624 - Published on:
07/01/2003 - Last updated on:
25/10/2017
