U.S. 61 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge

U.S. 61 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge
Coordinates	30°01′34″N 90°25′16″W / 30.0261°N 90.4212°WCoordinates: 30°01′34″N 90°25′16″W / 30.0261°N 90.4212°W
Carries	4 lanes of US 61 (Airline Highway)
Crosses	Bonnet Carré Spillway
Locale	St. Charles Parish
Maintained by	LA DOTD
Characteristics
Total length	6,006 feet (1,831 m)
Width	40 ft
History
Opened	1935

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 bridge opened in 1935.^[3]

See also

• Louisiana portal
• Bridges portal
• List of bridges in the United States

References

1. "Bonnet Carre Bridge". bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
2. "Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge Load Testing" (PDF). Louisiana State University. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
3. "Bonnet Carré Spillway Master Plan" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-11.

External links

• Media related to U.S. 61 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
• LA DOTD website