Hale Boggs Bridge - Mississippi River - New Orleans Louisiana
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misfitt
N 29° 56.550 W 090° 22.460
15R E 753430 N 3315313
Luling Louisiana Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge, Mississippi River Bridge, River Mile 121.6
Waymark Code: WM1FA8
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/26/2007
Views: 211
A Suspension Cable Stay Bridge contain highway I-310,4-traffic lanes, carrying 37,500 vehicles a day (2003), Main Span 1,234 ft, main structure 2.744 ft, Overall 10,700 ft, opened October 6, 1983.
Also called the Luling Bridge, a nearby city, the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge is the first major cable stay bridge built in the US. It is somewhat unusual for a cable stay in that is has very few cables, and the deck is more of a box girder than a suspended deck.
Hale Boggs was a US Congressman from Louisiana. The bridge itself was built to survive hurricane force wind, which was demonstrated when Katrina hit in 2005.
Date Completed: 10/06/1983
Usage: Automobile
Length: 10,700 Ft.
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