Horace Wilkinson Bridge

Infobox Bridge
bridge_name= Horace Wilkinson Bridge


caption= Horace Wilkinson Bridge from the southeast
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also_known_as= I-10 Bridge, "New" Bridge
carries= 6 lanes of I-10
crosses= Mississippi River
locale= Baton Rouge, Louisiana
maint= LaDOTD
id= 611704500900001
design= Cantilever bridge
mainspan= convert|1235|ft|m|0
length= convert|4550|ft|m|0 (superstructure)
convert|14150|ft|m|0 (overall)
width= convert|80|ft|m|0
clearance=
below= convert|175|ft|m|0
traffic= 89,100
open=April 10, 1968 [ [http://www.dotd.state.la.us/press/faq.asp#bridges LADOTD Frequently Asked Questions - What is the history of the Horace Wilkinson Bridge/New Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge?] ]
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coordinates= Coord|30.4395|-91.1965|type:landmark|display=title,inline

The Horace Wilkinson Bridge is a cantilever bridge carrying Interstate 10 across the Mississippi River from Port Allen in West Baton Rouge Parish to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This is the only point where Interstate 10 crosses the Mississippi River in Louisiana. Around the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area, the bridge is more commonly known as the "New Bridge" because it is the youngest of the two bridges that cross the river at Baton Rouge.The structure begins at the Louisiana Highway 1 exit south of Port Allen. After the interstate crosses the superstructure, it remains an elevated viaduct up to the Dalrymple Drive exit to Louisiana State University. Locally it is notorious for daily traffic snags due to the high volume of vehicles using the bridge and the style of entrances from Highway 1 on the west bank, and from St. Ferdinand Street in downtown on the east bank.

ee also

*List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River

References

External links

* [http://www.johnweeks.com/lower_mississippi/pages/lmiss12.html Horace Wilkinson Bridge] by John Weeks
* [http://www.bridgepix.com/bridgeblog/?p=184 Horace Wilkinson BridgePix] featured on BridgePix.Com

Crossings navbox
structure = Crossings
place = Mississippi River
bridge = Horace Wilkinson Bridge
bridge signs =
upstream = Huey P. Long Bridge
upstream signs =
"Kansas City Southern Railway"
downstream = Plaquemine Ferry
downstream signs =