Israel LaFleur Bridge

Isreal LaFleur Bridge
Spanning Calcasieu Ship Channel and Prien Lake
Coordinates 30°12′06″N 93°16′49″W / 30.2017°N 93.2804°W / 30.2017; -93.2804Coordinates: 30°12′06″N 93°16′49″W / 30.2017°N 93.2804°W / 30.2017; -93.2804
Carries I-210
Crosses Calcasieu Ship Channel
Locale Lake Charles, Louisiana
Official name Isreal LaFleur Bridge
Other name(s) I-210 Bridge
Maintained by LDOT
History
Opened 1962
Statistics
Toll Free both ways

The Isreal 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 Isreal LaFleur, who spearheaded the project to build it.[1]

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.

See also

  • Louisiana portal
  • Bridges portal

References

  1. ↑ "4/16/03: Roy and Pearl LaFleur - KPLC 7 News, Lake Charles, Louisiana". Kplctv.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.

Coordinates: 30°12′06″N 93°16′49″W / 30.2017°N 93.2804°W / 30.2017; -93.2804

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