Kansas City Southern Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge
The Kansas City Southern Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge is a bridge that carries a Kansas City Southern Railway rail line over the Bonnet Carré Spillway in St. Charles Parish.[1] At 1.8 miles (2.9 km) long or (9,501 ft), it is one of the longest bridges in the world.[2]
Kansas City Southern Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 30°01′30″N 90°25′37″W |
| Carries | Kansas City Southern rail line |
| Crosses | Bonnet Carré Spillway |
| Locale | St. Charles Parish, Louisiana |
| Owner | Kansas City Southern Railway |
| Maintained by | Kansas City Southern Railway |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 9,501 ft (2,896 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1936 |
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The bridge is owned and maintained by the Kansas City Southern Railway corporation and is used by Kansas City Southern Railway freight trains.
See also
References
- "Bonnet Carré Spillway Master Plan" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- "Study puts price of New Orleans to Baton Rouge passenger train at $262 million". Railway Track & Structures Magazine. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
External links
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