Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 29°56′33″N 90°22′25″W / 29.94250°N 90.37361°W |
Carries | 4 lanes of I-310 |
Crosses | Mississippi River |
Locale | Destrehan, Louisiana and Luling, Louisiana |
Official name | Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge |
Other name(s) | Luling Bridge |
Maintained by | LA DOTD |
ID number | 024504503700001 |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
Total length | 10,700 feet (3,261 m) |
Width | 76 feet (23 m) |
Longest span | 1,220 feet (372 m)[1] |
Clearance below | 158 feet (48 m) |
History | |
Opened | October 6, 1983 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 40,000 (2008) |
Location | |
The Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge (also known as the Luling Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana.[2] It is named for the late United States Congressman Hale Boggs.[3]
With a total length of 10,699 feet (3,261 m; 2.0263 mi), it is one of the longest bridges in the world.