Horace Wilkinson Bridge

Horace Wilkinson Bridge
View of the Horace Wilkinson Bridge looking northwest from the east bank of the river in January 2023.
Coordinates	30°26′22.2″N 91°11′47.4″W / 30.439500°N 91.196500°W / 30.439500; -91.196500
Carries	6 lanes of I-10
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Other name(s)	The New Bridge, Mississippi River Bridge
Maintained by	LaDOTD
ID number	611704500900001
Characteristics
Design	Cantilever bridge
Total length	4,550 feet (1,387 m) (superstructure) 14,150 feet (4,313 m) (overall)
Width	80 feet (24 m)
Longest span	1,235 feet (376 m)
Clearance below	175 feet (53 m)
History
Engineering design by	Modjeski & Masters
Construction cost	$46 million[1]
Opened	April 10, 1968[2]
Statistics
Daily traffic	107,000 (2005)
Location

The Horace Wilkinson Bridge (locally known as the New Bridge) is a cantilever bridge carrying Interstate 10 in Louisiana across the Mississippi River from Port Allen in West Baton Rouge Parish to Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish. Around the Baton Rouge metropolitan area, the bridge is more commonly known as the "New Bridge" because it is the younger of the two bridges that cross the river in Baton Rouge, downstream of the older Huey P. Long Bridge.

The structure begins at the Louisiana Highway 1 (LA 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. It is the highest bridge on the Mississippi River.