Bonnet Carre' Spillway Bridge

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bridge
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Hurricane_Katrina
gptkbp:connects gptkb:St._John_the_Baptist_Parish
gptkb:St._Charles_Parish
gptkbp:constructionMaterial 1937
gptkbp:constructionStarted 1935
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Bonnet_Carre'_Spillway
gptkbp:design cantilever
gptkbp:designatedAs gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Louisiana_State_Highway_Department
gptkb:W._M._McCarty_Company
gptkbp:designedFor heavy traffic
gptkbp:emergencyServices yes
gptkbp:features two lanes
gptkbp:function flood control
gptkbp:height 40 feet
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part of flood control system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bonnet Carre' Spillway Bridge
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:St._Charles_Parish,_Louisiana
gptkbp:isMaintainedBy gptkb:Louisiana_DOTD
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:U.S._Route_61
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy gptkb:National_Historic_Register
gptkbp:isSuitableFor flood control history
gptkbp:isUsedFor flood management
gptkbp:length 1,200 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:Louisiana
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Louisiana_Department_of_Transportation_and_Development
gptkbp:material steel
gptkbp:opened 1937
gptkbp:openedIn 1937
gptkbp:openToPublic 1937
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mississippi_River_and_Tributaries_Project
Bonnet_Carre'_Spillway_project
gptkbp:passenger_traffic vehicular traffic
approximately 10,000 vehicles per day
two lanes
gptkbp:providesAccessTo gptkb:Bonnet_Carre'_Spillway
gptkbp:renovated 2000
gptkbp:scenicViews gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:New_Orleans_metropolitan_area
gptkbp:serves gptkb:U.S._Route_61
gptkbp:structureType cantilever bridge
gptkbp:supports emergency services
gptkbp:toll no
gptkbp:type movable bridge
gptkbp:usedFor evacuation routes
gptkbp:width 24 feet