Calcasieu River Bridge
The Calcasieu River Bridge, or the Pistol bridge officially named the Louisiana Memorial World War II Bridge in June 1951 is an arched cantilever, rivet-connected Warren through truss located on Interstate 10 between Lake Charles, Louisiana, and Westlake, Louisiana.Photo: CTtcg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Charles station and Sudduth Coliseum.
Lake Charles station
Railway station
Lake Charles station is a train station in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. It is served tri-weekly by Amtrak's Sunset Limited. It is located on 100 Ryan Street at the west end of South Railroad Avenue. Lake Charles station is situated 2 miles east of Calcasieu River Bridge.
Sudduth Coliseum
Music venue
Sudduth Coliseum, in the Lake Charles Event Center, is a 7,450-seat multi-purpose arena in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. Located on Lakeshore Drive, it is the main arena of the event center and is named for former Lake Charles Mayor James Sudduth. Sudduth Coliseum is situated 1½ miles east of Calcasieu River Bridge.
Old Lake Charles City Hall
Museum
Photo: CTtcg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Lake Charles City Hall is a museum, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Calcasieu River Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westlake and Lake Charles.
Westlake
Town
Westlake is an industrial city in Calcasieu Parish, in western Louisiana, United States, and is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area.
Lake Charles
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Lake Charles is the second-largest city in the Acadiana region of Louisiana, with 87,000 residents in 2022. It is well known for gaming and the great outdoors, culinary delights and rhythm and blues.
Mossville
Hamlet
Mossville is a small, predominantly African American unincorporated community on the outskirts of Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. Mossville is situated 3½ miles west of Calcasieu River Bridge.
Calcasieu River Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in United States of America
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: Calcasieu, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.23706° or 30° 14′ 13″ northLongitude
-93.248° or 93° 14′ 53″ westOpen location code
86286QP2+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 708966702OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q5018709
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Calcasieu River Bridge” goes by many names.
- French: “Pont de la Rivière Calcasieu”
- Spanish: “Puente del Río Calcasieu”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Westlake Revival Center and Westlake Post Office.
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