Horace Wilkinson Bridge

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Horace Wilkinson Bridge
Horace Wilkinson Bridge from the southeast
Carries	6 lanes of I-10
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Maintained by	LaDOTD
ID number	611704500900001
Design	Cantilever bridge
Longest span	1,235 feet (376 m)
Total length	4,550 feet (1,387 m) (superstructure) 14,150 feet (4,313 m) (overall)
Width	80 feet (24 m)
Clearance below	175 feet (53 m)
AADT	89,100
Opening date	April 10, 1968^[1]
Coordinates	30°26′22″N 91°11′47″W / 30.4395, -91.1965Coordinates: 30°26′22″N 91°11′47″W / 30.4395, -91.1965

The Horace Wilkinson Bridge is a cantilever bridge carrying Interstate 10 across the Mississippi River from Port Allen in West Baton Rouge Parish to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This is the only point where Interstate 10 crosses the Mississippi River in Louisiana. Around the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area, the bridge is more commonly known as the "New Bridge" because it is the youngest of the two bridges that cross the river at Baton Rouge. The structure begins at the Louisiana Highway 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. Locally it is notorious for daily traffic snags due to the high volume of vehicles using the bridge and the style of entrances from Highway 1 on the west bank, and from St. Ferdinand Street in downtown on the east bank.