Belle Chasse Tunnel

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Overview: Tunnel under the Intracoastal Waterway on Southbound LA 23
Location: Belle Chasse, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1956
Builders: - Palmer & Baker, Inc. (Consulting Engineers)
- R.P. Farnsworth & Co. of New Orleans, Louisiana (Contractor)
Design: Tunnel
Dimensions: Span length: 799.9 ft.
Total length: 799.9 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +29.87133, -90.00942 (decimal degrees)
29°52'17" N, 90°00'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/788872/3308284 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Bertrandville
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 32,791
Inventory number: BH 51172 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of January 2009): Overall condition: Fair
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 81 (out of 100)
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