Editing Lake Charles, Louisiana (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Roads===
The city's streets are laid out primarily in a [[Grid plan|grid pattern]]. [[Interstate 10 in Louisiana|Interstate 10]] passes through Lake Charles, connecting the city with [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] to the west and [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] to the east. The [[Calcasieu River Bridge]] crosses the [[Calcasieu River]] and part of [[Lake Charles (Louisiana)|lake]]. Featuring decorative flintlock pistols on the railing, it is {{convert|135|ft|m}} high. About 50,000 vehicles pass over it daily.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bridgehunter.com/la/calcasieu/71004509127691/|title=I10 Calcasieu River Bridge|website=Bridgehunter.com|access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref> Despite its age of over 60 years, it is considered safe by the [[Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development|Louisiana DOTD]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dotd.louisiana.gov/pressreleases/release.aspx?key=971|title=LaDOTD|website=Dotd.louisiana.gov|access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref>

[[Interstate 210 (Louisiana)|Interstate 210]] is an interstate highway bypass that loops through the southern portion of the city. The curving [[Israel LaFleur Bridge]] goes over the [[Calcasieu Ship Channel]]. This bridge has a 96% rating even after withstanding recent hurricanes. The loop has served Lake Charles commuters for 40 years, and carries about 40,000 vehicles per day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dotd.louisiana.gov/highways/letswstp/documents/450-30-0085|title=LaDOTD|website=Dotd.louisiana.gov|access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref>

Other major highways include [[U.S. Route 90 in Louisiana|U.S. Highway 90]], which runs parallel with Interstate 10, and [[U.S. Route 171 in Louisiana|U.S. Highway 171]], which connects the city to the north with [[Moss Bluff, Louisiana|Moss Bluff]], [[DeRidder, Louisiana|DeRidder]], and [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]]. [[U.S. Route 165|Highway 165]], which runs northeast to [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] terminates at Highway 90 just a few miles east of the city. [[Louisiana Highway 14]] ends at a junction with Highway 90, and runs south then east of the city.

===Airports===
[[File:Lake Charles Airport.JPG|thumb|right|Lake Charles Regional Airport terminal]]
Lake Charles is served by two airports. [[Lake Charles Regional Airport]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flylakecharles.com/|title=Lake Charles Regional Airport|last=nileforest|website=Flylakecharles.com|access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref> located south of the city,  provides commercial airline service to [[Houston]] and [[Dallas]]. [[Chennault International Airport]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chennault.org/about/|title=About – Chennault International Airport|website=Chennault.org|access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref> while a fully operational airport, is an industrial and maintenance center. The latter airport, a former [[Strategic Air Command]] [[US Air Force]] base during the Cold War, is named for Maj. Gen. [[Claire Chennault]], the aviator famous for commanding the [[Flying Tigers]] fighter group during [[World War II]].

===Seaports===
The [[Port of Lake Charles]] is the thirteenth-busiest [[seaport]] in the United States, the fourth-largest liner service seaport in the U.S. Gulf, and a major West Gulf container load center. The City Docks in Lake Charles are the main hub of shipping activity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://portlc.com/about/ |title=About - Port of Lake Charles - Port of Lake Charles |website=portlc.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127152730/http://portlc.com/about/ |archive-date=27 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Calcasieu Ship Channel]] provides direct access to the Gulf of Mexico {{convert|34|mi|km}} downstream. The ship channel, which has a projected depth of {{convert|40|ft|m}} and a bottom width of {{convert|400|ft|m}}, intersects the [[Gulf Intracoastal Waterway]] just north of Calcasieu Lake.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://portlc.com/facilities-and-services/calcasieu-river-ship-channel/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222004701/http://portlc.com/facilities-and-services/calcasieu-river-ship-channel/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2014|title=Calcasieu River Ship Channel – Port of Lake Charles |date=February 22, 2014|access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref>

===Public transportation===
[[Lake Charles Transit]], the city's bus system, provides five routes throughout the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityoflakecharles.com/department/division.php?structureid=194|title=Transit / City of Lake Charles, Louisiana|website=Cityoflakecharles.com|access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref> It has one [[Greyhound bus]] station, and the [[Lake Charles (Amtrak station)|Amtrak station]] serves the [[Sunset Limited]] train route.

===Utilities===
Electrical needs are provided by the energy company [[Entergy]]. The city provides [[drinking water]] and sewage service to residents within city limits. Water is treated at six water treatment facilities in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityoflakecharles.com/department/division.php?fDD=15-134|title=Water Operations / City of Lake Charles, Louisiana|website=Cityoflakecharles.com|access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref>

===Healthcare and medicine===
Lake Charles is served by two hospitals with multiple locations. Christus St. Patrick Hospital operates the Lake Area Medical Center campus in south Lake Charles, and Lake Charles Memorial Hospital operates a birthing hospital called Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for Women.