龐恰特(te)雷恩湖橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)由兩(liang)座(zuo)平(ping)行橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)梁組成,共有(you)9500個混凝(ning)土樁支撐橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)面。其中1號(hao)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)1956年(nian)(nian)建成通(tong)(tong)(tong)車,2號(hao)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)1969年(nian)(nian)建成通(tong)(tong)(tong)車,2號(hao)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)比1號(hao)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)約長16米。大橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)原來(lai)雙向(xiang)收取(qu)通(tong)(tong)(tong)行費1.5美元(yuan),1999年(nian)(nian)5月為緩(huan)和交通(tong)(tong)(tong)堵塞,改(gai)為單(dan)向(xiang)收取(qu)3美元(yuan)通(tong)(tong)(tong)行費。2005年(nian)(nian)8月,在遭到卡特(te)里娜颶風襲擊后,大橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)雖也受損,但損害幾乎全(quan)在較老的(de)(de)1號(hao)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao),且大橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)的(de)(de)基礎仍然是完好(hao)的(de)(de)。由于颶風摧毀了10號(hao)州(zhou)際公路,龐恰特(te)雷恩湖橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)成為救援(yuan)隊伍進入(ru)新(xin)奧爾良的(de)(de)主要通(tong)(tong)(tong)道。
龐恰(qia)特(te)雷恩湖橋(qiao)非常的(de)(de)繁忙,天(tian)天(tian)橋(qiao)上都(dou)是車來(lai)車往,每天(tian)的(de)(de)通(tong)行量約43000輛,成為路易斯(si)安那州重要的(de)(de)橋(qiao)梁。