huey p long bridge in new orleans
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- The 4.5 mile (7.5 km) Huey P. Long Bridge in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana carries four lanes of US 90 and a two-track railroad line over the Mississippi River. Huey P. Long was a former governor of Louisiana. The bridge is a favorite railfan location, and is the longest railroad bridge in the U.S. The bridge is owned by the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (AAR reporting mark NOPB), which is owned by the city of New Orleans and managed by the Public Belt Railroad Commission.
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- The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is the longest highway bridge over water in the entire world, spanning 23.9 miles from Metairie on the South Shore to St. Tammany Parish on the North Shore. The original span opened to the public over 40 years ago in 1956 as a two way, two lane bridge.
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- The longer of the two bridges is 23.83 miles (38.35 km) long. The southern terminus of the Causeway is in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans.
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Sunshine Bridge Sunshine Bridge. For the bridge in Florida, see Sunshine Skyway Bridge. The Sunshine Bridge is a cantilever bridge over the Mississippi River in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Completed in 1963, it carries LA 70, which connects Donaldsonville on the west bank of Ascension Parish with Sorrento on the east bank of Ascension Parish as well as with Gonzales on the east bank of Ascension Parish.
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- A block off the St. Charles and Canal streetcar lines, the Aloft is surrounded by an abundance of drinking and dining options in the Central Business District of New Orleans. It's a five-minute walk from the French Quarter's bustling Bourbon Street and within a mile of Cafe du Monde and St. Louis Cathedral.
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The High Bridge, a Scenic and Serene Cousin of the High Line The High Bridge, a Scenic and Serene Cousin of the High Line. The High Bridge across the Harlem River reopened this summer after a 40-year slumber. FOR as long as New York has been New York, its inhabitants have looked for ways to escape the city’s frenzy. They have sought out breathable air, fresh vistas or a simple patch of greenery.
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Tallahatchie bridge New Tallahatchie bridge at Money, MS. Here is the new bridge (seen in Aug. 2010) across the Tallahatchie River that replaced the bridge across which Bobbie Gentry was pictured walking in the Nov. 1967 issue of Life magazine (see my longer comment below). It is located 10 miles north of Greenwood, at Money, MS.
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___ Searchable Map and Satellite View of New Orleans, Louisiana (45-degree view available) The Big Easy, its nick name, is an important port city in Louisiana in the United States. The city is located in southeast Louisiana at the mouth of the great Mississippi-Missouri river system, bordered by Lake Pontchartrain to the north and the Gulf of Mexico to the east.
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Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Introduction. The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway holds the distinction as the longest over-water highway in the world. The 24-mile long bridge spans 1/1000th of the earth's circumference on its trek between Metairie and Mandeville, Louisiana.
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Throgs Neck Bridge Connects Queens and the Bronx Opened in 1961 the Throgs Neck Bridge is a suspension bridge that links Queens to the Bronx, via I-295, spanning the East River. The bridge links Long Island (Queens) to the mainland (the Bronx). More than a 100,000 vehicles on average cross the bridge each day.
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- Metairie Road is still one of the main, traditional (slow-2way traffic) arteries which connects Metairie to the City of New Orleans. The City of Kenner, one of Louisiana’s largest cities and home of the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) establishes the western boundary of Metairie.
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After 35 years and 6 presidents, Ilocos Sur bridge finally opens It was under President Aquino’s term that the 180-meter Aluling Bridge was completed after 35 years of work since 1978 when the project was conceptualized. The structure earned the moniker “longest bridge in the Philippines” because of the years it took for the project to be completed. Mr. Aquino, who was originally set to open the bridge on Thursday, was represented by his sister, Viel Aquino-Dee.
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Old Bridge, Pontypridd Old Bridge, Pontypridd. The Old Bridge (Welsh: Yr Hen Bont), which is now also known as the William Edwards Bridge or Pontypridd Bridge, was originally known as the New Bridge or Newbridge, is an arched single-span footbridge that spans the River Taff at Pontypridd in Wales. The bridge was built by William Edwards and was completed in 1756.
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Bridgetown: Portland, Oregon Broadway Bridge. The Broadway Bridge is a bascule, or drawbridge, which was built in 1912-13. At the time of its completion, it was the longest bascule bridge in the world, stretching across the Willamette River at 1,742 feet. Engineer Ralph Modejski designed the bridge, which cost $1.6 million to construct.
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- A second Statue of Liberty in Paris is near the Grenelle Bridge on the Île aux Cygnes, a man-made island in the Seine (48°51′0″N 2°16′47″E / 48.85000°N 2.27972°E / 48.85000; 2.27972). It is 11.50 metres (37 feet 9 inches) high and weighs 14 tons.
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- Situated on a bend of the Mississippi River 100 miles from its mouth, New Orleans has been the chief city of Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico’s busiest northern port since the early 1700s.
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- Rico Paris celebrating freedom with and 12 others at Benson Tower. <p><b>Benson Tower</b>, located at 1450 Poydras Street in the <a href=/pages/w/137162596306785>Central Business District</a> of <a href=/pages/w/103767089661923>New Orleans</a>, <a href=/pages/w/112822538733611>Louisiana</a>, is a 26-story, 406ft-tall skyscraper.
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- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is located just west of downtown New Orleans. The airport is named after the famous New Orleans native musician Louis Armstrong; however, it is commonly referred to as MSY airport, too.
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- It is similar in design to the Huey P. Long Bridge in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Its lanes are very narrow and during inclement weather, it has a tendency to ice over. Only one person is reported to have driven off the edge of the bridge. In 1945 a cargo truck driver headed eastbound careened off the sides.
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[Postcard of South's Tallest Highway Bridge] [Postcard of South's Tallest Highway Bridge] Postcard of the bridge crossing the Neches River between Orange and Port Arthur, Texas. It is named the Rainbow Bridge. A ship passes under the bridge in the picture. 1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 14 cm.
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- The Causeway. The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is the longest highway bridge over water in the entire world, spanning 23.9 miles from Metairie on the South Shore to St. Tammany Parish on the North Shore. The original span opened to the public over 40 years ago in 1956 as a two way, two lane bridge.
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Tappan Zee Bridge (2017âpresent) New Tappan Zee Bridge. The new Tappan Zee Bridge (also known as the New NY Bridge) is a new, twin cable-stayed bridge being built to replace the current Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge over New York's Hudson River. Construction began in 2013, with partial opening expected in 2017 and full opening targeted for 2018.
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Paris Removes âLove Locksâ From Famous Bridge Workers remove love padlocks attached on the railings of the Pont des Arts on June 1, 2015, in Paris. Started by tourists in Paris in 2008, the love locks ritual also spread in the early 2000s to cities including New York, Seoul and London. The Ile de la Cite and another bridge, the Pont Neuf, appear through the lock-free railings of the Pont des Arts in Paris on June 1, 2015.
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Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Visitors Guide. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway holds the title for the longest bridge over water at 23 miles long. It officially opened in 1956, and cut travel time from North Shore communities to the city of New Orleans by 50 minutes.
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The 10 longest suspension bridges in the US George Washington Bridge, spanning the Hudson River, links the cities of New York and New Jersey. It forms part of the U.S. Interstate I-95 highway and is the fourth longest suspension bridge in the US.
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U.S. Route 90 Before Katrina, the 26-mile (42 km) stretch of US 90 traveling from the St. Louis Bay Bridge at the west end to the Biloxi Bay Bridge at the east was one of the most scenic roadways in the south, offering beautiful views of the Gulf of Mexico on its south side and lovely mansions — some antebellum — on its north.