Status: Destroyed by Hurricane Ida in 2021
Location: 29.733228,-90.127732
Carries LA 302 over Bayou Barataria
Design: truss/pony/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss swing.
Total Length: 521.8 Feet
Span Length: 207.9 Feet
Overview: Swing pony truss bridge over Bayou Barataria on LA 302 in Jean Lafitte
History: Built 1948
Built: 1948
Location: Jefferson Parish
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283962
Leo Kerner Bridge
Louisiana
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
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Photo taken in August 2015
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Photo taken in August 2015
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Photo taken in August 2015
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Photo taken in August 2015
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Photo taken in August 2015
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Photo taken in August 2015
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Photo taken in August 2015
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Leo Kerner Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.871074,-90.069957
Carries Lapalco Blvd. over Harvey Canal
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 2659.4 Feet
Span Length: 249.9 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Harvey Canal on Lapalco Blvd. in Harvey
History: Built 1972
Built: 1972
Location: Jefferson Parish
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282820
Harvey Canal Bridge
Louisiana
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
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Photo taken by M. D. Caillet in February 2014
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Photo taken by M. D. Caillet in February 2014
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Photo taken by M. D. Caillet in February 2014
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Photo taken by M. D. Caillet in February 2014
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Photo taken by M. D. Caillet in February 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.907500,-90.082778
Carries LA 18 over Harvey Canal
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 210.9 Feet
Span Length: 95.1 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Harvey Canal on LA 18 in New Orleans
History: Built 1975
Built: 1975
Location: Jefferson Parish
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Harvey Canal LA 18 Bridge
Harvey Canal Lock Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013
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Harvey Canal LA 18 Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in July 2015
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Photo taken by Larry
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Photo taken by Larry
Status: Open to four lanes of traffic with pedestrian access
Location: 29.896667,-90.078333
Carries Old Business US 90 over Harvey Canal
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 1079.7 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel underneath Harvey Canal on Old Business US 90 in New Orleans
History: Built 1957
Built: 1957
Location: Jefferson Parish
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East portal
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2015
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Driving westbound
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2015
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Emerging at west end
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2015
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.945000,-90.168333
Carries US 90 over Mississippi River
Design: truss/through/baltimore
Design Details: Cantilevered through truss-Approaches are Warren deck truss all verticals, Deck plate girders, concrete stringers, steel stringers
Total Length: 22996.0 Feet
Span Length: 790.0 Feet
Overview: Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 90 in Jefferson
History: Opened to traffic December 16, 1935; widening completed June 16, 2013
Built: 1935
Location: Jefferson Parish
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Approaching the bridge below the south rail approach
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in July 2010
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Descending north from the main span
Photo taken by Nathan Morton
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Main Span
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Huey Aerial Shot
Huey P. Long Widening Project Facebook Page
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244568
Huey P. Long Widening Project
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NOLA.COM
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Bentley Systems
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Photo taken by M. D. Caillet in 1992
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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017
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Detail-notice new truss connections with older RR truss connections
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017
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Detail-notice new truss connections with older RR truss connections
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017
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Detail-notice new truss connections with older RR truss connections
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017
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SE portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017
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Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017
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SE approach
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017
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SE approach
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017
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Detail-notice new truss connections with older RR truss connections
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017
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Detail-notice new truss connections with older RR truss connections
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017
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Detail-notice new truss connections with older RR truss connections
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017
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Detail-notice new truss connections with older RR truss connections
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017
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Detail-notice new truss connections with older RR truss connections
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Detail-notice new truss connections with older RR truss connections
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017
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Detail-notice new truss connections with older RR truss connections
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017
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Detail-notice new truss connections with older RR truss connections
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017
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Looking SE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017
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NW approach
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017
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NW approach
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017
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Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Looking NW at approaches
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Looking NW at approaches
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Looking SE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Looking SE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Looking SE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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NW approach
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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NW approach
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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NW approach
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
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Sunset Limited on the Huey P. Long
Amtrak's westbound Sunset Limited head west over the Huey P. Long Bridge shortly after starting it's run from the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. The Huey P. Long Bridge is a cantilevered steel through-truss bridge that carries U.S. Route 90 and the New Orleans Public Belt over the Mississippi River. It was first opened in December 1935.
Photo taken by Gregory Grice in December 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.915413,-90.173590
Carries US 90 over US 90 BUS & BNSF/UP Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 1409.2 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over US-90 BUS & BNSF/UP Railroad on US 90
History: Opened to traffic on April 25, 1941
Built: 1941
Location: Jefferson Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.926111,-90.039444
Carries US-90 BUS over Harvey Canal/Sts/Rr
Design: beam
Design Details: Beam
Total Length: 29033.6 Feet
Span Length: 375.0 Feet
Overview: Beam bridge over Harvey Canal/Sts/Rr on US-90 BUS
History: Built 1987
Built: 1987
Location: Jefferson Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.908047,-90.083250
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Intracoastal Waterway (Harvey Canal Lock)
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder rolling lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck girder bridge over Intracoastal Waterway (Harvey Canal Lock) on Union Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Jefferson Parish
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UP -INCWW Harvey Canal Lock Bridge
Trains going over and coming out.
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013
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UP - INCWW Harvey Canal Lock Bridge
Bridge raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
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Harvey Lock Canal railroad bridge
Louisiana 18 (14th street) bridge in the background.
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
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HarveyCastle
464957
Courtesy of the New Orleans Daily States-Item
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Courtesy of the New Orleans Daily States-Item
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.691550,-90.096886
Carries La0045 over Goose Bayou
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 279.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Goose Bayou on La0045
History: Built 1968
Built: 1968
Location: Jefferson Parish
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349752
Photo taken in August 2015
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Photo taken in August 2015
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Photo taken in August 2015
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Photo taken in August 2015
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.761559,-90.110196
Carries LA 45 over Bayou Barataria
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss swing
Total Length: 300.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Bayou Barataria on LA 45
History: Built 1931, replaced 1976
Built: 1931
Location: Jefferson Parish
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438408
Photo Provided by Louisiana Anthology
438471
Wagner Ferry Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2018
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.207072,-90.044441
Carries LA 1 over Caminada Bay
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 3750.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost timber stringer bridge over Caminada Bay on LA 1
History: Built 1932; replaced 1960
Built: 1932
Location: Jefferson Parish
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468804
Caminada Bay Bridge (October 1932)
The first Caminada Bay Bridge at Grand Isle nearing completion in October 1932.
The New Orleans Item, October 12, 1932, p. 3
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.762031,-90.099807
Carries Lafitte Parkway over Bayou Barataria (Intracoastal Waterway)
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Steel deck plate girder spans over ICW with extensive concrete stringer approach spans on both sides
Total Length: 4624.2 Feet
Span Length: 220.2 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Bayou Barataria (Intracoastal Waterway) on Lafitte Parkway
History: Built 1976
Built: 1976
Location: Jefferson Parish
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Priest Canal Bridge
Elevation of plate girder spans from LA-303
Google Street View Image
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Priest Canal Bridge
Elevation of plate girder spans from boat ramp on ICW
Google Street View Image
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Priest Canal Bridge
Distant elevation of concrete stringer southern approach spans from LA-303
Google Street View Image
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Priest Canal Bridge
Distant elevation of concrete stringer northern approach spans from LA-301
Google Street View Image
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Priest Canal Bridge
View underneath concrete stringer northern approach spans on LA-301
Google Street View Image
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 29.926002,-90.193688
Carries Southern Pacific RR over Mississippi River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Ferry across Mississippi River on Southern Pacific RR
History: Likely closed when Huey Long Bridge opened in 1935
Built:
Location: Jefferson Parish
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SP - Avondale Car Ferry
Photo from old postcard
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SP - Avondale Car Ferry
Photo from old postcard
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
