Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.983686,-90.089464
Carries Esplanade Avenue over Bayou St. John
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 90.8 Feet
Span Length: 90.8 Feet
Overview: Modern pony truss bridge over Bayou St. John on Esplanade Avenue in New Orleans
History: Built 1985
Built: 1985
Location: Orleans Parish
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340981
Esplande Avenue bridge
New Orleans
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.067701,-89.804456
Carries US 90 over Chef Menteur Pass
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Three span polygonal Warren swing through truss
Total Length: 1174.5 Feet
Span Length: 269.9 Feet
Overview: Through truss swing bridge over Chef Menteur Pass on US 90 in New Orleans
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929
Location: Orleans Parish
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139728
Swing Through Truss Birdge over Chef Menteur Pass
Photo taken by Bob Davis on May 3, 2009
169427
North Bank
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in July 2010
251208
Center Truss Swing Out
Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2013
261703
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
295869
Chef Menteur Pass Bridge
Photo taken by Irma Hale in June 2014
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Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2015
316765
Driving across
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2015
316766
East portal
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2015
316767
View from northeast
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2015
316768
View from southeast
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2015
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.064355,-89.800468
Carries CSX Railroad over Chef Menteur Pass
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Three span swing polygonal Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss swing bridge over Chef Menteur Pass
History: Opened in October 1925
Built: 1925
Location: Orleans Parish
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139729
CSX Railroad over Chef Menteur Pass
CSX Railroad between Chef Menteur and Venetian Isles
Photo taken by Bob Davis on May 3, 2009
169426
Looking east
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in July 2010
252111
Open for Barge Traffic
Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2013
263750
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.985571,-90.094519
Carries Dreyfous Drive over City Park Lagoon
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 71.8 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over City Park Lagoon on Dreyfous Drive in New Orleans
History: Built 1924
Built: 1924
Location: Orleans Parish
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309569
Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.0
Photo taken by Infrogmation of New Orleans in December 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.003333,-90.096667
Carries Harrison Avenue over City Park Lagoon
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 36.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over City Park Lagoon on Harrison Avenue in New Orleans
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Orleans Parish
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334545
LA DOTD
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.984647,-90.098644
Carries Anseman Avenue over City Park Lagoon
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over City Park Lagoon on Anseman Avenue in New Orleans
History: Built 1938
Built: 1938
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.986981,-90.093979
Carries Roosevelt Mall Street over City Park Lagoon
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 55.1 Feet
Span Length: 55.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over City Park Lagoon on Roosevelt Mall Street in New Orleans
History: Built 1938 by the Works Progress Administration
Built: 1938
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.987292,-90.092557
Carries Enrique Alferez Dr over City Park Lagoon
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 53.1 Feet
Span Length: 36.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over City Park Lagoon on Local Road in New Orleans
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.990000,-90.093333
Carries Golf Drive (Golf Dr) over City Park Lagoon
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 36.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over City Park Lagoon on Golf Drive (Golf Dr) in New Orleans
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.991336,-90.094309
Carries Palm Dr over City Park Lagoon
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 59.0 Feet
Span Length: 36.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over City Park Lagoon on Local Road in New Orleans
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.997004,-90.095999
Carries Diagonal Drive over City Park Lagoon
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over City Park Lagoon on Diagonal Drive in New Orleans
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.000000,-90.090000
Carries Harrison Avenue over City Park Lagoon
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over City Park Lagoon on Harrison Avenue in New Orleans
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.003056,-90.095000
Carries Harrison Avenue over City Park Lagoon
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over City Park Lagoon on Harrison Avenue in New Orleans
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.937778,-90.064167
Carries US 90b over City Streets
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 3997.0 Feet
Span Length: 330.9 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge over City Streets on US 90b in New Orleans
History: Built 1994
Built: 1994
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.937500,-90.050278
Carries US 90b over City Streets
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 5036.7 Feet
Span Length: 256.8 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge over City Streets on US 90b in New Orleans
History: Built 1957
Built: 1957
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: Open to four lanes of eastbound traffic, plus two reversible HOV lanes
Location: 29.938787,-90.057754
Carries Business US 90 Eastbound over Mississippi River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Cantilevered Warren through truss
Total Length: 3018.2 Feet
Span Length: 1574.7 Feet
Overview: Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on eastbound Business US 90 in New Orleans
History: Built 1985, Opened to traffic in 1988
Built: 1985
Location: Orleans Parish
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139724
Downtown New Orleans Bridge Over Mississippi
Photo of two spans from Ship Terminal Parking Lot with sculpture in foreground
Photo taken by Bob Davis on May 3, 2009
139725
Downtown New Orleans Bridge Over Mississippi
Photo of two spans from Ship Terminal Parking Lot
Photo taken by Bob Davis on May 3, 2009
185372
Photo taken by Mike Roegner
202529
Photo taken by Ken Roberts in May 2004
202530
Photo taken by Ken Roberts in May 2004
202531
Photo taken by Ken Roberts in May 2004
225978
Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2012
225979
Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2012
225980
Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2012
225981
Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2012
225982
Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2012
225983
Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2012
355647
Panoramic view
Panoramic view from riverfront at French Market, showing West Bank, the river, the Crescent City Connection bridge, and the buildings of the Business District.
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in June 2016
394061
Photo taken by John Christeson in June 2017
394062
Photo taken by John Christeson in June 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.008282,-90.026665
Carries US 90 over Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal)
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 3269.1 Feet
Span Length: 329.9 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) on US 90 in New Orleans
History: Built 1988-89
Built: 1989
Location: Orleans Parish
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139721
Danzinger Vertical Lift Bridge
Looking towards New Orleans at the two concrete counterbalances ad the four pulleys
Photo taken by Bob Davis on May 3, 2009
159079
West Bound
Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2010
261923
Danziger Bridge
Closed for traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
298306
Danziger Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298307
Danziger Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298308
Danziger Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298309
Danziger Bridge
Looking SW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298310
Danziger Bridge
Looking SW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298311
Danziger Bridge
Looking SW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298312
Danziger Bridge
Looking SW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298313
Danziger Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298314
Danziger Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
333947
Danziger Bridge
New Bridge competed old Strauss bascule bridge removed.
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2014
341332
Danziger Bridge
Old Strauss bridge in background removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.938793,-90.057643
Carries Business US 90 Westbound over Mississippi River/City S
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Cantilevered through truss
Total Length: 3018.2 Feet
Span Length: 1575.7 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on westbound Business US 90 in New Orleans
History: Built 1957, opened to traffic April 15, 1958
Built: 1957
Location: Orleans Parish
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225972
Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2012
225973
Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2012
225974
Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2012
225975
Greater New Orleans Bridge is on the left.
Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2012
225976
Greater New Orleans Bridge is on the left.
Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2012
225977
Greater New Orleans Bridge is on the left.
Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2012
241243
Greater New Orleans Bridge
Crescent City Connection in the rear
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in August 2007
255021
Photo taken in October 2007
255022
Photo taken in October 2007
255023
Photo taken in October 2007
296303
Nola1
The Hampton across from the convention center is almost right under the deck truss of the approach span on the west side, however I did not get any decent photos from the hotel window of the bridge.
Photo taken by Zachary S in September 2014
429627
New Orleans
old postcard
Photo provided by Mike Daffron in June 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.969044,-90.025599
Carries Claiborne Ave. (LA 39) over Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal)
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 2417.3 Feet
Span Length: 359.8 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) on Claiborne Ave. (LA 39) in New Orleans
History: Built 1957
Built: 1957
Location: Orleans Parish
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198526
Claiborne Avenue Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
198527
Claiborne Avenue Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
198528
Claiborne Avenue Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
261723
Claiborne Avenue Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
297927
Claiborn Avenue Bridge
New Orleans LA
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 29.980206,-90.021898
Carries Florida Avenue over Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal)
Design: other
Design Details: Strauss trunnion bascule bridge
Total Length: 783.9 Feet
Span Length: 139.0 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) on former Florida Avenue in New Orleans
History: Built 1919 by the Bethlehem Steel Bridge Corporation; roadway added in 1937; replaced 2005
Built: 1919
Location: Orleans Parish
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284018
Old Florida Avenue Bridge
Strauss bascule bridge replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
284019
Old Florida Avenue Bridge
Bridge is about to be replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
284020
Old Florida Avenue Bridge
Bridge with highway and railroad
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2014
306945
Old Florida Avenue Bridge
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2014
347420
Strauss bascule bridge design plan
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2016
353699
Photo provided by the United States Geological Survey
485364
Florida Avenue Bridge (Old)
1937 during addition of roadway
Photo from WPA Collection
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Florida Avenue Bridge (Old)
1937 during addition of roadway
Photo from WPA Collection
485366
Florida Avenue Bridge (Old)
Photo from WPA Collection
Status: Open to rail traffic; closed to vehicular traffic
Location: 30.004542,-90.025878
Carries CSX Railroad over Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal)
Design: other
Design Details: Strauss trunnion bascule bridge
Total Length: 282.0 Feet
Span Length: 146.9 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) on CSX Railroad in New Orleans
History: Built 1919; opened 1920
Built: 1919
Location: Orleans Parish
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198521
Almonaster Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
198522
Almonaster Avenue Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
260449
CSX - Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Bridge
Closed
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
260450
CSX - Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Bridge
Raised
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
260451
CSX - Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Bridge
Showing double track
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
338002
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in September 2015
461534
CSX - Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Bridge
looking south
Photo from Port NOLA
481649
Photo taken by GEC
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.031825,-90.034603
Carries Lakeshore Drive (Leon C Simon Dr) over Inner Harbor Navigational Canal
Design: other
Design Details: Medium-rise twin bascule
Total Length: 1941.4 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet
Overview: The Seabrook Bridge (officially the Senator Ted Hickey Bridge) is a medium-rise twin bascule, four-lane roadway bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana, carrying Lakeshore Drive, connecting Leon C. Simon Drive on the upper side of the bridge with Hayne Boul
History: Built 1967
Built: 1967
Location: Orleans Parish
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288612
Senator Ted Hickey Bridge
Still in operation
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013
338822
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
338827
Photo taken by Infrogmation
462741
Virginian Heritage on the Seabrook Bridge
Norfolk Southern's Virginian Heritage SD70ACe leads Alabama Division train 355 south over the Seabrook Railroad Bridge in New Orleans while on it's way to Oliver Yard. The Seabrook Railroad Bridge is a Strauss Heel-Trunnion Bascule Bridge built in 1923 and carries Norfolk Southern's N.O. & N.E. District over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal in New Orleans.
Photo taken by Gregory Grice in December 2019
Status: Closed for rehabilitation. Reopening date unknown given multiple delays
Bridge was closed for rehabilitation in 2018, originally expected to reopen in November 2019. However, multiple delays have repeatedly pushed the completion date back. The current planned reopening date is unknown.
Location: 30.182585,-89.844760
Carries US 11 over Lake Pontchartrain
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 24915.5 Feet
Span Length: 149.9 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Lake Pontchartrain on US 11 in New Orleans
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928
Location: Orleans Parish
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159041
Steel Deck
Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2010
159042
North Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2010
159043
Bridge Gates
Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2010
241375
241376
261068
Maestri Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
261069
Maestri Bridge
Closed position
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
298289
Maestri Bridge
Looking West at northern span
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298291
Maestri Bridge
Looking West at northern span
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298293
Maestri Bridge
Looking West at southern span
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298297
Maestri Bridge
Looking West at southern span
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
334544
LA DOTD
394063
Photo taken by John Christeson in June 2017
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 30.171603,-89.733002
Carries US 90 over The Rigolets
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Swing Parker through truss
Total Length: 3877.9 Feet
Span Length: 399.8 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss swing bridge over the Rigolets on US 90 in New Orleans
History: Built 1930; replaced 2009
Built: 1930
Location: Orleans Parish
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139722
Rigolets Bridge looking towards Mississippi
Three throgh truss spans viewed from boat access ramp
Photo taken by Bob Davis on May 3, 2009
139723
Rigolets Bridge looking towards Louisiana
Middle span rotates
Photo taken by Bob Davis on May 3, 2009
264219
Rigolets Bridge
US 90 swing bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
292034
Rigolets Bridge
To Mississippi
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
324255
Photo taken by william blackwell
324256
Photo taken by william blackwell
324257
Photo taken by william blackwell in May 2010
324258
Photo taken by william blackwell in May 2010
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.963851,-90.027530
Carries St. Claude Avenue (LA 46) over Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal)
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Strauss trunnion bascule bridge
Total Length: 137.1 Feet
Span Length: 137.1 Feet
Overview: Bascule through truss bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) on St. Claude Avenue (LA Hwy 46)
History: Built 1919 by the Bethlehem Steel Bridge Corporation as a combination rail/highway bridge; later converted to an all highway bridge
Built: 1919
Location: Orleans Parish
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152307
St Claude Avenue Bridge
Steel Bascule Bridge over the Industrial Harbor Navigation Canal
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in January 2010
247247
Photo taken by Anthony DelRosario in May 2009
247248
Photo taken by Anthony DelRosario in May 2009
247249
Photo taken by Anthony DelRosario in May 2009
261169
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
297928
St Claude Avenue Bridge
Up close scene
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
297929
St Claude Avenue Bridge
New Orleans
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
346491
Claude Avenue Bridge
Counterweight
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
353701
Photo provided by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
353702
Photo provided by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
359651
St. Claude Avenue Bridge
Raising for vessel traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in July 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.005032,-89.939154
Carries LA 47 (Paris Road) over Gulf Intercoastal Waterway
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 6622.4 Feet
Span Length: 702.1 Feet
Overview: Steel through arch bridge over Gulf Intercoastal Waterway on LA 47 (Paris Road)
History: Built 1967
Built: 1967
Location: Orleans Parish
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152313
LA 47/Paris Road Bridge
Steel Arch over the Gulf Intercoastal Waterway
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in January 2010
169428
South Approach
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in July 2010
295931
LA Hwy 47 / Paris Road Bridge
Photo taken by Irma Hale in June 2014
295932
LA Hwy 47 / Paris Road Bridge
Photo taken by Irma Hale in June 2014
298341
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking South
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
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LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking South
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298343
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking South
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298344
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking South
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298345
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking South
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298346
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking South
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298347
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking South
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298348
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking South
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298349
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking South
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298350
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Detail-sorry dirty windshield
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298351
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Detail-sorry dirty windshield
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298352
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298353
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298354
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298355
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298356
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298357
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298358
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298359
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298360
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298361
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
298362
LA Hwy 47/Paris Road Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 30.181285,-89.824989
Carries I-10 over Lake Pontchartrain
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Bailey pony truss (westbound bridge repairs after Hurricane Katrina)
Total Length: 28546.3 Feet
Span Length: 200.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Lake Pontchartrain on I-10
History: Built 1965; rehabilitated 2006 after being damaged by Hurricane Katrina; replaced 2010
Built: 1965
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.977420,-90.089378
Carries Dumaine Street over Bayou Saint John
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 150.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Bayou Saint John on Dumaine Street
History: Built 1951
Built: 1951
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 29.980974,-90.088757
Carries over Bayou St. John
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Swing pin-connected Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Bayou St. John at Harding Drive
History: Built in 1886 by the Smith Bridge Company; moved to present location in 1909; restored for pedestrian use in 1989
Built: 1886
Location: Orleans Parish
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199687
Magnolia Bridge over Bayou St. John
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
199688
Magnolia Bridge over Bayou St. John
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
199689
Magnolia Bridge over Bayou St. John
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
199690
Magnolia Bridge over Bayou St. John
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
199691
Magnolia Bridge over Bayou St. John
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
199692
Magnolia Bridge over Bayou St. John
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
199693
Magnolia Bridge over Bayou St. John
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
247239
Photo taken by Anthony DelRosario in July 2012
247240
Photo taken by Anthony DelRosario in July 2012
247241
Photo taken by Anthony DelRosario in July 2012
247242
Photo taken by Anthony DelRosario in July 2012
247243
Photo taken by Anthony DelRosario in July 2012
247244
Photo taken by Anthony DelRosario in July 2012
247245
Photo taken by Anthony DelRosario in July 2012
247246
Photo taken by Anthony DelRosario in July 2012
263913
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
Status: Open to both rail and vehicular traffic
Location: 29.980680,-90.021951
Carries Florida Avenue over Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal)
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 342.0 Feet
Span Length: 300.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) on Florida Avenue
History: Built 2005 by the American Bridge Co.
Built: 2005
Location: Orleans Parish
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198523
New Florida Avenue Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
198524
New Florida Avenue Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
198525
New Florida Avenue Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
261936
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
261937
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
485300
Foggy Morning at Florida Ave Bridge
A Norfolk Southern local led by EMD GP38-3 #5832 crosses the Florida Avenue Bridge on the Chalmette Branch in New Orleans during a foggy morning.
Photo taken by Gregory Grice in December 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.968611,-90.105833
Carries US 0061 over I-10
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 1442.0 Feet
Span Length: 82.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over I-10 on US 0061
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.155278,-89.630833
Carries CSX Railroad over Rigolets Pass
Design: truss/through/polygonal/verticals
Design Details: Swing polygonal Warren through truss
Total Length: 4555.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Rigolets Pass on CSX Railroad
History: Opened June 10, 1925
Built: 1925
Location: Orleans Parish
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243413
James Bates
243414
Irene Kato
291051
CSX - Rigolets Pass Bridge
Louisiana
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
291052
CSX - Rigolets Pass Bridge
Open
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.978333,-90.043333
Carries N. Galvez St. over RR Yard
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 1409.2 Feet
Span Length: 81.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over RR Yard on N. Galvez St.
History: Built 1950
Built: 1950
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.973262,-90.045257
Carries LA-39 WB (N. Claiborne Ave.) over N.O. Public Belt RR
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 1175.9 Feet
Span Length: 79.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over N.O. Public Belt RR on LA-39 WB (N. Claiborne Ave.)
History: Built 1949
Built: 1949
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.988616,-90.067018
Carries CSX Railroad over US 90
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over US 90 on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1951
Built: 1951
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.031055,-90.034352
Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Inner Harbor-Navigation Canal
Design: other
Design Details: Strauss Heel-Trunnion Bascule
Total Length: 117.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge carrying Norfolk Southern's N.O. & N.E. District over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal in New Orleans.
History: Built 1923; rehabilitated in 2017 and outer roadways removed
Built: 1923
Location: Orleans Parish
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267277
Seabrook Railroad Bridge
Open position
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
267557
Seabrook Railroad Bridge
Trains only roadway removed due to the flood.
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2013
306653
NS Industrial Canal Bridge (Seabrook)
Ted Hickey bridge in the background
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2014
309234
NS - Industrial Canal Bridge (Seabrook)
Trains passing through
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2014
340013
NS - Industrial Canal Canal Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2015
340027
Photo taken by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
353700
Photo provided by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
462742
Virginian Heritage on the Seabrook Bridge
Norfolk Southern's Virginian Heritage SD70ACe leads Alabama Division train 355 south over the Seabrook Railroad Bridge in New Orleans while on it's way to Oliver Yard. The Seabrook Railroad Bridge is a Strauss Heel-Trunnion Bascule Bridge built in 1923 and carries Norfolk Southern's N.O. & N.E. District over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal in New Orleans.
Photo taken by Gregory Grice in December 2019
486962
NS - Seabrook Bridge
looking south
Photo taken by Gregory Taravella in Sept 2019
486969
NS - Seabrook Bridge
looking southeast - in open position with old out board roadway
Photo taken by Gary Taravella
Status: Demolished
Location: 29.988470,-90.116260
Carries Southern Railway over New Basin Canal
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder hinged lift type bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Girder bridge over New Basin Canal on Southern Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Orleans Parish
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284897
New Basin Canal - Black Bridge
Hinged lift drawbridge removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013
350028
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 30.021544,-90.113920
Carries Lake Avenue over New Basin Canal
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost deck girder bridge over New Basin Canal on Lake Avenue
History: Built 1914, demolished 1961
Built: 1914
Location: Orleans Parish
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288613
Lake Street Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
337146
Photo taken by The Strauss Bascule Bridge Co
341160
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
494731
Photo taken by Joseph B. Strauss The Strauss Bascule Bridge Company
Status: No longer exists
Location: 30.025228,-90.118916
Carries Tennision Highway over New Basin Canal
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck girder bridge over New Basin Canal on Tennision Highway
History:
Built:
Location: Orleans Parish
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288623
Tennision Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
288624
Tennision Bridge
Lowering
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
288625
Tennision Bridge
Closed for traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
341156
Tennision Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
341157
Tennision Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
341158
Tennision Bridge
Closed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
449847
Photo taken by Maunsel White
449848
Photo taken by Maunsel White
449849
Photo taken by Maunsel White
449850
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
449851
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
449852
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
449853
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
449854
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
449855
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
Status: Demolished
Location: 29.981049,-90.113610
Carries City Park Avenue/Metairie Road over New Basin Canal
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder bascule
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck girder bridge over former New Basin Canal on City Park Avenue/Metairie Road
History: Built 1915, demolished 1951
Built: 1915
Location: Orleans Parish
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288629
City Park Avenue Bridge
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
353696
Photo taken by John N. Teunisson of New Orleans in 1915
353697
Photo taken by John N. Teunisson of New Orleans in 1915
439448
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
439449
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
439450
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
439451
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
449846
City Park Avenue Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
461378
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.905095,-89.986045
Carries LA 407 over Intracoastal Waterway (Algiers Canal)
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss vertical lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost vertical lift bridge over Intracoastal Waterway (Algiers Canal) on LA 407
History: Built 1955, replaced by a fixed high span in 1985
Built: 1955
Location: Orleans Parish
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289746
Honeymoon Bayou Bridge
Belle Chasse LA
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013
290948
Photo taken by Laird Scott
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 30.008594,-90.027092
Carries US 90 (Chef Menteur Highway) over Industrial Canal
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder bascule
Total Length: 344.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost deck plate girder bridge over Industrial Canal on US 90 (Chef Menteur Highway)
History: Opened to traffic in May 1932; replaced in 1988
Built: 1932
Location: Orleans Parish
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291015
Danzinger Bridge (Old)
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
414547
Industrial Canal Bridge Chef Menteur Highway. Orleans Parish
Photo taken by The Louisiana Highway Commission
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.069158,-89.802653
Carries Marques Road over Marquez Canal
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Marquez Canal on Marques Road
History:
Built:
Location: Orleans Parish
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295870
Marques Road Bridge
Marques Road Bridge - a wooden bridge over the Marquez Canal which connects Chef Menteur Pass and Lake Saint Catherine. The bridges in the distance are the CSX Chef Menteur Pass Bridge on the left and the Chef Menteur Pass Bridge on the right.
Photo taken by Irma Hale in June 2014
295871
Marques Road Bridge
Marques Road Bridge - a wooden bridge over the Marquez Canal which connects Chef Menteur Pass and Lake Saint Catherine. In the distance on the left is the CSX Chef Menteur Pass Bridge.
Photo taken by Irma Hale in June 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.150889,-89.858470
Carries US 11 over I-10
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 1730.1 Feet
Span Length: 183.1 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over I-10 on US 11
History: Built 1967
Built: 1967
Location: Orleans Parish
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317290
Oblique view
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2015
317291
Side view
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2015
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.993984,-90.100468
Carries Norfolk Southern RWY over Marconi Drive
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Marconi Drive on Norfolk Southern RWY
History:
Built:
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.905198,-89.986131
Carries LA 407 over Intracoastal Waterway
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 5082.3 Feet
Span Length: 299.9 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on LA 407
History: Opened to traffic on July 18, 1985
Built: 1985
Location: Orleans Parish
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327026
Photo taken in April 2015
327027
Photo taken in April 2015
327028
Photo taken in April 2015
327029
Photo taken in April 2015
327030
Photo taken in April 2015
327031
Photo taken in April 2015
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.992634,-90.086292
Carries NOPBRR over Bayou Saint John
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Two pony plate girders side by side
Total Length: 72.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Bayou Saint John on NOPBRR
History:
Built:
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 29.992656,-90.086321
Carries New Orleans Public Belt Railroad over New Basin Canal
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck girder bridge over New Basin Canal on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Orleans Parish
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341812
Carrolton Ave railroad bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2014
461377
Public domain
Status: No longer exists
Location: 30.006573,-90.085084
Carries Air Line Highway over New Basin Canal
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over New Basin Canal on Air Line Highway
History:
Built:
Location: Orleans Parish
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341813
Airline Highway bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
461376
Air Line Highway Bridge
Public domain
Status: Removed
Location: 29.967711,-90.107841
Carries South Carrollton Avenue & New Orleans Public Service Incorporated over New Basin Canal
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over New Basin Canal on South Carrollton Avenue & New Orleans Public Service Incorporated
History: Built 1926; Removed 1951
Built: 1926
Location: Orleans Parish
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288630
Removed
Photo taking by Douglas Butler in April 2013
401193
Photo taken by nolahistoryguy
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.967880,-90.107520
Carries South Carrollton Avenue & New Orleans Public Service Incorporated over New Basin Canal
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over New Basin Canal on South Carrollton Avenue & New Orleans Public Service Incorporated
History:
Built:
Location: Orleans Parish
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353698
Carrolton Avenue bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2014
353695
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 30.024789,-90.114528
Carries Footpath over Lagoon
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Lagoon on Footpath
History:
Built:
Location: Orleans Parish
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Status: Never built
Location: 30.004333,-90.025381
Carries Almonaster Avenue/With Railroad over Industrial Canal
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss vertical lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Industrial Canal on Almonaster Avenue/With Railroad
History: Planned, But Never Constructed
Built:
Location: Orleans Parish
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388692
Raised (Designed plan never built)
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
388691
Lowered (design plan never built)
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 29.963910,-90.130380
Carries US 61 / South Claiborne Avenue (now US 90) over 17th Street Canal
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over 17th Street Canal on US 61 / South Claiborne Avenue (now US 90)
History: Built 1928; removed 1937
Built: 1928
Location: Orleans Parish
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467556
Claiborne Avenue Bridge (September 1928)
The bridge across the 17th Street Canal, connecting South Claiborne Ave. and Jefferson Hwy. on opening day, September 27, 1928.
The Times-Picayune, September 28, 1928, p. 14
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 29.950952,-90.084964
Carries US 61/US 90 (South Claiborne Avenue) over New Basin Canal
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Electrically operated swing span. 22' roadway with two 5' sidewalks.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 150.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over New Basin Canal on US 61/US 90 (South Claiborne Avenue)
History: Built 1928; abandoned 1939; removed ca. 1951
Built: 1928
Location: Orleans Parish
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467611
Claiborne Avenue Bridge (July 1928)
The swing bridge across the New Basin Canal (now filled) as it appeared just before opening to traffic in July 1928.
The Times-Picayune, July 30, 1928, p. 2
486714
Tech drawing from Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2019
Status: Replaced by a new bridge after a hurricane
Location: 30.155169,-89.630916
Carries CSX Railroad over Rigolets Pass
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pennsylvania through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Rigolets Pass on CSX Railroad
History: Built in 1902 ; replaced in 1925
Built: 1902
Location: Orleans Parish
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490276
Photo taken by nolahistoryguy
490281
Tech drawing from Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2020
Status: No longer exists
Location: 29.964079,-90.072959
Carries Claiborne Street over Old Basin Canal
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Full swing double track Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Old Basin Canal on Claiborne Street
History:
Built:
Location: Orleans Parish
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501553
Photo taken from The Street Railway Journal; May 1897
501554
Photo taken from The Street Railway Journal; May 1897
505584
Claiborne Street Swing Bridge
Tech drawing from Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2021
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 29.984711,-90.095394
Carries Footpath over lagoon
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over lagoon on Footpath
History: Built 1902
Built: 1902
Location: Orleans Parish
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503969
Langles Bridge
Photo from Infrogmation of New Orleans
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.
