Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge)
Huey P. Long Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Huey P. Long Bridge from the northwest | |
| Coordinates | 30°30′25″N 91°11′51″W / 30.50694°N 91.19750°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of  US 1901 Kansas City Southern rail line |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Official name | Huey P. Long - O.K. Allen Bridge |
| Other name(s) | Old Bridge |
| Maintained by | Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development |
| ID number | 611700071000001 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever truss bridge |
| Total length | 5,879 feet (1,792 m) |
| Clearance below | 113 feet (34 m) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | $8.4 million[1] |
| Opened | August 1940 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 17,300 |
| Location | |
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The Huey P. Long - O.K. Allen Bridge is a truss cantilever bridge. It goes over the Mississippi River. US 190 travels on the bridge, as well as a rail line. It helps people go between East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana and West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
The bridge is named after former Louisiana governors Huey P. Long and Oscar K. Allen. People in Baton Rogue call the bridge "the old bridge".[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Will Sentel (December 3, 2013), Old bridge getting new look, The Advocate, archived from the original on August 10, 2014, retrieved November 4, 2021
- ↑ "Paint Party". The Riverside Reader. [Port Allen, LA] October 1, 2012. Pg. 1. Print