Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge)
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This article is about a bridge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; a second Huey P. Long Bridge is in Jefferson Parish.
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.
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Huey P. Long Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 30°30′25″N 91°11′51″W |
Carries | 4 lanes of US 190 1 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 |
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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]