Mississippi
River Crossings in Louisiana
New
Roads-St Francisville Bridge (proposed) [LaDoT webpage,
requires Adobe Acrobat to read]
New Roads-St. Francisville Ferry
US
190 Bridge ("Old Bridge")
Looking north to the bridge from the State Capital
From just beyond the west levee of the Mississippi
River
One interesting feature of this bridge is that a railline
goes through the middle of this bridge (the truss is esentially
for the RR). While the roadways are on the outside. (though the
lanes are narrow and have no shoulders)
The reddish/orange color of this bridge is due to an
aluminum oxide plant that once operated just south of the bridge
(in East Baton Rouge). The plant's dust would keep coating the
bridge, so the state gave up trying to keep the original blue
color and instead went with the red/orange color (though the bridge
looks like it could use a new coat of paint of any color now)
More about the US 190 Mississippi River bridge on this
page
I-10
Bridge ("New Bridge")
From the old ferry landing at Port Allen, you can see
most of the bridge here.
A nighttime shot (taken during when Hurricane Ivan
a major concern to Louisiana in October, 2004) from near the USS
Kidd. The banks of lights on the otherside of the Mississippi
are from the Port of Baton Rouge.
Looking at the bridge from the State Capital with the
mid afternoon sun glaring off the river. (There is a bridge here)
Taken from the east bank in 1999, before the casinos
came.
Plaquemine Ferry
White Castle Ferry
Sunshine
Bridge (seperate page)
Gramercy
Bridge
(It only took me 6 1/2 years
to figure which bridge this was. Photo taken in June, 1999)
Edgard Ferry
I-310 (Hale Boggs Bridge)
Huey
P Long Bridge (US 90)
& Business
US 90 (I-49 to be)
(Crescent
City Connection)
Photos
located on the New Orleans Bridges page
Links
Mississippi
River Bridges by John Weeks
Page created on August 22, 2005/ last updated on March 16,
2006
Questions, comments, and submissions can be sent to Sandor
Gulyas
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