General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cantilever truss bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
| Support conditions: |
for registered users |
| Structure: |
Non-parallel chord truss bridge |
| Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 2014 |
award winner
for registered users |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
for registered users |
Location
| Location: |
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 29° 56' 39" N 90° 10' 8" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| main span | 240.95 m | |
| total length | 564.25 m | |
| railroad bridge | ||
| total length | 7 009 m | |
| road bridge | ||
| total length | 2 462 m | |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| truss |
steel
|
Chronology
| 1979 | Reopens after repairs due to ship collision |
|---|
Participants
Initial construction
Owner
Design
Widening (2006-2013)
Owner
Design
Steel detailing
Steel fabrication
Phase I
Contractor
- Massman Construction Company (piers)
Phase II
Contractor
- Boh Bros. Construction Co., LLC (railroad bridge)
Phase III
Co-contractor
- Massman Construction Company (truss)
- Traylor Bros., Inc. (truss)
Phase IV
Co-contractor
- Kiewit Corporation (approach viaducts)
- Massman Construction Company (approach viaducts)
- Traylor Bros., Inc. (approach viaducts)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1987): The Beauty Of Railroad Bridges. In North America: Then And Now. Golden West Books, San Marino (San Marino), pp. 208.
- (2002): Climbing the Mississippi River bridge by bridge [vol. 1]. From Louisiana to Minnesota. Mary C. Costello, USA (USA), pp. 198.
- (1984): Great American Bridges and Dams. A National Trust Guide. John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), pp. 176.
- (2012): Huey P. Long Bridge – Innovative Truss Erection Scheme. Presented at: 18th IABSE Congress: Innovative Infrastructures – Towards Human Urbanism, Seoul, Korea, 19-21 September 2012, pp. 524-531.
- (2010): Huey P. Long – Span by Span Erection of Widening Trusses. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Large Structures and Infrastructures for Environmentally Constrained and Urbanised Areas, Venice, Italy, 22-24 September 2010, pp. 686-687.
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20001374 - Published on:
25/03/2001 - Last updated on:
05/05/2024
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