The Huey P. Long Bridge

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Stock #:314241
Type: Postcard
Era: Linen
City: New Orleans
State: Louisiana (LA)
County: Orleans
Publisher: A. Hirschwitz
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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Connecting New Orleans, La. with the Great West and First Train to cross the bridge. The Huey P. Long Bridge at New Orleans, La. over the Mississippi River; erected at a cost of $13,000,000; the total length from railroad approach to end is four and one-half miles; the channel span over the navigation channel of the river is 790 feet; the longest free bridge in America and one of today's greatest engineering feats; two auto-roadways one on each side which are 18 feet wide; time in erecting about 3 years

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