"Mississippi River from Huey Long Bridge"

ID: 5182 ~ Source: Courtesy of New Orleans Public Library, Alexander Allison Photograph Collection. http://cdm16880.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16880coll42/id/2056 ~ Creator: Alexander Allison

This file appears in: Huey P. Long Bridge: The Kingfish and Public Works Projects in Louisiana

This file appears in: Huey P. Long Bridge: The Kingfish and Public Works Projects in Louisiana

Huey P. Long Bridge: The Kingfish and Public Works Projects in Louisiana

By Kyle M. Hines & Kathryn O'Dwyer

The Huey P. Long Bridge spans the Mississippi River in Jefferson Parish, a few miles upstream of New Orleans itself, and features a central 4.4-mile rail track. At the time of its construction, the…