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Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2012

Overview: Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on westbound Business US 90 in New Orleans
Location: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, and Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1957, opened to traffic April 15, 1958
Design: Cantilevered through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 1,575.7 ft.
Total length: 3,018.2 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Deck width: 51.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +29.93722, -90.05667 (decimal degrees)
29°56'14" N, 90°03'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/784119/3315473 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: New Orleans East
Inventory number: BH 19081 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2008): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 52.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 87,720