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Downtown New Orleans Bridge Over Mississippi

Photo of two spans from Ship Terminal Parking Lot with sculpture in foreground

Photo taken by Bob Davis on May 3, 2009

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Downtown New Orleans Bridge Over Mississippi

Photo of two spans from Ship Terminal Parking Lot

Photo taken by Bob Davis on May 3, 2009

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Overview: Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on eastbound Business US 90 in New Orleans
Status: Open to four lanes of eastbound traffic, plus two reversible HOV lanes
History: Built 1985
Design: Cantilevered through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 1,574.7 ft.
Total length: 3,018.2 ft.
Deck width: 91.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 25.1 ft.
Also called: Greater New Orleans Bridge over the Mississippi River
Approximate latitude, longitude: +29.93667, -90.05833 (decimal degrees)
29°56'12" N, 90°03'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/783960/3315407 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: New Orleans East
Inventory number: BH 19079 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2006): 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)
Sufficiency rating: 81.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 65,880