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Florida Avenue Bridge (2005)
Orleans Parish
,
Louisiana
Photos
New Florida Avenue Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011
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BH Photo #198523
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Overview
Bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) on Florida Avenue and NOPB RR
Location
New Orleans
,
Orleans Parish
,
Louisiana
Status
Open to both rail and vehicular traffic
History
Built 2005 by the American Bridge Co.
Builder
-
American Bridge Co.
of New York
Railroad
-
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
(NOPB)
Design
Vertical lift
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 300.0 ft.
Total length: 342.0 ft.
Also called
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+29.98068
,
-90.02195
(decimal degrees)
29°58'50" N, 90°01'19" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/787346/3320378
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
New Orleans East
Inventory number
BH 48729
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
American Bridge Co.
(1,763)
Built 2005
(87)
Built during 2000s
(741)
Canal
(42)
Have street view
(30,397)
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal
(7)
Louisiana
(743)
Modern
(2,507)
Movable
(3,189)
Navigable waterway
(2,242)
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
(5)
New Orleans, Louisiana
(62)
Open
(41,421)
Orleans Parish, Louisiana
(60)
Painted blue
(83)
Rail-and-Road
(403)
Railroad
(16,990)
Span length 250-500 feet
(1,306)
Total length 250-500 feet
(5,719)
Vertical lift
(432)
Update Log
March 8, 2022: Updated by Roger Deschner: New photo and street views
November 8, 2020: New photo from Gregory Grice
January 27, 2020: Updated by Luke: Added categories "Rail-and-Road", "New Orleans Public Belt Railroad"
August 27, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Railroad"
May 2, 2011: New Street View added by Cliff Darby
May 1, 2011: Added by C Hanchey
Related Bridges
Florida Avenue Bridge (1919)
(Predecessor)
Sources
C Hanchey
-
cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
Cliff Darby -
cliffsta1987 [at] gmail [dot] com
Wikipedia
Douglas Butler
Gregory Grice
-
bl20gh114 [at] gmail [dot] com
Roger Deschner -
rogerdeschner [at] gmail [dot] com
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