Florida Avenue Bridge (2005)

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New Florida Avenue Lift Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in May 2011

BH Photo #198523

Overview: Bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) on Florida Avenue
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)

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