St. Claude Avenue Bridge -- New Orleans LA
N 29° 57.832 W 090° 01.636
15R E 786881 N 3318500
The St. Claude Avenue bridge is a steel truss bascule bridge over the Industrial Harbor Navigation Canal
Waymark Code: WMNCBM
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/12/2015
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The St. Claude Avenue bridge is a steel truss bascule bridge that carries Louisiana State Highway 46 over the Industrial Harbor Navigation Canal.
This very cool truss bascule bridge served as a refuge for people whose ninth Ward neighborhoods were drowning during Hurricane Katrina. For several months after the hurricane this bridge was the only connector between the lower Ninth Ward and the rest of the city of New Orleans.
Parking Coordinates:: N 29° 57.807 W 090° 01.590
Date Built: 01/01/1919
Length of Span: 137.1 ft
www: http://bridgehunter.com/la/orleans/st-claude-avenue/
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.