Huey P. Long Bridge, Railroad and highway bridge in Baton Rouge, United States.
The cantilever truss bridge spans 5,879 feet across the Mississippi River, connecting East Baton Rouge Parish with West Baton Rouge Parish through four traffic lanes.
Built in 1940 at a cost of 8.4 million dollars, the structure remained the sole crossing point over the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge until 1968.
The bridge bears the names of two Louisiana governors, Huey P. Long and Oscar K. Allen, while locals refer to it simply as the old bridge.
The structure carries both US Highway 190 and Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway operations, providing essential transportation links with 17,300 vehicles crossing daily.
Originally painted blue, the bridge changed to orange in the 1960s due to aluminum oxide dust from a nearby plant before returning to gray in 2016.
Location: Louisiana
Inception: 1940
Official opening: August 1940
GPS coordinates: 30.50044,-91.20109
Latest update: May 11, 2025 11:08
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