Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge)
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 Huey P. Long Bridge from the northwest |
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| Official name | Huey P. Long Bridge |
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| Carries | 4 lanes of US 190 1 Kansas City Southern rail line |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Maintained by | Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Opening date | August 1940 |
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This article is about a bridge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; a second Huey P. Long Bridge is in Jefferson Parish.
The Huey P. Long Bridge is a truss bridge over the Mississippi River carrying US 190 (Airline Highway) and one rail line between East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana and West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The railroad line is maintained by the Kansas City Southern railroad. The bridge is named after former Louisiana governor, Huey P. Long. It is similar in design to the Huey P. Long Bridge in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Its lanes are very narrow and it is extremely dangerous to inexperienced drivers during inclement weather as it has a tendency to ice and some passers-by question how well the guard railings would stand up if a vehicle were to hit them. Only one person is reported to have driven off the edges of the bridge. In 1945 a cargo truck driver headed eastbound careened off the sides. The driver fell through the windshield and was crushed on a dock as he landed before his truck on the very same spot. [citation needed] The scars from the accident can still be seen on the dock to one's right as approaching the east end of the eastbound span.
The bridge was once planned as part of an Interstate 410.
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| Crossings of the Mississippi River | |||
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| Upstream John James Audubon Bridge LA 3057 |
Huey P. Long Bridge  |
Downstream Horace Wilkinson Bridge  |
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