The Huey P Long Bridge, New Orleans, Louisiana, Connecting New Orleans with the Great West - Linen Vintage Postcard

The Huey P Long Bridge, New Orleans, La. Connecting New Orleans, La. With the Great West
Back Information: The Huey P. Long Bridge at New Orleans, La, over the Mississippi River. Erected at a cost of $13,000,000. The total length from the railroad approach to the end is four and a half miles. The channel spans over the navigation channel of the river is 790 feet. The longest free bridge in America and one of today's greatest engineering feats. Two auto roadways, one on each side, which are 18feet wide. The time to erect is about 3 years. 
Condition: Good, soft corners and heavy yellowing on the back of the postcard
1940s
Mailed: Posted on March 9, 1957 from New Orleans, Louisiana with a Carmine 2 cent Thomas Jefferson stamp
Photograph
Publisher: Genuine Curteich

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