Louisiana State Capitol & Huey P. Long Bridge
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| Louisiana's two greatest monuments, conceived and built by the late U. S. Senator Huey P. Long. The new Louisiana State Capitol is the tallest building in the South, 34 floors, height to top of beacon light 450 feet. The new Huey P. Long Bridge is 4.4 miles long including approaches, the finest span across the Mississippi central pier, 409 feet high, equal to a 36-story office building; 135 feet vertical clearance for steamers; 790 feet horizontal clearance; cost $13,000,000. |
