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THE NEW HUEY P. LONG BRIDGE, NEW ORLEANS, LA.-174
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18450
The new Huey P. Long Bridge, just com-
pleted, is 4.4 miles long including approaches,
longest railroad bridge in the world; the finest
span across the Mississippi; cost $13,000,000;
has two 18-ft. auto roadways, toll free, forms
a juncture of two transcontinental highways,
old Spanish Trail from the Atlantic to Pacific,
and Jefferson Highway from the Gulf to Canada.
Its central pier rests on sand 170 ft. below the
water of the river and it extends a total of
409 ft. high, equal to a 36-story office building.
The bridge provides a 135 ft. vertical clearance
and a 790 ft. horizontal clearance.
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MADE IN U.S.A. BY E. C. KROPP Co., MILWAUKEE, WIS