Rigolets Bridge, March 1930

ID: 1105 ~ Source: The Times-Picayune, March 9, 1930.

As pictured from the New Orleans bank of the Rigolets, the second free bridge opened to the public in June 1930.

Rigolets Bridge

By Connie Gentry & Graham Cooper, Contributor

The Rigolets Bridge opened on June 9, 1930, as one of the first public bridges crossing Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana. It spanned almost 3,900 feet and carried U.S. Highway 90 connecting New Orleans…