O-K Line Harahan underpass, 1915
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This photo, taken during the inaugural year of service, shows the tracks of O-K Line and the adjacent public road (soon to become Jefferson Highway) passing underneath the Illinois Central/Southern Pacific Railroad ferry incline at Harahan.
This ferry service was rendered unnecessary after the combination railroad-vehicular Huey P. Long Bridge opened in December 1935.
"Glimpses Along the 'O.-K.' Interurban Trolley Line," The Times-Picayune, September 19, 1915.
This file appears in: O-K Line: Harahan Barn & Ferry Crossing
O-K Line: Harahan Barn & Ferry Crossing
About midway through Jefferson Parish, the Orleans-Kenner interurban (or O-K Line) passed through the village of Harahan. The company's car barn and power station were located here as well as one of…