"September 16, 1931, New Orleans Morning Tribue Article."

ID: 5184 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Historic American Engineering Record, Creator, et al. Huey P. Long Bridge, Jefferson Parish, LA. www.loc.gov/item/la0507/

This file appears in: Huey P. Long Bridge: The Kingfish and Public Works Projects in Louisiana

Photograph of newspaper clipping.

This file appears in: Huey P. Long Bridge: The Kingfish and Public Works Projects in Louisiana

Huey P. Long Bridge: The Kingfish and Public Works Projects in Louisiana

By Kyle M. Hines & Kathryn O'Dwyer

The Huey P. Long Bridge spans the Mississippi River in Jefferson Parish, a few miles upstream of New Orleans itself, and features a central 4.4-mile rail track. At the time of its construction, the…