"View of Simple Through Truss Span."

ID: 5187 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Historic American Engineering Record, Creator, et al. Huey P. Long Bridge, Jefferson Parish, LA. ~ Creator: Photographer unknown.

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

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, contributor & Kathryn O'Dwyer, contributor and editor

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 Huey P. Long Bridge was the longest railroad…