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The Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge (also known as the Luling Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. [2] It is named for the late United States Congressman Hale Boggs. [3] With a total length of 10,699 feet (3,261 m; 2.0263 mi), it is one of the longest bridges in the world.
[40] [41] [42] On October 6, 1983, seven-years after the ferry disaster, the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge opened. [43] The bridge, originally named the Luling–Destrehan Bridge, connected the east bank and west bank of the parish by bridge for the first time. 1983 also saw the end of ferry service in the parish, marking the first time since the ...
The Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge was completed in October 1983 and was the first portion of I-310 to open. [2] The west bank approach, extending to US 90 in Boutte was opened in March 1988, [5] followed in July 1991 by the east bank approach as far as US 61. [6]
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Veterans Memorial Bridge: Mississippi River: 1995: Louisiana: 163 ft (49.7 m) Quechee Gorge Bridge: Ottauquechee River: 1911: Vermont: 162 ft (49.4 m) Hi-Line Railroad Bridge: Sheyenne River: 1908: North Dakota: 160 ft (48.8 m) High Bridge: Mississippi River: 1987: Minnesota: 158 ft (48.2 m) Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge: Mississippi River: 1983 ...
The Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, is named in memory of the former congressman. The visitor center at Portage Glacier in Southcentral Alaska (located within Chugach National Forest ) is named the Begich, Boggs Visitor Center.
A 200-foot section of the Lady’s Island Bridge, as the Woods Memorial Bridge is known locally, opens 90 degrees, turning on a track with wheels powered by a 20 hp motor.
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