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The Paris Road Bridge is the name of the bridge carrying Louisiana Highway 47 across the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet between St. Bernard Parish and New Orleans East in Louisiana, United States. It is also known as the Green Bridge. The name "Green Bridge" came from it originally being painted green.
Officially called the Paris Road Bridge, its original green painted surface led to its being called the "Green Bridge" by St. Bernard Parish residents. [24] The I-10/LA 47 interchange was fully opened to traffic in October 1972 when the interstate was completed westward to Morrison Road near the Industrial Canal bridge. [25]
From this point, the highway continues south over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Mississippi River Gulf Outlet on the Green Bridge. The Interstate spur route is a portion of Paris Road, a New Orleans metropolitan area roadway stretching from the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain dating back to the 19th century.
The Crescent City Connection was the fifth most traveled toll bridge in the United States in 2006, with annual traffic exceeding 63 million vehicles. [10] The bridge is the centerpiece of the Crescent Connection Road Race (CCRR) [11] or Bridge Race as it is locally known, an annual event held on the first Saturday in September following Labor ...
The Louisiana Bridge Company was formed to construct the bridge, which in turn appointed James E. Walters Sr. to direct the project. [6] Ernest M Loëb was assisted by his nephew, Ernest M. Loëb III, president of Ernest M. Loëb & Company to plan the construction of the bridge [7] Satellite view. The Manchac Swamp Bridge can be seen on the left.
A prominent bridge in Louisiana posted a stern warning to meteorologist Jim Cantore ahead of Hurricane Francine in response to his reputation for arriving at a town before severe weather.. While ...
Green Bridge was built over the Finley River in Christian County in 1912 and is among the oldest bridges in the county. The 112-year-old truss bridge has been a point of contention in the Ozark ...
Louisiana Highway 22 (LA 22) is a state highway located in southeastern Louisiana. It runs 71.15 miles (114.50 km) in a general east–west direction from the junction of LA 75 and LA 942 in Darrow to U.S. Highway 190 (US 190) in Mandeville .