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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.
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Name Span Length Type Carries Crosses Opened Location State Ref. 1: Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge: 1,298 m (4,260 ft) 4,176 m (13,701 ft) Suspension 2 levels steel truss deck, steel pylons 7+6 lanes 370+1298+370
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A large container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which spans 1.6 miles across Baltimore's harbor, early Tuesday morning. The pillar couldn't stand up against the crash, sending that ...
The bridge has the second longest cable-stayed span (distance between towers) in the Western Hemisphere at 1,583 ft (482 m), after Mexico's Baluarte Bridge with a 1,706 ft (520 m) span, and has a total length of 12,883 ft (3,927 m)—nearly three-and-a-half times longer than the Baluarte Bridge's 3,688 ft (1,124 m) total length.
Veterans' groups originally opposed any name that did not memorialize Lt. Craig. As a compromise, the name "Veterans' Glass City Skyway" was selected for the new bridge, honoring all veterans, while the Craig Bridge remains in place, carrying a rerouted State Route 65. While under construction, the bridge was generically referred to as the ...