Florida Avenue Bridge
The Florida Avenue Bridge is a vertical lift bridge spanning the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana. The bridge has one railroad track, two vehicle lanes and two sidewalks. A parallel high-elevation four-lane roadway bridge is planned.
Florida Avenue Bridge | |
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Florida Avenue Bridge in up position (open to canal shipping, closed to land vehicle traffic), from Lower 9th Ward side. | |
| Coordinates | 29.981°N 90.0218°W |
| Carries | trains, cars |
| Crosses | Industrial Canal |
| Locale | New Orleans |
| Maintained by | Port of New Orleans |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | vertical lift |
| Longest span | 91.5 meters (300 ft) |
| Clearance below | 47.5 meters (156 ft) |
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