Bridge City
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- Type: Hamlet with 7,710 residents
- Description: unincorporated suburban community and census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
- Also known as: “Bridge City, Louisiana”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Huey P. Long Bridge and Alario Center.
Huey P. Long Bridge
Bridge
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The Huey P. Long Bridge, located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, is a cantilevered steel through-truss bridge that carries a two-track railroad line over the Mississippi River at mile 106.1, with three lanes of US 90 on each side of the central tracks.
Alario Center
Sports venue
The John A. Alario Sr. Event Center, commonly shortened as the Alario Center, is a 2,400-seat multi-purpose arena and convention center in Westwego, Louisiana, USA. Alario Center is situated 2 miles south of Bridge City.
Ochsner Medical Center
Hospital
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Ochsner Medical Center, historically also known as Ochsner Clinic, Ochsner Hospital, and Ochsner Foundation Hospital, is a hospital in Jefferson, Louisiana, a short distance from the city limits of New Orleans. Ochsner Medical Center is situated 2½ miles northeast of Bridge City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elmwood and Harahan.
Elmwood
Village
Jefferson is an unincorporated area in Louisiana's Jefferson Parish along the East Bank the Mississippi River, just upriver from New Orleans. Jefferson has few attractions, but is close to New Orleans, Louisiana's largest city and main visitor attraction. Elmwood is situated 2 miles northwest of Bridge City.
Harahan
Village
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Harahan is a city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; it is a suburb of New Orleans. Its population was 9,116 at the 2020 census. Harahan is situated 2 miles west of Bridge City.
Black Pearl
Quarter
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Black Pearl is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: South Carrollton Avenue and St. Black Pearl is situated 2½ miles east of Bridge City.
Bridge City
Latitude
29.93326° or 29° 55′ 60″ northLongitude
-90.17008° or 90° 10′ 12″ westPopulation
7,710Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)United Nations Location Code
US DIYOpen location code
76XFWRMH+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 151905330OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Bridge City” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بريدغ”
- Catalan: “Bridge City”
- Cebuano: “Bridge City”
- Chechen: “Бридж-Сити”
- Chinese: “Bridge City”
- Chinese: “布里奇城”
- Chinese: “路易斯安那州桥市”
- Chinese: “路易斯安那州橋市”
- Dutch: “Bridge City”
- French: “Bridge City”
- German: “Bridge City”
- Gilaki: “بریج سيتي (لۊئيزيانا)”
- Gilaki: “بریج سيتي”
- Irish: “Bridge City”
- Italian: “Bridge City”
- Ladin: “Bridge City”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Bridge City”
- Persian: “بریج سیتی”
- Polish: “Bridge City”
- Portuguese: “Bridge City”
- Serbian: “Бриџ Сити”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Bridge City, Louisiana”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Bridge City”
- South Azerbaijani: “بریدج سیتی، لوئیزیانا”
- Spanish: “Bridge City (Luisiana)”
- Spanish: “Bridge City”
- Swedish: “Bridge City, Louisiana”
- Swedish: “Bridge City”
- Tatar: “Бридж-Сити”
- Ukrainian: “Бридж-Сіті”
- Volapük: “Bridge City”
- Welsh: “Bridge City”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jefferson Heights and Southport.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Third Emanuel Baptist Church and Bridge City Baptist Church.
Jefferson Parish: Must-Visit Destinations
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