Crescent City Connection
The Crescent City Connection, formerly the Greater New Orleans Bridge, is a pair of cantilever bridges that carry U.S. Highway 90 Business over the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: twin cantilever bridges that carry U.S. Route 90 Business over the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, US
- Also known as: “CCC”, “GNO”, and “Greater New Orleans Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Orleans Morial Convention Center and Mardi Gras World.
New Orleans Morial Convention Center
Convention center
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The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is located in Downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The lower end of building one is located 1,640 feet upriver from Canal Street on the banks of the Mississippi River. New Orleans Morial Convention Center is situated 1,900 feet west of Crescent City Connection.
Mardi Gras World
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Mardi Gras World is a tourist attraction located in New Orleans. Guests tour the 300,000 square foot working warehouse where floats are made for Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans. Mardi Gras World is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Crescent City Connection.
Audubon Insectarium
Zoo
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The Audubon Insectarium is an insectarium and entomology museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. As part of its move from its previous location at the U.S. Audubon Insectarium is situated 1 mile north of Crescent City Connection.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower Garden District and Algiers Point.
Lower Garden District
Quarter
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Lower Garden District is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: St.
Algiers Point
Hamlet
Algiers Point is a location on the Lower Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana. In river pilotage, Algiers Point is one of the many points of land around which the river flows—albeit a significant one.
Central Business District
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The Central Business District is the part of New Orleans similar to what many cities call "Downtown". Just "up" from the French Quarter is the CBD. Like many other large American cities, this area has skyscrapers and modern office towers housing cooperate and regional offices; however some interesting 19th-century architecture is also preserved.
Crescent City Connection
- Categories: twin bridges and transportation
- Location: Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Crescent City Connection” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “月牙城大桥”
- Chinese: “月牙城大橋”
- Czech: “Crescent City Connection”
- Dutch: “Crescent City Connection”
- French: “Crescent City Connection”
- German: “Crescent City Connection”
- Spanish: “Crescent City Connection”
- Vietnamese: “Cầu Con Cò”
- Vietnamese: “Cầu vùng đô thị New Orleans”
- Vietnamese: “Crescent City Connection”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as McDonoghville and Algiers.
Nearby Places
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