Turning Basin
Turning Basin is a dock in Orleans, Louisiana. Turning Basin is situated nearby to the locality Oliver Junction, as well as near Terminal Junction.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Almonaster Avenue Bridge and St. Claude Avenue Bridge.
Almonaster Avenue Bridge
Bridge
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The Almonaster Avenue Bridge is a bascule bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana. The bridge has two vehicular lanes of Almonaster Avenue and two railroad tracks over the Industrial Canal.
St. Claude Avenue Bridge
Bridge
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The St. Claude Avenue Bridge is a bascule bridge with four vehicular lanes over the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana. The bridge was designed by the Strauss Bascule Bridge Company of Chicago and built in 1919 by the Bethlehem Steel Bridge Corporation. St. Claude Avenue Bridge is situated 2 miles south of Turning Basin.
Jackson Barracks
Military installation
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Jackson Barracks is the headquarters of the Louisiana National Guard. It is located in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana. The base was established in 1834 and was originally known as New Orleans Barracks. Jackson Barracks is situated 2 miles southeast of Turning Basin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 7th, 8th, and Upper 9th Wards and Lower 9th Ward.
7th, 8th, and Upper 9th Wards
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The 7th 8th and Upper 9th Wards section of New Orleans is very seldom visited by anyone outside the city. It is "back of town" from the Marigny and Bywater sections.
Lower 9th Ward
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The Lower 9th Ward is a section of New Orleans, east of the Bywater neighborhood, north of the Mississippi River, and west St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.
Gentilly Woods
Quarter
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Gentilly Woods is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Gentilly District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Dreux Avenue to the north, Industrial Canal to the east, Gentilly Boulevard to the south and People's Avenue to the west. Gentilly Woods is situated 2 miles northwest of Turning Basin.
Turning Basin
- Type: Dock
- Category: transportation
- Location: Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.98909° or 29° 59′ 21″ northLongitude
-90.01979° or 90° 1′ 11″ westOpen location code
76XFXXQJ+J3OpenStreetMap ID
node 358372850OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dockGeoNames ID
4344086
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