Turning Basin

Turning Basin is a dock in , . Turning Basin is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Almonaster Avenue Bridge and Marigny Opera House.

Bridge
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The is a bascule bridge in , . The bridge has two vehicular lanes of Almonaster Avenue and two railroad tracks over the .

Theater building
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, also known as the Church of the Arts, is an opera house and performing arts center in , , Louisiana. The Marigny was originally a Catholic parish church known as Holy Trinity Catholic Church. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Turning Basin.

Bridge
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The is a bascule bridge with four vehicular lanes over the 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. is situated 2 miles south of Turning Basin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 7th, 8th, and Upper 9th Wards and Lower 9th Ward.

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The 7th 8th and Upper 9th Wards section of is very seldom visited by anyone outside the city. It is "back of town" from the and sections.

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The is a section of , east of the neighborhood, north of the , and west St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.

Quarter
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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, to the east, Gentilly Boulevard to the south and People's Avenue to the west. is situated 2 miles northwest of Turning Basin.

Turning Basin

Latitude
29.98909° or 29° 59′ 21″ north
Longitude
-90.01979° or 90° 1′ 11″ west
Open location code
76XFXXQJ+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358372850
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dock
Geo­Names ID
4344086
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