Twelvemile Point
Twelvemile Point is a cape in Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana. Twelvemile Point is situated nearby to the village Harahan, as well as near the town Waggaman.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jefferson Parish Library and Huey P. Long Bridge.
Jefferson Parish Library
Library
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Jefferson Parish Library is the library system of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. It has its headquarters in the East Bank Regional Library in Metairie, an unincorporated area in the parish.
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. Huey P. Long Bridge is situated 2½ miles northeast of Twelvemile Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harahan and Waggaman.
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.
Waggaman
Town
Waggaman is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Waggaman is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, within the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area.
Avondale
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Avondale is a small city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. It is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, on the outskirts of Greater New Orleans.
Twelvemile Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Twelve Mile Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.92965° or 29° 55′ 47″ northLongitude
-90.20619° or 90° 12′ 22″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
76XFWQHV+VGGeoNames ID
4344115
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