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St. Claude Avenue Bridge

The St. Claude Avenue Bridge 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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Frederick A. Douglass High School and New Orleans Mint.

School
is a public high school in , named for Frederick A. Douglass. It is under the authority of the Orleans Parish School Board and is a part of KIPP New Orleans. is situated 3,100 feet west of St. Claude Avenue Bridge.

Museum
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The operated in , , as a branch mint of the United States Mint from 1838 to 1861 and from 1879 to 1909. During its years of operation, it produced over 427 million gold and silver coins of nearly every American denomination, with a total face value of over US$ 307 million. is situated 2 miles west of St. Claude Avenue Bridge.

Park
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, formerly the Place d'Armes or Plaza de Armas, is a historic park in the of , . It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960, for its central role in the city's history, and as the site where in 1803 Louisiana was made United States territory pursuant to the Louisiana Purchase. is situated 2 miles west of St. Claude Avenue Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holy Cross and Bywater.

Hamlet
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is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Lower Ninth Ward District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: St.

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The is a portion of down the from the and the . Its boundaries are often debated. Most New Orleanians and the city's historic district office describe it as being bounded St.

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

St. Claude Avenue Bridge

Latitude
29.96387° or 29° 57′ 50″ north
Longitude
-90.02745° or 90° 1′ 39″ west
Open location code
76XFXX7F+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 705686226
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q7587614
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum and New Orleans Fire Department Engine 24 and Ladder 4.

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