Crescent City Connection

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The Crescent City Connection is a pair of cantilever bridges spanning the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, serving as a major transportation link in the region.

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Crescent City Connection canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge complex
cantilever bridge
cantilever bridge
cantilever bridge
road bridge
alsoKnownAs Greater New Orleans Bridge
carries U.S. Route 90 Business
vehicular traffic
connects east bank of New Orleans
west bank of New Orleans
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Mississippi River
Mississippi River at New Orleans
designedFor automobile traffic
function major transportation link in the New Orleans metropolitan area
hasLanes multiple lanes in each direction
hasLocalImportance key link between downtown New Orleans and Westbank communities
hasNumberOfSpans 2 main cantilever spans
hasPart Crescent City Connection Bridge No. 1
Crescent City Connection Bridge No. 1
surface form: Crescent City Connection Bridge No. 2
hasTollPlazasRemoved yes
isMajorRouteFor commuters between east and west bank of New Orleans
locatedIn Jefferson Parish
surface form: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

New Orleans
surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana

Orleans Parish
surface form: Orleans Parish, Louisiana
locatedInState Louisiana
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedNear New Orleans
surface form: Algiers, New Orleans

New Orleans Central Business District
maintainedBy Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
material steel
namedAfter nickname of New Orleans "Crescent City"
opened 1958
1988
owner Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
partOf United States Numbered Highway System
surface form: U.S. Highway System

transportation infrastructure of Louisiana
regionServed New Orleans metropolitan area
surface form: Greater New Orleans
riverBankOnEastSide New Orleans East Bank
riverBankOnWestSide New Orleans West Bank
significance primary Mississippi River crossing in New Orleans
structureType steel truss cantilever bridge
tollsRemoved 2013
tollStatus former toll bridge
trafficType motor vehicles only

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U.S. Route 90 hasBridge Crescent City Connection