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Crosses
  
Preceded by
  
Danziger Bridge

Opened
  
February 1988

Bridge type
  
Vertical-lift bridge

Construction end
  
1987

Construction begin
  
1983

Location
  
New Orleans

Body of water
  
Danziger Bridge

Carries
  
US 90 (Chef Menteur Highway)

Similar
  
Industrial Canal, Claiborne Avenue Bridge, Florida Avenue Bridge, Iā€‘10 High Rise Bridge, Seabrook Bridge

Danziger bridge trial how we got here


The Danziger Bridge is a vertical lift bridge named after a New Orleans lawyer and businessman, which carries seven vehicular lanes of U.S. Route 90 (Chef Menteur Highway) across the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was built to replace the old Danziger Bridge, a draw bridge constructed in 1931ā€“1932. The current Danziger Bridge was constructed on the south side of the old bridge between 1983 and 1987, officially opening in February 1988, becoming the widest lift bridge in the world. Most marine traffic is accommodated in the down position.

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Attorney Alfred Danziger, a member of a prominent New Orleans Jewish family, served as personal attorney for Governor Huey Long, as well as assistant attorney general in 1934, and executive counsel for Mayor Robert Maestri from 1936-1946. He was also a principal fundraiser for the historically black Dillard University which was founded in 1930 by merging Straight University and other African American serving institutions.

In 2005, the bridge was the site of the Danziger Bridge shootings, in which two unarmed civilians were killed by members of the New Orleans Police Department. 4 other civilians were also wounded.

danziger bridge massacre a painting by new orleans katrina artist beverly kimble davis


References

Danziger Bridge Wikipedia


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