New Orleans Crescent City Connection Bridge

The Crescent City Connection Bridge (CCC), formerly the Greater New Orleans Bridge (GNO), refers to twin cantilever bridges crossing over the Mississippi River in the parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Bernard. The Crescent City Connection Bridge ranks the fifth-longest cantilever bridge in the world and the farthest downstream bridge on the Mississippi River. The bridge is 4,093 meters in length; 28 meters wide (westbound) and 16 meters in width (eastbound).

Development of the Crescent City Connection Bridge (CCC) began in 1954 and it was opened in 1958. At that point of time, it was actually the longest cantilever bridge in the world. The daily traffic load on the eastbound part is roughly 180,000.
Construction on the GNO Bridge No. 2 began in March 1981. Traffic first crossed over the GNO Bridge No. 2 in September 1988.
Both bridges have been in continuous operation since 1988 as a unitary bridge facility having a total of eight general traffic lanes plus two Transit / High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes. The Crescent City Connection ranks as the fifth most traveled toll bridge in the United States, with the annual traffic volume exceeding 63 million.

Following a 1989 public contest to select a name for the bridges, a Louisiana Legislative Act officially designated the bridges as the "Crescent City Connection."

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