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the huey p. long bridge

A little known fact is that the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad owns the Huey P. Long Bridge across the Mississippi River at New Orleans, Louisiana.  The Public Belt maintains the railroad portion of the bridge and the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development / LADOTD maintains the roadway portion.  

The Huey P. Long Bridge, completed in 1935, is the longest and highest steel railroad bridge in the United States. It is 4.35 miles long from abutment to abutment. It is a combination rail - highway structure and provides a four-lane  highway, two one-way lanes on each side of a double track railroad. Plans to widen the highway portion of the bridge are being discussed. 

Check out more information on the Huey P. Long Bridge widening project.