National Steel Bridge Alliance

Huey P. Long Bridge

Prize Bridge Information

  • Year Awarded: 2014
  • Year Completed: 2013
  • Location: New Orleans, LA
  • Award Class: Reconstructed
  • Designer/EOR: Modjeski and Masters, Inc.
  • Fabricator: Industrial Steel Construction, G&G Steel, Inc.
  • Owner: New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development
  • General Contractor: MTI, a joint venture of Massman Construction Co., Traylor Brothers Inc., and IHI Inc.
  • Detailer: Candraft Detailing Inc., Tensor Engineering

Structure Information

  • Structure Type: Truss
  • Coating System: Paint
  • Span Length (ft): 529Õ, 790Õ, 531Õ, 531Õ-6Ó
  • Structure Length (ft): 22995
  • Average Deck Width (ft): 134
  • Steel Weight/Deck Area (lb/ft²): 171
  • Amount of Steel (tons): 17500
  • Cost: $1200 million