Paris Road Bridge, New Orleans

#120 among attractions in New Orleans

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The Paris Road Bridge is the name of the bridge carrying Louisiana Highway 47 across the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet between St. Bernard Parish and New Orleans East in Louisiana, United States. It is also known as the Green Bridge. The name "Green Bridge" came from it originally being painted green. It was repainted brown in 1980, and recently repainted grey, but locals continue to call it "the Green Bridge". ()

Opened: 21 July 1967 (57 years ago)Length: 6642 ftCoordinates: 30°0'18"N, 89°56'21"W

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New Orleans East (Viavant - Venetian Isles)New Orleans United States

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Paris Road Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Six Flags New Orleans, Chalmette monument, Chalmette National Cemetery, IHNC Lake Borgne Surge Barrier.

3.3 miN
Amusement, Amusement park
Six Flags New Orleans, New Orleans
85 min walk • Six Flags New Orleans is an abandoned theme park located near the intersection of Interstate 10 and Interstate 510 in New Orleans.
5.4 miSW
Museum, History museum, National park
Chalmette monument, New Orleans
139 min walk • Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve protects the natural and cultural resources of Louisiana's Mississippi River Delta region. It is named after French pirate Jean Lafitte and consists of six separate sites and a park headquarters.
5.3 miSW
Cemetery
Chalmette National Cemetery, Chalmette
135 min walk • Chalmette National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located within Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Chalmette, Louisiana.
2.3 miE
Bridge
IHNC Lake Borgne Surge Barrier, New Orleans
59 min walk • The Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lake Borgne Surge Barrier is a storm surge barrier constructed near the confluence of and across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet near New Orleans.
5.6 miSW
Neighbourhood
Jackson Barracks, New Orleans
144 min walk • Jackson Barracks is the headquarters of the Louisiana National Guard. It is located in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana. The base was established in 1834 and was originally known as New Orleans Barracks. On July 7, 1866, it was renamed in honor of Andrew Jackson.
5.2 miW
Bridge
Almonaster Avenue Bridge, New Orleans
133 min walk • The Almonaster Avenue Bridge is a bascule bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana. The bridge has two vehicular lanes of Almonaster Avenue and two railroad tracks over the Industrial Canal. The bridge is named after Almonaster Avenue on which it is built.
5.2 miW
Bridge
Florida Avenue Bridge, New Orleans
134 min walk • The Florida Avenue Bridge is a vertical lift bridge spanning the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana. The bridge has one railroad track, two vehicle lanes and two sidewalks. A parallel high-elevation four-lane roadway bridge is planned.
5.5 miSW
Historical place, Architecture, Battlefield
Rene Beauregard House, Chalmette
141 min walk • Rene Beauregard House, also known as the Malus-Beauregard House, is an 1830s porticoed mansion, an example of French-Louisiana architecture, overlooking the Battle of New Orleans battlefield.
5.3 miW
Bridge
Danziger Bridge, New Orleans
134 min walk • The Danziger Bridge is a vertical lift bridge that carries seven vehicular lanes of U.S. Route 90 across the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana.
5.3 miW
Bridge
I-10 High Rise Bridge, New Orleans
135 min walk • The I-10 High Rise Bridge, known locally as the High Rise, is a bridge carrying 6 lanes of Interstate 10 over the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana. It also has multiple parts.
3.5 miSW
Canal
Florida Canal, New Orleans
89 min walk • The Florida Canal or 40 Arpent Canal is a canal in the New Orleans metropolitan area and land down river.