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Posted on 9/13/12 at 1:34 pm to Topwater Trout
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They named it int he last year or so....i don't think the new name will ever take
I thought it was always named that. But we have always referred to it as the "new bridge."
Posted on 9/13/12 at 1:36 pm to Topwater Trout
its been named the horace wilkinson bridge for a pretty long time
definitely longer than "the last year or so"
definitely longer than "the last year or so"
Posted on 9/13/12 at 1:36 pm to Topwater Trout
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They named it int he last year or so....i don't think the new name will ever take
Not sure if serious
Posted on 9/13/12 at 1:38 pm to Topwater Trout
From Wikipedia: :)
ETA: Ash beat me to it.
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The Horace Wilkinson Bridge is a cantilever bridge carrying Interstate 10 in Louisiana across the Mississippi River from Port Allen in West Baton Rouge Parish to Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish. Around the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area, the bridge is more commonly known as the "New Bridge" because it is the younger of the two bridges that cross the river in Baton Rouge. The structure begins at the Louisiana Highway 1 (LA 1) exit south of Port Allen. After the interstate crosses the superstructure, it remains an elevated viaduct up to the Dalrymple Drive exit to Louisiana State University. It is the highest bridge on the Mississippi River.
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The bridge is named after three separate Horace Wilkinsons who served a total of 54 years in the Louisiana legislature.[2] Horace Wilkinson, along with his son and grandson, were honored with the naming of the I-10 bridge by Act 206 of the Louisiana Legislature in 1968.[3]
ETA: Ash beat me to it.
This post was edited on 9/13/12 at 1:40 pm
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