St. Claude Avenue Bridge — Local services in New Orleans

This bridge can be crossed as a pedestrian if you use the correct route. There are walkways beside the outside lanes of traffic, protected by a double guardrail and an eight foot tall chain link fence. That being said, I think people's perception of time might get a little skewed behind the wheel because that is a swift moving bridge. Sometimes it's up, but most of the time it's down and never seems to hold me up. It is covering an operating canal fed from the Mississippi River. Now something that always holds me up, Every Single Time I Try To Get At Least To Franklin Ave, the **ing train is crossing Saint Claude Ave. It's to the point where I don't ever take St. Claude, EVER. (I know I'm rambling on now, but watching the captains steer the tugboats with the double long, double wide barges is nothing short of watching a...

Spooky! The lanes are tiny and this bridge will definitely give you an eerie vibe. Note: You can not use this bridge on foot, there are strict (no pedestrian) rules. But bicycles are welcome, I just would not recommend it because there are no bicycle lanes. Another common thing is that the bridge goes up a lot so plan on sitting for a bit, depending on when you go over it. I can see this bridge from my house so I can say it's popular. People drive over it all day...

The Saint Claude Avenue draw bridge, over the Industrial Canal, is old and appears a little rusty. Built in 1919 it has seen its share of traffic and has been up and down allowing ships to enter the locks, countless times. While it shows its age it is still a thing of beauty and a reminder of what Made in America once meant. A really great old draw bridge still...