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Chacahoula Swamp Bridge
The Chacahoula Swamp Bridge is a twin concrete trestle bridge in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a total length of , it is one of the longest bridges in the world. The bridge carries US 90 over the Chacahoula Swamp in Louisiana The bridge was opened in 1995. See also *List of bridges in the United States *List of longest bridges in the world This is a list of the world's longest bridges that are more than in length sorted by their full length above land and water. The main span is the longest span without any ground support. '' Note: There is no standard way to measure the total l ... References Bridges completed in 1995 Buildings and structures in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana Transportation in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana Road bridges in Louisiana Trestle bridges in the United States U.S. Route 90 Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System Concrete bridges in the United States 1995 establishments in Louisiana {{Louisiana-bridge-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Terrebonne Parish ( ; French: ''Paroisse de Terrebonne'') is a parish located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2010 census, the population was 111,860, and 110,461 in 2019. In 2020, its population declined to 109,580. The parish seat is Houma. The parish was founded in 1822. Terrebonne Parish is part of the Houma-Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area. It is the fifth-largest parish in the state in terms of land area, and it has been a center of Cajun culture since the 18th century. More than 10% of its residents speak French at home. Ray Authement, who was the fifth president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, serving from 1974 to 2008 and the longest-serving president of a public university in the United States, was born in rural Terrebonne Parish in 1928, near Chauvin. In 2014 Juan Pickett, former Assistant District Attorney, was elected unopposed in the 32nd Judicial District as the first black judge in Terrebone Parish history. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |