The Seabrook Bridge (officially the Senator Ted Hickey Bridge) is a medium-rise twin
bascule
Bascule may refer to:
* Bascule bridge, a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances the span in providing clearance for boat traffic
* Bascule (horse), the arc a horse's body takes as it goes over a jump
* Bascule light, a sma ...
, four-lane roadway bridge in
New Orleans,
Louisiana, carrying Lakeshore Drive, connecting Leon C. Simon Drive on the upper side of the bridge with Hayne Boulevard on the lower side. The bridge is operated by the Orleans Levee District. It normally stays in the down position for vehicular traffic, but provides sufficient clearance for most marine traffic.
Seabrook Bridge
Retrieved 2013-04-18
References
Bridges in New Orleans
Bascule bridges in the United States
Road bridges in Louisiana
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