Long–Allen Bridge (Shreveport)

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The Long–Allen Bridge is a truss bridge in Louisiana, named for Louisiana governors Huey Long and Oscar K. Allen. It connects Bossier City, Louisiana in Bossier Parish with Shreveport in Caddo Parish. Opened in 1933, it carries US 79/US 80 across the Red River.{{Cite book |url={{Google books |J6VA4MeqEe8C |pg=PA89 |plainurl=yes}} |title=Shreveport |last1=Brock |first1=Eric J. |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |date=2006 |isbn=9780738524795 |page=89}} It is also known as the Texas Street Bridge.{{Cite web |url=https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/la/la0500/la0514/data/la0514data.pdf |title=Long-Allen Bridge (Texas Street Bridge) |last1=McMurry |first1=Alex |date=November 2004 |work=Historic American Engineering Record |publisher=Library of Congress |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=February 27, 2022}}