Crescent Park (New Orleans)

This relatively new park along the Mississippi River incorporates industrial ruins of the city’s past while providing sweeping views of the river and its commercial and touristic traffic.

Starting in the Marigny neighborhood (just east of the French Quarter), an iron bridge reminiscent of the cargo compartments of a freight train crosses the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad and leads to the river.

The remains of an old loading dock make it appear that the Cosco ship below is log-jammed.

At the other end of the park, a crescent-shaped bridge returns visitors to the Bywater neighborhood.

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