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During the American Civil War, Breaux Bridge was the site of an engagement known as the "Battle of Breaux Bridge." According to Andrew B. Booth’s 1920 "Index to Battles, Campaigns, Engagements, Etc., Fought Within the Limits of the State of Louisiana, 1861–1865," military actions took place at Breaux Bridge on April 17 and April 21, 1863. [7]
The bridge opened on June 28, 1969, with ceremonies, celebrations, and fanfare. [13] The bridge was renamed for U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell in 1992, though it is still commonly referred to as the Newport Bridge by residents of nearby towns. [14] [15] The bridge was featured on the Rhode Island state quarter in 2001. [16]
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The Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel (MMMBT) is the 4.6-mile-long (7.4 km) Hampton Roads crossing for Interstate 664 (I-664) in the southeastern portion of Virginia in the United States. It is a four-lane bridge–tunnel composed of bridges , trestles, artificial islands , and tunnels under a portion of the Hampton Roads harbor where ...
Newport News (/ ˌ n uː p ɔːr t-,-p ər t-/) [7] is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States.At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. [6] Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the fifth-most populous city in Virginia and 140th-most populous city in the United States.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Newport News, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
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