New Orleans City Park WPA Road Bridges Available for Naming

New Orleans City Park
WPA Road Bridges
Available for Naming and
Sponsorship
Revised 8/11
Sponsoring or Naming a City Park WPA Bridge
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) of the 1930s played a pivotal role in City Park’s growth.
The Roosevelt Administration invested $12 million in City Park. Twenty thousand men and women
were put to work building Tad Gormley Stadium, the Botanical Garden, roadways and bridges.
Today, nine WPA bridges adorn the park with their eloquent simplicity. Each is slightly different
from the other, but all are distinguishable by their graceful arches and definition of space.
Bridge Sponsorship
A bridge can be sponsored for $50,000. Payment may extend over a term of up to five years. The
park will install an appropriate sized plaque on the bridge to acknowledge the donor’s sponsorship.
Sponsorship funds will be placed in the park’s endowment. The term of the sponsorship is the life of
the asset. (These bridges are very well built.)
Naming a Bridge
A bridge can be named for $100,000. Payment may extend over a term of up to five years. The park
will install an appropriate sized plaque on the bridge listing the name of the bridge. Other information may be included on the plaque if the donor desires.
Naming funds will be placed in the park’s endowment. The naming rights last for the life of the asset. (These bridges are very well built.)
Bridge #1
Available for Naming
Available for Sponsorship
On Palm Drive - 31°N 92°W - Near Little Lake, Disc Golf Course
One of two WPA bridges with the hand tools artwork.
The WPA art work on
the sides of the
bridge, called
bas-relief sculpture,
is a unification
between art and
construction. The
hand tools represent
how much of the
WPA work done in
City Park was done
by hand without the
use of machinery.
This bas-relief image
represents Earth
View from the bridge
Full view one side of bridge
This bas-relief image
represents Water
Bridge #2 :
Available for Naming
Available for Sponsorship
Next to Little Lake - 29°59.325N 90°05.625W - Near NOMA, Christian
Brothers School
One of two bridges to have the floating woman image imprinted on to
the bridge. The only bridge to have both hand tools and the floating
woman image.
The view from the bridge
The view from the water
The WPA art work on
the sides of the
bridge, called
bas-relief sculpture,
is a unification
between art and
construction. The
hand tools represent
how much of the
WPA work done in
City Park was done
by hand without the
use of machinery.
WPA art work on sides of bridge
Benches on the edges of the bridge
Bridge #3- named: Grandjean Bridge
Available for Sponsorship
Directly behind the back exit of NOMA, next to the
Sculpture Garden
- 29°59.225N 90°05.662W
View from bridge of the smaller part of Big Lake
WPA artwork on
sides of
bridge
View of bridge from the water
Current memorial plaque naming the bridge
View of bridge from the street
Bridge #4- named: Enrique Alferez Bridge
(McFadden)
Sponsored: Douglas J Allen and Carole T Allen
Connecting the two pieces of Big Lake, to the right
of the front of NOMA, street leads to Christian
Brothers School
- 29°59.227N 90°05.562W
View from the water
From the mid 30s
onward, the
architecture for the
bridges moved from
the Art Deco to a more
streamlined
geometrical look.
Views of bridge
Bridge #5
Available for Naming
Available for Sponsorship
On Diagonal, North of I610, Near Dog Park and
Rugby Field
- 29°59.80N 90°05.768W
View of the side of the bridge
WPA artwork on sides of bridge
The WPA artwork on sides of the bridge, called bas-relief sculpture, is a unification between art and construction. These scenes of
men working with hand tools represent how much of the WPA work done in City Park was done by hand, without the use of
machinery. It is said to depict a somewhat ideal working universe.
View from the bridge
View of one whole side of the bridge
Bridge #6
Available for Naming
Available for Sponsorship
On Harrison, by the entrance to forest
- 30°00.167N 90°05.668W
Volunteer Center is between bridges 6&7
Seating on the sides of the bridge
View from the water: Form the mid 30s onward, the
architecture for the bridges moved from the Art Deco to a
more streamlined geometrical look.
View from the bridge
A full view of one side of the bridge
Bridge #7
Available for Naming
Available for Sponsorship
On Harrison, Near Marconi, Volunteer Center is between
bridges 6&7
- 30°00.217N 90°05.764W
One of two bridges to have the floating woman image
imprinted on to the bridge.
Seating on the sides of the bridge
View from the water: This bridge has the Art Deco
bas-relief sculpture on the side of the bridge as well
as the geometrical look for the bench seating at the
edges of the bridge.
A full view of one side of the bridge
WPA art work on sides of bridge
Bridge #8
Available for Naming
Available for Sponsorship
On Harrison, near Wisner
- 30°00.006N 90°05.389W
WPA artwork on the
side of the bridge
WPA art on side of bridge
A view from side of the bridge
View from the water: From the mid 30s
onward, the architecture for the bridges
moved from the Art Deco to a more
streamlined geometrical look.
Bridge #10 - named: Anseman Bridge
Available for Sponsorship
On Anseman, next to Anseman Oak and old grove,
crosses over Bayou Metairie
- 29°59.136N 90°05.965W
View from the water: From the mid 30s
onward, the architecture for the bridges
moved from the Art Deco to a more
streamlined geometrical look.
View of one side of bridge
WPA artwork on side of bridge
View from the water
Placed during the WPA construction, this bridge has
working lights.
Current plaque on bridge
Bridge #9 - named: Dreyfous Bridge*
Available for Sponsorship
On Dreyfous, Next to the Casino Building and the back
exit of the NOMA’s Sculpture Garden
- 29°59.136N 90°05.965W
Artwork on the bridge
A full view from one side of the bridge
A full view of one
side of the bridge
*Not a
WPA bridge
Interested in learning more about WPA Road Bridge Sponsorship or other
sponsorship opportunities?
Please contact Amanda Frentz, Development Associate
[email protected] / 504-483-1700