The Industrial Canal is a 5.5 mile (9 km) waterway in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The waterway's proper name, as used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and on NOAA nautical charts, is Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC). The more common "Industrial Canal" name is used locally, both by commercial mariners and by landside residents.^[1] A mile is any of a number of units of distance, each in the magnitude of 1–10 km. ... A kilometer (Commonwealth spelling: kilometre), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot Official website: http://www. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... United States Army Corps of Engineers logo The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is made up of some 34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women. ... The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a scientific agency of the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere. ... A nautical chart is a graphic representation of a maritime area and adjacent coastal regions. ...

View of the Industrial Canal. The skyscrapers of the New Orleans Central Business District are visible in the distance at the upper right. At upper left, under the blue bridge framework, the canal continues towards the Mississippi River. At front left is the junction with the Intracoastal Waterway/Mississippi River Gulf Outlet.

Confluence of waterways
This simplified diagram shows that the southern half of the Industrial Canal also serves as the channel for the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO).

The canal connects the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain. Approximately half of the waterway's course, from Industrial Lock to a point north of the Florida Avenue Bridge, is confluent with both the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1467, 1266 KB) Summary New Orleans, Louisiana: View of the Industrial Canal. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1467, 1266 KB) Summary New Orleans, Louisiana: View of the Industrial Canal. ... The Central Business District is an area of New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Image File history File links IHNCconfluence. ... Image File history File links IHNCconfluence. ... Categories: Stub ... The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal (also known as MRGO, MR-GO or Mr. ... This article is about the river in the United States. ... Landsat image of Lake Pontchartrain Map showing Lake Pontchartrain Lake Pontchartrains north shore at Fontainebleau State Park near Mandeville, Louisiana in 2004 Lake Pontchartrain at New Orleans during Hurricane Georges in 1998 Lake Pontchartrain (local English pronunciation ) (French: Lac Pontchartrain, pronounced ) is a brackish lake in southeastern Louisiana, the... The Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock—commonly known as Industrial Canal Lock or simply Industrial Lock[1]—is a navigation lock in New Orleans. ... The Florida Avenue Bridge is a vertical lift bridge spanning the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Confluence of Rhine and Mosel at Koblenz In geography, a confluence describes the point where two rivers meet and become one, usually when a tributary joins a more major river. ... Categories: Stub ... The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal (also known as MRGO, MR-GO or Mr. ...

The canal passes through the 9th Ward of the city. Along the riverfront, the canal constitutes the boundary of the ward's Bywater neighborhood on the upriver side of the canal and the Lower 9th Ward neighborhood on the downriver side. The Ninth Ward or 9th Ward is a distinctive region of New Orleans, Louisiana that is located in the easternmost downriver portion of the city. ... The Bywater is a neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, proposals have been made to close the northern end of the canal by building a dam at the entrance to Lake Pontchartrain, as part of an effort to block storm surge.^[2] A subcommittee of the Bring New Orleans Back Commission has endorsed such a move.^[3] Lowest pressure 902 mbar (hPa) Damages $75 billion (2005 USD) (costliest Atlantic hurricane in history) Fatalities ≥1,605 Areas affected Bahamas, South Florida, Cuba, Louisiana (especially Greater New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida Panhandle, most of eastern North America Part of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Katrina was the costliest... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Scrivener Dam, in Canberra, Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. ... ... The Bring New Orleans Back Commission was established by Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans, Louisiana, after the flooding caused by a major civil engineering failure in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. ...

History

The dream of a shipping canal connecting the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain goes back to Spanish colonial times, the late 18th century. The colonial era Carondelet Canal connected the back side of the French Quarter with the lake via Bayou St. John, but it was not extended to the river because of the differing levels of the river and the lake. Engineers confirmed that canal locks would be necessary. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The Carondelet Canal, also known as the Old Basin Canal, was a canal in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1794 through 1938. ... French Quarter: upper Chartres street looking down towards Jackson Square and the spires of St. ... Bayou St. ... Canal locks in England. ...

A canal proposed in the early 19th century was never built, but the right-of-way for the proposed waterway gave its name to the city's Canal Street. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Canal Street is a major thoroughfare in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

In July of 1914 the Louisiana State Government authorized the City of New Orleans to build a deep-water shipping canal between the river and lake. Land was expropriated along the downriver portion of the city. Toward the lake this was mostly little-developed swamp. Along the riverfront, though, buildings demolished to make room for the canal included homes and a convent already a century old at the time. 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Official language(s) English and French Capital Largest city Baton Rouge New Orleans at last census; probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 31st 51,885 sq mi  134,382 km² 130 miles  210 km 379 miles  610 km 16 29°N to... This article is about an abbey as a religious building. ...

Canal Locks as seen from Claiborne Avenue Bridge

Dredging of the canal began on 6 June 1918. The length from the lake to the lock near the river was constructed with a 30 foot (9 m) depth, with a width of 300 feet (90 m) at the top of the canal and at least 150 feet (45 m) at the bottom. The original lock system had 5 gates, a width of 74 feet (23 m), and a depth of 50 feet (15 m), with a capability to function to up to 20 feet (6 m) in difference of levels between the river and lake. The opening dedication ceremony was presided over by Louisiana Governor John M. Parker on 5 May 1923. The cost was 19 million United States dollars. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1499 KB) Summary New Orleans: Locks on the Industrial Canal, as seen from the Claiborne Avenue Bridge looking towards the Mississippi River. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1499 KB) Summary New Orleans: Locks on the Industrial Canal, as seen from the Claiborne Avenue Bridge looking towards the Mississippi River. ... Dredging is the process by which either new waterways are created or existing waterways are deepened. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about general United States currency. ...

The original length of the canal was 5.3 miles (8.5 km) with a 1,600 foot (500 m) right-of way. The longer current length of 5.5 miles (8.9 km) is due to extension of the lakeshore by dredging in the mid-20th century. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

After the opening of the canal, slips and docks were added along its length, allowing it to function as a harbor in addition to a transit canal. A connection to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway was added about mid-way in the canal in the 1930s. During World War II, the Intracoastal was rerouted through the Industrial Canal, and the federal government leased the Industrial Lock and the southern 2.1-mile (3.4-km) section of the canal and took over its operation and maintenance.^[4] A harbor (AmE), harbour (CwE) or haven is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. ... Categories: Stub ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In the 1960s the Industrial Canal junction width was expanded, becoming an intersection with the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet.

A levee breach in the canal resulted in catastrophic flooding of the Lower 9th Ward during Hurricane Betsy in 1965. A levee, levée (from the feminine past participle of the French verb lever, to raise), floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial embankment or dike, usually earthen, which parallels the course of a river. ... The 9th ward is a distinctive region of New Orleans, Louisiana that is located in the eastern downriver portion of the city. ... Hurricane Betsy was a powerful hurricane of the 1965 Atlantic hurricane season which caused enormous damage in the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

In 2005 with Hurricane Katrina, storm surge funneled by MRGO created multiple breaches in the Canal, resulting in even more extensive catastrophic flooding. On the upper side, the canal flooded out from a point back from Florida Avenue. On the lower side, there were two separate large breaches between Florida Avenue and Claiborne Avenue. A large barge, the ING 4727, was deposited in the Lower 9th Ward from the breach closer to the river. The suggestion that the barge caused one or more breach is under investigation. The canal lock was back functioning two days after Katrina hit, at first mostly for barges bringing in fill to repair the breaches. A month later Hurricane Rita reflooded recently drained areas along the canal by topping emergency fill at the breach sites. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ING 4727 is a barge belonging to Ingram Barge Company that became famous when it went through through a levee and landed in a residential neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina. ... Hurricane Rita is the fourth-most-intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone observed in the Gulf of Mexico. ...

Bridges over the canal

View from near the Mississippi River end of canal, with structures of St. Claude, Claiborne, and Florida Avenue bridges visible.

There are eight bridges over the Industrial Canal. Each provides sufficient vertical clearance for ship traffic. The bridges, beginning at the north end of the canal, are: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1852 KB) Summary New Orleans Industrial Canal just back from the Mississippi River entrance, with view of first lock, St. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1852 KB) Summary New Orleans Industrial Canal just back from the Mississippi River entrance, with view of first lock, St. ... This article is about the edifice (it is mostly an index to articles concerning specific bridge types). ... Italian ship-rigged vessel Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976 A ship is a large, sea-going watercraft, sometimes with multiple decks. ...

Seabrook Highway Bridge 

Medium-rise twin bascule, four-lane roadway bridge. The roadway is Lakeshore Drive, connecting to Leon C. Simon Drive on the upper side of the bridge, Hayne Boulevard on the lower side. The bridge is officially named Senator Ted Hickey Bridge. Operated by the Orleans Levee District. Normally stays in the down position for vehicular traffic, but provides sufficient clearance for most marine traffic.^[5]

Seabrook Railroad Bridge 

Bascule railroad bridge carrying two railroad tracks. Owned and operated by Port of New Orleans. Normally stays in the up position. Amtrak's Crescent uses this bridge.

Danziger Bridge 

Lift bridge with seven vehicular lanes (US Highway 90 / Chef Menteur Highway). When built in 1988, it was the widest lift bridge in the world. Most marine traffic is accommodated in the down position.^[6]

Interstate 10 

High-rise six-lane freeway, referred to locally as "the I-10 high-rise."

Almonaster Avenue Bridge 

Bascule bridge with two railroad tracks and one vehicular lane. Owned and operated by Port of New Orleans. Normally stays in up position.

Florida Avenue Bridge 

Lift bridge with one railroad track and two vehicular lanes. Owned and operated by Port of New Orleans. A parallel four-lane high-rise vehicular bridge is planned.^[7]

Claiborne Avenue Bridge 

Lift bridge, officially named Judge William Seeber Bridge, with four vehicular lanes (North Claiborne Avenue). Accommodates most marine traffic in the down position.

St. Claude Avenue Bridge 

Bascule bridge with four vehicular lanes. Bridge is integrated into the Industrial Lock structure, on the river side of the lock chamber. Raises when marine traffic enters or exits the lock.

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See also

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• Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans
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• Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

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Notes

1. ^ About IHNC. Industrial Canal Lock Replacement Project. URL accessed on 2006-04-02.
2. ^ Angelle Bergeron. "Ideas Floated for Hardening New Orleans Storm Defenses". Engineering News-Record (30 Jan 2006).
3. ^ Koerner, J., B. Thompson, B. Marchal, R. Lehmann (2006). "Report of Levees and Flood Protection Sub-Committee, Bring New Orleans Back Infrastructure Committee".
4. ^ Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Evaluation Report, March 1997. Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District. URL accessed on 2006-04-02.
5. ^ Bridges. The Port of New Orleans. URL accessed on 2006-03-05.
6. ^ Alfred R. Mangus (2005). "A Fresh Look at Orthotropic Technology". Public Roads 68 (5).
7. ^ Florida Avenue Bridge. Louisiana TIMED Program. URL accessed on 2006-03-05.