Veterans Memorial Bridge

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Veterans Memorial Bridge
State	New Orleans, Louisiana
Campaigns	The Parish
Real-world Counterpart	Gramercy Bridge

Veterans Memorial Bridge serves as the main objective for the Survivors and is seen throughout the campaign, The Parish of Left 4 Dead 2.

History

This bridge serves as the primary access way from the east and west banks of New Orleans. It is a double-decker bridge with vertical lifts at each end to allow large freight and cruise ships to pass through. The west end of the bridge leads to the city of New Orleans whereas the east end leads to the Louisiana Naval Base and possibly to another docking area (as the highway is seen to continue on). The name of this bridge might have been inspired by New Orleans' real-life "Veterans Memorial Highway."

Current Status

Highway signs seen throughout New Orleans

The sign to the left of the last Rescue Vehicle.

Originally, refugees from the Bus Station Evacuation Center would be taken by CEDA evacuation buses across the bridge to be evacuated by military helicopters to awaiting cruise ships in the Caribbean. However, when the military took over CEDA's responsibilities and hearing that the Bus Station was rioting and being overrun, the military pulled out of the west bank area and headed towards the naval base evacuation site. They raised the bridge to stop the Infected as well as rioters and Carriers from getting to the naval base (however, it doesn't make sense as the switch to raise/lower the bridge is on the west side and not the east). It seems that the last soldier there, was killed by the Infected and left the radio beside his corpse only to be used by the Survivors to contact the military.

Destruction

The bridge falls down...

Once they contact the military, the Survivors lower the bridge and run across the partly destroyed bridge while avoiding vehicles and the Infected. Once the Survivors make it to the rescue chopper, the military would blow up the bridge completely in order to stop the Infection from spreading.

Notes

• The bridge used is the same bridge from The Port and Port Finale in both DLCs, The Passing and The Sacrifice.
• The bridge can be seen in the following chapters of The Parish:
  • The Waterfront
  • The Cemetery
  • The Quarter
  • The Bridge
• In the first part of The Parish (The Waterfront), the bridge appears to have been lowered (Meaning that they might have been allowing survivors over or the military had been crossing at this point)
• Somehow, the Survivors know from the beginning of The Waterfront chapter in The Parish, that they have to head to this bridge to escape.
• It is possible that Virgil is the one who told them to head for the bridge because at the beginning of the Parish Virgil says they can make it to the bridge from The Waterfront.
• The bridge is part of Interstate #10.
• If the Survivors cross the bridge in less then three minutes, they will have earned the achievement BRIDGE OVER TREBLED SLAUGHTER.
• This is the only finale of either games where a Witch will not spawn due to gameplay reasons.

Locations in Left 4 Dead 2 Dead Center The Passing Dark Carnival Swamp Fever Hard Rain The Parish Savannah Rayford Griffin County Wilsons Gas Station Ducatel New Orleans The Vannah Rayford Park Whispering Oaks Motel Earl's Gator Village Burger Tank Waterfront Market Whitaker's Gun Shop Jazz Club Whispering Oaks Amusement Park Village En Marais Ducatel Gas Bar REV. LeClaire's VOODOO Shop Save 4 Less Rayford Historic Underground Tour Kiddie Land Plantation House Ducatel Sugar Company Bienville Park Liberty Mall Rayford Port Tunnel of Love Ducatel Diesel Bus Station The Screaming Oak Impound Lot The Peach Pit Saint Roches Cemetery Jazz Club Veterans Memorial Bridge