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| State | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Campaigns | The Parish |
| Real-world Counterpart | Crescent City Connection |
- "DANGER. You are now entering a U.S. Military installation. Use of deadly force has been authorized."
- ―US Military
- "Oh yeah...our goal is right next to the bridge! ON THE OTHER MOTHER EFFIN' SIDE OF THE WATER!"
- ―Coach
Veterans Memorial Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge crossing the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana. It 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[]
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. It seems that the last soldier there was killed by the Infected; his radio is used by the Survivors to contact the military.
The bridge is destroyed
Once they contact the military, the soldiers tell the survivors that they have evacuated from the bridge section and that their only hope of escaping is a last helicopter on the other side of the bridge. The survivors agree to their terms and fight their way through the heavily infested and bombarded bridge. When they get into the helicopter's carriage, it leaves immediately, and the bridge is subsequently destroyed by the jets to cut off the infected.
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Notes[]
- The vertical-lift section of the bridge used is the same model from The Port and Port Finale in both DLCs, The Passing and The Sacrifice.
A plate from the main bridge which can be seen from the "Park" chapter
- The Veterans Memorial Bridge is seen from all of the chapters of the The Parish campaign.
- In the first part of The Parish (The Waterfront), the bridge is seen lowered, suggesting that the military was evacuating the last of the Survivors that they could find before they raised it. This can be supported by the military at The Bridge as the military tells the Survivors that they pulled out from the bridge when contacted.
- In the intro for Left 4 Dead 2, the bridge is bombed by the military while the survivors are still crossing. This does not happen when playing the chapter.
- The survivors know from the beginning of the first chapter of The Parish that they have to head to this bridge to escape. It is possible that Virgil told them about it being used as an evacuation center, as he mentions that they can reach it from the marketplace.
- Even though a sign lists it as being a part of Interstate 10, the interstate doesn't actually cross the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The bridge's real-life counterpart, the Crescent City Connection, is actually part of LA Highway 90. I-10 crosses the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- If the Survivors cross the bridge in less than three minutes, they will earn the BRIDGE OVER TREBLED SLAUGHTER achievement.
Locations in Left 4 Dead 2
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