Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

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Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is a long twin-span bridge crossing Lake Pontchartrain in southeastern Louisiana, known as one of the world’s longest bridges over water.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge
causeway
twin-span bridge
carries motor vehicles
connects Mandeville, Louisiana
Metairie, Louisiana
constructionStarted 1950s
crosses Lake Pontchartrain
fundedBy toll revenue bonds
hasAlternativeName Causeway Bridge
Greater New Orleans Expressway
hasConstructionMaterial concrete
hasDesign low-level trestle bridge
hasDirectionSeparation each span carries one direction of traffic
hasEmergencyTurnarounds yes
hasLanes 4
hasLatitude approximately 30.18 N
hasLongitude approximately 90.13 W
hasNotableFeature long stretches with no land in sight
hasNumberOfSpans 2
hasPoliceForce Causeway Police Department
hasRecord longest continuous bridge over water (previous or current category)
hasStructureType pile-supported viaduct
hasToll yes
hasTotalLength approximately 23.83 miles
approximately 38.35 km
isMajorRouteBetween New Orleans
North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain
isTwinSpanWith second span of Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
locatedIn Louisiana
United States
locatedInRegion southeastern Louisiana
linked to: southern Louisiana
maintainedBy Causeway Commission
Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission
opened 1956
ownedBy Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission
partOf U.S. Highway 190 corridor
linked to: U.S. Route 190
passesOver brackish water of Lake Pontchartrain
recognizedAs one of the world’s longest bridges over water
recognizedBy Guinness World Records
roadType toll road
secondSpanOpened 1969
servesMetropolitanArea New Orleans metropolitan area
servesParish Jefferson Parish
St. Tammany Parish
speedLimit approximately 65 mph
tollCollectionLocation Metairie side
tollDirection southbound only

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Metairie, Louisiana, United States hasTransportation Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Lake Pontchartrain crossedBy Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Lake Pontchartrain hasStructure Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
St. Tammany Parish crossedBy Lake Pontchartrain Causeway (southern connection)
linked to: Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Causeway Boulevard connectsTo Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Causeway Boulevard hasJunctionWith North Causeway Boulevard approach to Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
linked to: Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Causeway Boulevard isMajorAccessRouteFor Lake Pontchartrain Causeway south shore terminus
linked to: Lake Pontchartrain Causeway