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Lake Pontchartrain (/ ˈ p ɒ n tʃ ə t r eɪ n / PON-chə-trayn; [1] French: Lac Pontchartrain) is an estuary located in southeastern Louisiana in the United States. It covers an area of 630 square miles (1,600 km 2 ) with an average depth of 12 to 14 feet (3.7 to 4.3 m).
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway (French: Chaussée du lac Pontchartrain), also known simply as The Causeway, [2] is a fixed link composed of two parallel bridges crossing Lake Pontchartrain in southeastern Louisiana, United States. The longer of the two bridges is 23.83 miles (38.35 km) long.
A tropical storm warning remained in place from Intracoastal City, Louisiana, to the Alabama/Florida border, which included the New Orleans metro area and Lake Maurepas and Lake Pontchartrain.
Louisiana State Police said the fog caused a crash of more than 158 vehicles on a bridge over Lake Pontchartrain, and warned the death toll could climb as emergency services comb through the wreckage.
Pages in category "Lake Pontchartrain" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Lake Pontchartrain; B.
Rain and wind from Tropical Depression Cristobal produced swells in Lake Pontchartrain, causing water to overflow and flood parts of Mandeville, Louisiana, on June 7 and 8, reports said.The storm ...
Fontainebleau State Park is located in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. The park is 2,800 acres (1,100 ha) in size and was once the site of a sugar cane plantation and brickyard operated by Bernard de Marigny and later by his son Armand Marigny. The park has a multitude of habitats for birds.
The CNR Bonnet Carré Spillway-McComb Bridge is a 2.3-mile-long (3.7 km) bridge that carries Canadian National Railway tracks over the Bonnet Carré Spillway and a portion of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Charles Parish and St. John the Baptist Parish. [1] Its length makes it one of the longest bridges in the world.