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The others are, in order from longest to shortest, the Manchac Swamp bridge on I-55, the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge on I-10, the Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge, the Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge on I-10, the Chacahoula Swamp Bridge on U.S. 90, the Lake Pontchartrain Twin Spans on I-10, and the LaBranche Wetlands Bridge on I-310.
The bridge was opened to the public in 1973, construction was said to have begun in 1971. At the time of its completion, it was the second longest bridge in the United States, behind the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge. The bridge includes two exits: one for Whiskey Bay (Louisiana Highway 975) and another for Butte La Rose (LA 3177).
The Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge (also known as the Luling Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. [2] It is named for the late United States Congressman Hale Boggs. [3] With a total length of 10,699 feet (3,261 m; 2.0263 mi), it is one of the longest bridges in the world.
It carries Interstate 55 and U.S. Route 51 over the Manchac Swamp in Louisiana and represents a third of the highway's approximately 66 miles (106 km) in Louisiana. With a total length of 22.80 miles (36.69 km), [ 2 ] [ 3 ] it is one of the longest bridges in the world over water , and is the longest bridge on the Interstate Highway System ...
The Chacahoula Swamp Bridge is a twin concrete trestle bridge in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a total length of 29,544 ft (9,005 m), it is one of the longest bridges in the world . The bridge carries US 90 over the Chacahoula Swamp in Louisiana [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The bridge was opened in 1995.
Guinness: Longest bridge over water (aggregate), October 2018 [20] 22,900 75,100: 460 ... United States La Unidad Bridge 3,277 10,751 (Viaduct) 1982: Road: Mexico
The Maestri Bridge (originally known as the Pontchartrain Bridge and later as the Watson-Williams Pontchartrain Bridge and the Five Mile Bridge) carries U.S. Route 11 (US 11) across Lake Pontchartrain between New Orleans and Slidell, Louisiana, in the United States. The 4.78-mile (7.69 km) bridge was the longest concrete bridge in the world ...
While the bridge was opened to public Tuesday evening, a "rolling fog convoy" is still in effect on the Causeway as of 10:00 a.m. Wednesday as portions of southeast Louisiana and southern ...