Chef Menteur Bridge

Chef Menteur Bridge
Coordinates30°04′04″N 89°48′15″W / 30.0679°N 89.8041°W / 30.0679; -89.8041
Carries2 lanes of US 90
CrossesChef Menteur Pass
LocaleNew Orleans and Slidell, Louisiana
Characteristics
DesignTruss swing bridge
Total length1,174.5 feet (358.0 m)
Width20 feet (6.1 m)
Longest span269.9 feet (82.3 m)
Clearance above14.2 feet (4.3 m)
History
Opened1929
Statistics
Daily traffic3,500
Location
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The Chef Menteur Bridge (also known as the Chef Menteur Pass Bridge) is a bridge which connects between New Orleans and Slidell, Louisiana. It carries U.S. Route 90 (US 90) across Chef Menteur Pass on the eastern side of Lake Pontchartrain.[1]

  1. ^ "Chef Menteur Pass Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.