Chef Menteur Bridge

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]

Chef Menteur Bridge
Coordinates	30°04′04″N 89°48′15″W
Carries	2 lanes of US 90
Crosses	Chef Menteur Pass
Locale	New Orleans and Slidell, Louisiana
Characteristics
Design	Truss swing bridge
Total length	1,174.5 feet (358.0 m)
Width	20 feet (6.1 m)
Longest span	269.9 feet (82.3 m)
Clearance above	14.2 feet (4.3 m)
History
Opened	1929
Statistics
Daily traffic	3,500
Location

See also

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