Norfolk Southern Lake Pontchartrain Bridge

The Norfolk Southern Lake Pontchartrain Bridge is a rolling lift trunnion bridge that carries a single-track of Norfolk Southern rail line over Lake Pontchartrain between Slidell and New Orleans, Louisiana, parallel to the Maestri Bridge^[2] At 5.8 miles (9.3 km) long, it is the longest railroad bridge in the United States and the longest rail bridge over water in the world.^{[citation needed]} The bridge is used by Norfolk Southern freight trains, as well as the daily Amtrak Crescent passenger train.

Norfolk Southern Lake Pontchartrain Bridge
The northbound Crescent on the bridge in 1984
Coordinates	30°11′00″N 89°51′08″W
Carries	Norfolk Southern NO&NE District
Crosses	Lake Pontchartrain
Locale	New Orleans, Louisiana
Owner	Norfolk Southern Railway
Maintained by	Norfolk Southern Railway
Characteristics
Total length	30,264 ft (9,224 m)
History
Construction end	1884[1]
Location

See also

• List of bridges in the United States
• List of longest bridges in the world