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Chef Menteur Pass Railroad Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

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Railroad (CSX) Over Chef Menteur Pass in New Orleans: Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,130 ft. Main Span: 275 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1925 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio
This railroad through truss swing bridge is flanked by a fixed through truss span at each end.
Chef Menteur Pass Bridge
Fort Macomb Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 0.3 Miles (0.5 Kilometers)

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US-90 (Chef Menteur Highway) Over Chef Menteur Pass in New Orleans: Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,175 ft. Main Span: 270 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1929 By: Unknown and Louisiana Highway Commission (E. L. Erickson)
This large swing span is complimented by large fixed approach truss spans, and is among the largest swing bridges in the region.
Maestri Bridge
Watson-Williams Bridge, Pontchartrain Bridge, Five Mile Bridge
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Rough Distance: 8.9 Miles (14.4 Kilometers)

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US-11 (Pontchartrain Drive) Over Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans: Orleans Parish, Louisiana and St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Bascule and Approach Spans: Concrete Curved T-Beam, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule
Length: 24,923 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1928 By: Ford, Bacon, and Davis and Modjeski and Masters
This extremely long bridge is so long that it includes two bascule spans, which is very unusual.
Paris Road Bridge
Gulf Outlet Canal Bridge, Green Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 9.4 Miles (15.1 Kilometers)

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LA-47 (Paris Road) Over Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Canal (Gulf Intracoastal Waterway) in New Orleans: Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Cantilever (Arch and Suspended Deck) Bolt-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 6,622 ft. Main Span: 702 ft. Roadway: 58 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1967 By: Foster and Creighton Company of Nashville, Tennessee and American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Hardesty and Hanover of New York, New York and Barnard and Burk of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
This unusual bridge is configured as a cantilever truss bridge with a tied arch for its suspended span.

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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