Coordinates: 30°11′0″N 89°51′8″W / 30.18333°N 89.85222°W / 30.18333; -89.85222

Norfolk Southern Lake Pontchartrain Bridge

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Norfolk Southern Lake Pontchartrain Bridge
The northbound Crescent on the bridge in 1984
Coordinates30°11′00″N 89°51′08″W / 30.1833°N 89.8522°W / 30.1833; -89.8522
CarriesNorfolk Southern NO&NE District
CrossesLake Pontchartrain
LocaleNew Orleans, Louisiana
OwnerNorfolk Southern Railway
Maintained byNorfolk Southern Railway
Characteristics
Total length30,264 ft (9,224 m)
History
Construction end1884[1]
Location
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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.

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References

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  1. ^ "NS - Lake Pontchartrain Trestle". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  2. ^ "Norfolk Southern Railway Lake Pontchartrain Trestle". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
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30°11′0″N 89°51′8″W / 30.18333°N 89.85222°W / 30.18333; -89.85222


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