Greater New Orleans Expressway

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The Greater New Orleans Expressway, better known as the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, is a long twin-span bridge in Louisiana that stretches across Lake Pontchartrain and is among the world’s longest over-water bridges.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge
causeway
transportation infrastructure
alsoKnownAs Lake Pontchartrain Causeway NERFINISHED
connects Mandeville, Louisiana NERFINISHED
Metairie, Louisiana NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Lake Pontchartrain NERFINISHED
design concrete trestle bridge
hasCategory Bridges in Louisiana
Causeways in the United States
Road bridges in the United States
Transportation in New Orleans metropolitan area
hasDeckType concrete deck
hasEmergencyTurnarounds true
hasLanes 4
hasNumberOfSpans 2
hasPolicePatrol Causeway Police NERFINISHED
hasSignificance major commuter route between Northshore and Southshore of Lake Pontchartrain
hasSpeedLimit approximately 65 mph
hasStructure twin-span bridge
hasSuperstructureMaterial reinforced concrete
hasTollDirection southbound
hasTollPlaza north shore toll plaza NERFINISHED
south shore toll plaza NERFINISHED
hasTrafficDirection northbound
southbound
hasType vehicular bridge
isEngineeringLandmark true
isTollRoad true
isTwinSpan true
length approximately 24 miles
approximately 38.6 kilometers
locatedIn Greater New Orleans metropolitan area NERFINISHED
locatedNear New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED
maintainedBy Causeway Commission NERFINISHED
Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the world’s longest bridges over water
opened 1956
partOf U.S. Highway 190 NERFINISHED
passesOver brackish water of Lake Pontchartrain
region Southeastern Louisiana NERFINISHED
secondSpanOpened 1969
state Louisiana
usedFor automobile traffic

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Lake Pontchartrain Causeway hasAlternativeName Greater New Orleans Expressway