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.
Statements (45)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.