Bridge Name: | Chef Menteur Bridge |
Carries: | 2 lanes of |
Crosses: | Chef Menteur Pass |
Locale: | New Orleans and Slidell, Louisiana |
Design: | Truss swing bridge |
Mainspan: | 269.9feet |
Length: | 1174.5feet |
Width: | 20feet |
Clearance: | 14.2feet |
Traffic: | 3,500 |
Open: | 1929 |
Coordinates: | 30.0679°N -89.8041°W |
The Chef Menteur Bridge (also known as the Chef Menteur Pass Bridge) is a bridge which connects between New Orleans and Slidell, Louisiana. It carries U.S. Route 90 (US 90) across Chef Menteur Pass on the eastern side of Lake Pontchartrain.[1]