Chef Menteur Bridge

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Chef Menteur Bridge
Chef Menteur Bridge
Carries 2 lanes of US 90
Crosses Chef Menteur Pass
Locale New Orleans and Slidell, Louisiana
Design Truss swing bridge
Longest span 269.9 feet (82.3 m)
Total length 1,174.5 feet (358.0 m)
Width 20 feet (6.1 m)
Vertical clearance 14.2 feet (4.3 m)
AADT 3,500
Opening date 1929

The Chef Menteur Bridge (also known as the Chef Menteur Pass Bridge) carries U.S. Route 90 across Chef Menteur Pass on the eastern side of Lake Pontchartrain between New Orleans and Slidell, Louisiana.