The Chef Menteur Bridge (also known as the Chef Menteur Pass Bridge) is a bridge which connects between
and
Slidell, Louisiana
Slidell is a city on the northeast shore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 28,781 at the 2020 census. It is part of the New Orleans− Metairie− Kenner metropolitan statistical area.
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. It carries
U.S. Route 90 (US 90) across
Chef Menteur Pass
The Chef Menteur Pass is a narrow natural waterway which, along with the Rigolets, connects Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne in New Orleans, Louisiana. It begins at and follows a generally southeastward course. In the days of sailing ships, mu ...
on the eastern side of
Lake Pontchartrain
Lake Pontchartrain ( ) is an estuary located in southeastern Louisiana in the United States. It covers an area of with an average depth of . Some shipping channels are kept deeper through dredging. It is roughly oval in shape, about from wes ...
.
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Bridges in New Orleans
Swing bridges in the United States
Bridges completed in 1929
Road bridges in Louisiana
U.S. Route 90
Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
1929 establishments in Louisiana
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