Lake Ponchatrain Causeway
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:07 am
by LaPlaceFF
Here is the Wikipedia article about the Causeway, the longest bridge in the world. I have traveled on it many times. Just thought it might interest some people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Pontc ... n_Causeway
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:52 am
by JonathanBelles
i did not know they were the longest bridges in the world.
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:50 am
by Yarrah
Interesting, it seems to disect the lake into two parts. But why build a bridge across a circular lake, when it's more efficient and cheaper to drive around the lake?
By the way, woulnd't it be a good idea to transform this bridge into a dam? You'd have some protection against storm surge and you'd have the longest dam in the world for the first time.
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:53 am
by gtalum
Yarrah wrote:But why build a bridge across a circular lake, when it's more efficient and cheaper to drive around the lake?
It cuts the travel time by at least an hour from the communities north of the lake into New Orleans. A bridge is a big initial expense, but I'm sure the people of Louisiana have saved far more in time and gas than the bridge cost to build.