The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in South Louisiana is the longest bridge in the U.S. and is the longest continuous bridge over water in the world.
The causeway consists of two parallel bridges spanning nearly 24 miles, measuring 126,122 feet.
Roughly 40,000 vehicles traverse across Lake Pontchartrain Causeway daily and it takes 20 to 30 minutes to cross.
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway holds Guinness World Record for longest bridge over water in the world
The first stretch of Lake Pontchartrain Causeway was opened in 1956 and the second was opened in 1969. The parallel bridges are supported by over 9,500 concrete pilings…