Crossing Lake Pontchartrain by train in the dark just before arriving in New Orleans was so scary. I almost had a panic attack. We were on bridge 20 minutes.
5.8 miles
The Norfolk Southern Lake Pontchartrain Bridge carries a single-track of Norfolk Southern rail line between Slidell and New Orleans, Louisiana. At 5.8 miles (9.3 km) long, it is the longest railroad bridge in the United States and the longest rail bridge over water in the world.
SW-T I remember driving across it in a car. That was an exciting ride 🤣 5y
EadieB @SW-T It‘s about 24 miles to cross on the causeway for the cars. (edited) 5y
LaraReads Sounds scary & amazing at the same time! 5y
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EadieB @LaraReads Especially at night when all you see is water on both sides of the train. 5y
Megabooks Things like that scare me as well! Glad you made it okay! 5y
Addison_Reads We used to drive over this Lake daily when we lived in Covington, LA. 5y
Freespirit That is amazing..and scary.. 5y
PSreads73 Yikes!! Stuff like this doesn‘t normally bother me. This one, however, I don‘t think I‘d like. 5y
speljamr This is awesome! 5y
Kaye This reminds me of a book I read many years ago. It was fiction, about a bridge that collapsed over Lake Ponchartrain. I‘m not sure if it was based on a true event or not. (. The bridge was one that cars drove on, not a train).![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
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Decorations in a Ruined CemeteryEadieB @Kaye There is a causeway for cars too that is 24 miles long. 5y
EadieB @Addison_Reads Don‘t know if I could cross it daily! Too scary for me! 5y
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