CSX-Chef Menteur Pass RR Bridge -- Orleans Par., LA
N 30° 03.861 W 089° 48.033
16R E 230013 N 3329223
Elegant truss swing railroad bridge over Chef Menteur Pass. This bridge is now owned by the CSX railroad.
Waymark Code: WMNCNV
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2015
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This elegant truss-style railroad swing bridge carried the Louisiana & Nashville Railroad over Chef Menteur Pass. Owned today by the CSX Railroad, the bridge is still carrying traffic today.
Blasterz are no experts, but it looks to us like this bridge was built between 1910-1930.
From the Bridgehunter website:
"Overview: Through truss swing bridge over Chef Menteur Pass
Location: Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Status: Open to traffic
Design: Three span swing polygonal Warren through truss"
Bridge Type: Truss
Bridge Usage: Railroad
Moving Bridge: Swing Bridge (pivots to the side)
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