CSX-Rigolets RR Bridge -- Orleans Par.-St. Tammany Parish, LA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz
N 30° 09.312 W 089° 37.848
16R E 246616 N 3338906
A beautiful, elegant railroad swing truss bridge over Rigolets Pass between Orleans Parish and St. Tammany Parish LA
Waymark Code: WMNCNF
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2015
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The gorgeous former Louisiana & Nashville Rigolets Bridge (now owned by CSX) is a single-track railroad bridge across the Rigolets Pass on the eastern side of Lake Pontchartrain. The Rigolets channel connects Lake Ponchartrain with the Gulf of Mexico.

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Overview: Through truss bridge over Rigolets Pass on CSX Railroad

Location: Orleans Parish, Louisiana, and St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Status: Open to traffic

Design: Swing polygonal Warren through truss

Dimensions: Total length: 4,555.0 ft. (0.9 mi.)

Also called: L&N - Rigolets Pass Bridge

Bridgehunter also lists this bridge as being built during the 1920s. Blasterz have not been able to narrow this year down any further.
Parking Coordinates:: N 30° 11.083 W 089° 43.140

Date Built: 01/01/1925

Length of Span:
4555 feet

www:
http://bridgehunter.com/la/orleans/rigolets-pass/

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