CNR Bonnet Carré Spillway-McComb Bridge
CNR Bonnet Carré Spillway-McComb Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 30°03′47″N 90°23′09″W / 30.0630°N 90.3857°WCoordinates: 30°03′47″N 90°23′09″W / 30.0630°N 90.3857°W |
| Carries | Canadian National rail line |
| Crosses | Bonnet Carré Spillway and Lake Pontchartrain |
| Locale | St. Charles Parish and St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana |
| Owner | Canadian National Railway |
| Maintained by | Canadian National Railway |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 12,144 ft (3,701 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1936 |
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The CNR Bonnet Carré Spillway-McComb Bridge is a 2.3 mile (3,701 m or 12,144 ft), bridge that carries a Canadian National Railway rail line over the Bonnet Carré Spillway and a portion of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Charles Parish and St. John the Baptist Parish.[1] Its length makes it one of the longest bridges in the world.
The bridge is owned and maintained by the Canadian National Railway corporation and is used by Amtrak passenger trains and Canadian National Railway freight trains.[2]
In 2011, most likely due to debris hitting the bridge after the opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway, 26 feet of the bridge was damaged and a bridge pier was dislodged.[3]
On February 13, 2016, a fire destroyed over 800 feet of the trestle near its southeast end. The damaged segment was quickly rebuilt and reopened to rail traffic on February 20.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Bonnet Carré Spillway Master Plan" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ^ "More trains crossing parish". The Livingston Parish News. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ^ "Company says Bonnet Carré rail bridge may be back in service by Thursday". WWL TV. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
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