Lake Pontchartrain is a brackish estuary located in southeastern Louisiana in the United States. It covers an area of with an average depth of 12to. Some shipping channels are kept deeper through dredging. It is roughly oval in shape, about from west to east and from south to north.In descending order of area, the lake is located in parts of six Louisiana parishes: St. Tammany, Orleans, Jefferson, St. John the Baptist, St. Charles, and Tangipahoa. The water boundaries were defined in 1979 (see list of parishes in Louisiana).The lake is also home to the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, the longest straight bridge over water in the world.NamesakeLake Pontchartrain is named for Louis Phélypeaux, comte de Pontchartrain. He was the French Minister of the Marine, Chancellor, and Controller-General of Finances during the reign of France's "Sun King", Louis XIV, for whom the colony of La Louisiane was named.Use our New Orleans attractions app to visit Lake Pontchartrain on your trip to New Orleans, and learn what else travelers and our writers recommend seeing nearby.
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All I can say is WOW! Most impressive lake I have ever seen. The causway is something else. Water water everywhere for miles. Even drove on the other side of it to go visit my grand daughter and we st... more »
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While visiting New Orleans on a road trip, we just had to drive across this amazing bridge. We did so when leaving New Orleans and heading north, so there is no toll in that direction. more »
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Belíssimo e enorme lago ao lado da Universidade de Nova Orleans. Òtimo lugar para deitar e pegar um sol nos dias quentes, sentindo a brisa gostosa vinda da água. more »
Beautiful and huge Lake next to the University of New Orleans. Great place to lie down and take a Sun on hot days, feeling the breeze from the water.View original
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It's really a little scary driving across this bridge. At the same time you kind of forget you're not driving across land. It gets really interesting when you can't see any land in either direction. I felt like an old sea explorer when I started seeing sea gulls. Birds are signs of land up ahead. Then the land comes into view on the distant horizon. Kind of a kick!
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Nice facilities clean, playground for the kids. Boat launch, picnic tables and grills, rules apply. Nice park.
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Love it, clear your mind just drive
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Mesmerizing moments! Best part to drive over it is sunset or sunrise, make sure fog doesn't ruin your travelling
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The iconic north shore of New Orleans. An exceptional natural wonder. Quite exhilarating during a wind event. Take a stroll along Lakeshore Drive!
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