Comments on: The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway – World’s Longest Overwater Span/2023/11/07/the-lake-ponchartrain-causeway-worlds-longest-overwater-span/Reflections on places traveled and photos taken.Wed, 15 Nov 2023 13:46:54 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Yanti/2023/11/07/the-lake-ponchartrain-causeway-worlds-longest-overwater-span/comment-page-1/#comment-39675Wed, 15 Nov 2023 13:46:54 +0000http://photobyjohnbo.wordpress.com/?p=21272#comment-39675In reply to photobyjohnbo.

Yes, that image, I imagined the horror of driving at night in an endless road and no lights in sight other than the streetlights (it’s just me being a scaredy cat). But perhaps such scenario is quite common in America where you need to drive past wide stretches of wilderness to get from one city to another? Fascinating…

]]>By: photobyjohnbo/2023/11/07/the-lake-ponchartrain-causeway-worlds-longest-overwater-span/comment-page-1/#comment-39674Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:14:09 +0000http://photobyjohnbo.wordpress.com/?p=21272#comment-39674In reply to Yanti.

I just checked your link. It’s a new bridge, only a decade old! Cool!

]]>By: photobyjohnbo/2023/11/07/the-lake-ponchartrain-causeway-worlds-longest-overwater-span/comment-page-1/#comment-39673Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:12:48 +0000http://photobyjohnbo.wordpress.com/?p=21272#comment-39673In reply to Yanti.

There are some long bridges in the swampland of the southern U.S. for sure. If you look at the image featuring mile marker 6, you can see only water in the background. It’s too far to see the opposite shore.

]]>By: Yanti/2023/11/07/the-lake-ponchartrain-causeway-worlds-longest-overwater-span/comment-page-1/#comment-39672Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:47:04 +0000http://photobyjohnbo.wordpress.com/?p=21272#comment-39672wow, John, that’s a pair of crazy long bridges! here in Bali there’s a toll road over the water, too, but not even 13km long and I already felt like it’s an endless road when driving alone at night especially, haha… at daytime we can still see the shores so it doesn’t feel so intimidating.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali_Mandara_Toll_Road

]]>By: Cellpic Sunday – Experiment with Generated Fill – Journeys with Johnbo/2023/11/07/the-lake-ponchartrain-causeway-worlds-longest-overwater-span/comment-page-1/#comment-39613Sun, 12 Nov 2023 07:07:41 +0000http://photobyjohnbo.wordpress.com/?p=21272#comment-39613[…] vehicle as we traveled at 65 MPH across the bridge. You can check my recent Travel Tuesday post here to see the images I captured as we crossed the largest overwater bridge in the […]

]]>By: photobyjohnbo/2023/11/07/the-lake-ponchartrain-causeway-worlds-longest-overwater-span/comment-page-1/#comment-39562Wed, 08 Nov 2023 11:38:43 +0000http://photobyjohnbo.wordpress.com/?p=21272#comment-39562In reply to DeWetsWild.

It is, indeed!

]]>By: photobyjohnbo/2023/11/07/the-lake-ponchartrain-causeway-worlds-longest-overwater-span/comment-page-1/#comment-39561Wed, 08 Nov 2023 11:32:16 +0000http://photobyjohnbo.wordpress.com/?p=21272#comment-39561In reply to Lookoom.

You are correct in that the bridge doesn’t have particularly awe-inspiring views. I was lucky to get the photos I captured given motion and barriers. My limited view in the vehicle didn’t help.

]]>By: DeWetsWild/2023/11/07/the-lake-ponchartrain-causeway-worlds-longest-overwater-span/comment-page-1/#comment-39560Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:28:59 +0000http://photobyjohnbo.wordpress.com/?p=21272#comment-39560An amazing feat of engineering!

]]>By: Lookoom/2023/11/07/the-lake-ponchartrain-causeway-worlds-longest-overwater-span/comment-page-1/#comment-39557Wed, 08 Nov 2023 01:42:06 +0000http://photobyjohnbo.wordpress.com/?p=21272#comment-39557I was lucky enough to drive over this long bridge across Lake Pontchartrain. I have mixed memories of it, because while it was exciting to experience, the view is rather limited. The sides are hidden by the railings and there’s no opportunity to stop. It’s certainly easier to monitor this way, but in the age of tourism it’s a bit frustrating.

]]>By: sustainabilitea/2023/11/07/the-lake-ponchartrain-causeway-worlds-longest-overwater-span/comment-page-1/#comment-39556Wed, 08 Nov 2023 00:17:51 +0000http://photobyjohnbo.wordpress.com/?p=21272#comment-39556In reply to photobyjohnbo.

Definitely wow! 🙂

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