The Fort Pike Bridge (also known as the Rigolets Bridge), named after nearby Fort Pike, carries U.S. Route 90 across the Rigolets on the eastern side of Lake Pontchartrain between New Orleans and Slidell in Louisiana.
It is owned and operated by Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development[1] The bridge opened on June 9, 1930, and along with the Chef Menteur Bridge provided a free route between New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
The new bridge was built by Massman Construction Co., of Kansas City, MO.
[3] It was delayed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which pushed a devastating storm surge through the area.
The new bridge is just over one mile (1.6 km) in length and features two 12-foot (3.7 m) lanes with 8-foot (2.4 m) shoulders on both sides.