Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana is the longest bridge in the U.S. and is the longest bridge over water in the world. Here's how long it spans.

The northbound lanes of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway have reopened following a crash, according to Causeway police. The crash occurred around 3:10 p.m. near the Jefferson–St. Tammany parish line ...

Blake Pontchartrain tells readers about how the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway began. The 24-mile span opened in August 1956.

METAIRIE, La. — Authorities are searching Lake Pontchartrain for a missing boater after a sailboat struck the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway early Sunday. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and ...

The northbound side of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway has reopened after a 21-foot fiberglass boat hit the bridge Friday morning, authorities said. An unidentified woman in the boat was injured in ...

St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's deputies pulled the body of a man they say jumped into the Lake Pontchartrain after police chase Thursday. The human body found Sunday (Aug. 9) in Lake Pontchartrain near ...

Based on a satellite image captured Tuesday, Mississippi River water flowing through the Bonnet Carre Spillway has overtaken about a third of Lake Pontchartrain. The image shows a roughly oval-shaped ...