Bridge across Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1940

Subjects: Bridges & Dams Lakes & Ponds
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Bridge across Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A long concrete highway bridge on piers curves out across the blue water of Lake Pontchartrain, with two small red-roofed toll or draw-tender houses at the near end. The sky fades from pale blue to a warm sunset band at the horizon.

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PublisherA. Hirschwitz

Bridge across Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, La. World's Longest Continuous Concrete Highway Bridge --- WORLD'S LONGEST CONCRETE HIGHWAY BRIDGE The bridge across Lake Pontchartrain, entering New Orleans on the Old Spanish Trail from the East. It is five miles long and cost $5,500,000. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE A. HIRSCHWITZ, NEW ORLEANS, LA. C.T. ART-COLORTONE, REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY CURT TEICH & CO., CHICAGO 7A-H3122 NEW ORLEANS—AMERICA'S MOST INTERESTING CITY

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Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, LA
Place mentioned	New Orleans, LA
Place mentioned	Lake Pontchartrain, LA
Publisher	New Orleans, LA
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible cross-hatch grain; image runs to the card edges with no white border. Slight corner wear. No postmark. Divided-back C.T. Art-Colortone linen card, no white border; pencil '9-11' notation on back, no stamp and no address written.

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Bridge across Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bridge-across-lake-pontchartrain-new-orleans-louisiana-circa. Accessed October 5, 2026.