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[georgia1980]

Can you get to the port in New Orleans, from West Georgia, without having to cross that 26 mile bridge, Lake Pontchetrain? If not, will not do a cruise out of there.

[ourcruiseyears]

Can you get to the port in New Orleans, from West Georgia, without having to cross that 26 mile bridge, Lake Pontchetrain? If not, will not do a cruise out of there.

 

Go to Google Maps & check out your other route options. There are several. :)

[viper88]

Go south til you hit I-10 and then go west. What do you have against that bridge?

[TruckerDave]

Go south til you hit I-10 and then go west. What do you have against that bridge?

 

that will take you across a bridge. ;) The are going to cross at least one bridge no matter how they go. I10 from Slidel has one. I55/I10 form the west has a couple.

Edited August 13, 2016 by TruckerDave

[TruckerDave]

There is a great website called "Google Maps". :rolleyes:

[viper88]

Did they change the highway system? I thought I-12 went north of the lake and I-10 went south of the lake and thus avoiding the bridge?

[TruckerDave]

Did they change the highway system? I thought I-12 went north of the lake and I-10 went south of the lake and thus avoiding the bridge?

 

I12 across the top. I55 on the west side and I10 across the bottom. Then I10/12 come back together on the east side. Still need to cross a bridge or two to get into the city. But I think the OP is just to lazy to look at a map.

[SOMEBEECH]

Did they change the highway system? I thought I-12 went north of the lake and I-10 went south of the lake and thus avoiding the bridge?

 

There is still a water level bridge on I10.

[skrufy]

You still have to cross a small body of water on I-10.

[ekajun1957]

I hate to be one of those who points out the silliness of a thread on here. Does the OP think there is only one way to get from Georgia to New Orleans? Heck if he left early enough he could map out a route to New Orleans through St. Louis then down through Dallas, never mind.

[ccdaniel2707]

Can you get to the port in New Orleans, from West Georgia, without having to cross that 26 mile bridge, Lake Pontchetrain? If not, will not do a cruise out of there.

 

 

Why if you don't mind me asking? We are cruising from NO in October and we are from Central GA.

 

 

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[tallyho8]

No problem if you don't want to cross a 26 mile long bridge.

 

The Lake Ponchartrain Causeway Bridge is only 23.83 miles long.

[Micahs Grandad]

Why if you don't mind me asking? We are cruising from NO in October and we are from Central GA.

 

 

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Some people are uncomfortable driving over a long bridge.

[ccdaniel2707]

Some people are uncomfortable driving over a long bridge.

 

 

I'm uncomfortable driving I-65 from Montgomery to Mobile. It seems as if that stretch of interstate takes days! [emoji30]

 

 

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Edited August 13, 2016 by ccdaniel2707

[Singer4Him]

...I-65 from Montgomery to Mobile. It seems as if that stretch of interstate takes days!

 

I have to agree! Although we haven't traveled that way in a number of years, we used to go that way fairly often and I always thought that they added miles in there! LOL! I have to say that the stretch on I-20 between Tuscaloosa, AL and Meridian, MS is just about as bad though.

[maldenmusic]

We love driving across the Lake Ponchartrain causeway bridge. 2 lanes in each direction and lots of places to turn around.

[NHL Philly Fan]

Can you get to the port in New Orleans, from West Georgia, without having to cross that 26 mile bridge, Lake Pontchetrain? If not, will not do a cruise out of there.

 

 

Sure, fly...

[nol4am]

Once you get to slidell La. you cross what's called the twin spans. Redone after Katrina and very safe and only bout 5 mins to cross. Then your about 30 mins from the terminals.

Edited August 13, 2016 by nol4am

[annabell08]

I love the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Drove it Monday-Friday for nine years. Much easier drive than I-285 in Atlanta.