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class="algoSlug_icon" data-priority="2">Web. Lake Pontchartrain: Causeway - See 308 traveler reviews, 135 candid photos, and great deals for New Orleans, LA, at Tripadvisor. ... Toll is $3,,collected at north end. Traffic can be bad, and a wreck can snarl traffic horribly. ... Lake Pontchartrain is not a lake but an estuary, connecting with the Gulf of Mexico, where both fresh water from. The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is only a toll road for those traveling south into New Orleans. Tolls are collected in cash or with a Causeway toll tag and priced based on the vehicle you're in. Note: For two axles, the toll is only $5. The tag fare for two axles is only $3. Other articles where Pontchartrain Causeway is discussed: Lake Pontchartrain: by several bridges, notably the Pontchartrain Causeway. The causeway consists of two parallel road bridges, completed in 1956 and 1969, respectively, each of which runs for nearly 24 miles (39 km) northward across the lake from Metairie (a suburb of New Orleans) to Mandeville. The twin spans, among the longest. The causeway bridge toll is now $5. Gone are the days of $2 and $3 tolls, and lesser traffic. However, I will say that the toll workers are in good spirits (especially around rush hour of 7-8 AM), and that there appears to be more people utilizing the electronic tag option as opposed to always paying cash (makes traffic go quicker).
