Belle Chasse Tunnel
The Belle Chasse Tunnel was built starting in March 1954 to accommodate the new branch of the Intracoastal Canal. After nearly two years of construction, the $2,436,000 structure opened in February 1956 with the Canal beginning operations later that year.Photo: Dr. Warner, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Judge Perez Bridge and Southern Seaplane Airport.
Judge Perez Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Dr. Warner, CC BY 2.0.
The Judge Perez Bridge, also known as the Belle Chasse Bridge, was a vertical-lift bridge in the U.S. state of Louisiana which carried northbound Louisiana Highway 23 over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway between Belle Chasse and Terrytown.
Southern Seaplane Airport
Aerodrome
Southern Seaplane Airport is an airport and seaplane base located two nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Belle Chasse, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Ochsner Medical Center West Bank Campus
Hospital
Ochsner Medical Center – West Bank is a hospital in Gretna, Louisiana, USA. The 107-bed hospital opened in 1984 as Meadowcrest Hospital and was run by Tenet Healthcare. Ochsner Medical Center West Bank Campus is situated 1½ miles northwest of Belle Chasse Tunnel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Timberlane and Belle Chasse.
Timberlane
Hamlet
Timberlane is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 10,364 in 2020. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area.
Belle Chasse
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belle Chasse is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the west bank of the Mississippi River. Belle Chasse is situated 1½ miles southeast of Belle Chasse Tunnel.
Terrytown
Village
Photo: Infrogmation, CC BY 2.5.
Terrytown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is on the "Westbank" of the Mississippi River. Terrytown is situated 3 miles northwest of Belle Chasse Tunnel.
Belle Chasse Tunnel
- Type: Tunnel
- Description: Tunnel in Louisiana, U.S.
- Categories: road tunnel and transportation
- Location: Plaquemines Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.87122° or 29° 52′ 16″ northLongitude
-90.00925° or 90° 0′ 33″ westInception
February 15th, 1956Height
14 feet (4.1 metres)Width
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
76XFVXCR+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 854794610OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tunnelWikidata ID
Q4883613
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Belle Chasse Tunnel” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “贝尔沙塞隧道”
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