Bridge Towers . . .

While at New Roads last weekend I noted while driving into to town from the camp one could easily see the three smoke stacks at Big Cajun #2 power plant and one could also see the four bridge towers/piers sticking up in sky line. Four big structures poking up into the sky. They are huge. It must be four or five miles to the bridge from Bergeron's Pecan Shelling plant, that is a good view point.

That means the towers which top out a 520 feet will mean the bridge can be easily seen from False River Drive. It means parts of Pointe Coupee will have a skyline like Manhattan or Chicago, or even Baton Rouge for that matter. It will be a sight to be seen! Who would ever thought it would occur?

520 feet is like a forty story office building. They are adding the first cross structure on the New Roads side, which seems to be a little advanced over the St Francisville side. They are behind on the approaches on the St Francisville side, more elevated construction there. And if they don't get a move on, they will be even further behind schedule. High water is coming and there is sure to be lots of it this year with all the snow/rain fail for El Nino. The high water has already slowed down things on the St Francisville side but the little river crest is nothing compared to the April and June rises which will be flood levels. I would expect the bases of the bridge piers to be underwater and that will stop delivery of concrete, reduce access and put all services underwater.

That will be quite a picture, water ripping around the base of those piers.