Did you know that the John James Audubon Bridge will be the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America? A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more columns (normally referred to as towers or pylons), with cables supporting the bridge deck. The bridge will serve as the only bridge structure on the Mississippi River between Natchez, Mississippi and Baton Rouge, Louisiana (approximately 90 river miles). The John James Audubon Bridge will also be the first design/build project for the LA DOTD. This means that a single entity provides all of the services necessary to both design and construct all or fundamentally design/build from other forms of project delivery. Because the Engineers and General Contractor are on the “same team” in a design/build environment, design/build offers many advantages to the owner including price and schedule control early in the design process.
John James Audubon is a monumental figure to the people of Pointe Coupee and West Feliciana parishes. Audubon dedicated his life to painting all of the birds in America. He painted 32 of his famous works in his “Birds of America” series while residing at Oakley Plantation at St. Francisville as a tutor to Eliza Pirrie in 1821. As these two parishes are widely known for their abundance of wildlife, amazing landscapes and preserved historic structures from the days of Audubon, it is only fitting that the new bridge be named in his memory.
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