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 The first permanent construction on the John James Audubon Bridge project began October 12 with the driving of the first pile for Bridge No. 8.
Bridge No. 8 is the nearest bridge on the roadway alignment to the US 61 access in West Feliciana Parish.
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The John James Audubon Bridge project is a new Mississippi River crossing between Pointe Coupee and West Feliciana parishes in south central Louisiana.
The bridge--proposed to be the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America when complete--will replace an existing ferry between the communities of New Roads and St. Francisville.
The bridge will also serve as the only bridge structure on the Mississippi River between Natchez, Mississippi and Baton Rouge, Louisiana (approximately 90 river miles).
The Audubon Bridge project will include:
- A 2.44 mile four-lane elevated bridge structure with two 11-foot travel lanes in each direction with 8-foot outside shoulders and 2-foot inside shoulders
- Approximately 12 miles of two-lane roadway connecting LA 1 east of Hospital Road at New Roads to US 61 south of LA 966 and St. Francisville
- Four new intersections at existing LA 1, LA 10, LA 981 (River Road) and US 61 for entry to and exit from the new roadway and bridge
The project is being constructed by Audubon Bridge Constructors, a joint venture of Flatiron Constructors, Granite Construction and Parsons Transportation Group.
The John James Audubon Bridge project is expected to be complete by summer 2010. |
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