James John Audubon Bridge Visit
A few weeks ago I got to visit the Huey P Long Bridge's sister project, the completely new John James Audubon Bridge in New Roads, LA. The bridge really is pristine and incredibly beautiful! When I first saw it as I came around the turn of the bridge, I couldn't stop myself from emitting some "wowsers…oooos….ahhs". It is a cable stayed bridge with its two main towers reaching 500ft.
I took a 5 minute elevator ride inside one of the towers (there are elevator shafts inside each side of the tower). Once I stepped out onto the top of the tower, it somehow got even better. You can see for literally miles and miles. It was incredibly exhilarating looking down the river and seeing how far down it was and knowing that we were supported by a hollow tower made of concrete and resteel (rebar).
Above: Shot from the roadway
Above: Elevator/Ladder Shaft going all the way up the 500ft tower
Above: Battery backups for the navigation lights and elevator
Above: Shot from 500ft up on the top of the tower
Above: Anchoring of the cable that holds the bridge up (inside the tower)
Above: Crossover from each side of the tower
Above: On top of one of the two main towers 500ft high
Above: The Group
Above: I do love my high tech navigation beacons
Above: The barges look so cool going down/up the river
Above: The Group