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re: The "new" bridge in Baton Rouge is 50 years old this month
Posted on 4/9/18 at 4:45 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 4/9/18 at 4:45 pm to Jim Rockford
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When your side is stopped and the other side is moving, you can feel it shake as trucks go by.
Is that a complaint or an observation? Because for spans that size, you better hope it gives a small bit under those loads. That's how bridges work!
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Posted on 4/9/18 at 4:52 pm to NickyT
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You would never catch me standing on that thing old or new.
Because of???
Fear??? Umm.. ok.. Fear of??
- being hit by traffic? Ok, I am with ya! Wise fear.
- chance of collapse? Can't be that.
- too busy to do any bridge standing?
- seen better bridges in the quad?
If the bridge was closed, and you could buy a $2 ticket to the Independence Day fireworks show, viewed from the bridge, would you?
Posted on 4/9/18 at 5:57 pm to JPinLondon
A catwalk spans the entire bridge underneath the paved roadway. If you are stupid, brave, drunk, acrobatic and willing to trespass it can be accessed. Lots of graffiti up there.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 6:06 pm to member12
And this was supposed to be a bypass around BR 50yrs ago. But, the legislature moved it to downtown for their convenience !!!!!! Would have went between Brusly and Addis, then tie into I-10 at Highland.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 6:38 pm to member12
Cool demo of how a cantilever bridge works, for those who don't know.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 6:49 pm to Pepe Lepew
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And this was supposed to be a bypass around BR 50yrs ago. But, the legislature moved it to downtown for their convenience !!!!!! Would have went between Brusly and Addis, then tie into I-10 at Highland.
Not in any way doubting you, but in the scenario you mentioned, what was the federal solution to carry I-10 across the river?
- a new-new bridge built in the 70s?
- continue bypassing on US-190?
- tunnels and ferries?
Posted on 4/9/18 at 7:38 pm to member12
One of my family pets was accidentally set free on that bridge in the early 70s. The cat used to sleep up in the fender wells of my Dad’s old Impala, and one morning as he crossed the bridge, Dad checked the mirror and saw the cat tumbling down the lane behind him.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 7:49 pm to member12
They’ve prob spent more on environmental studies than it cost to build that thing. 
Posted on 4/9/18 at 7:53 pm to Jim Rockford
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When your side is stopped and the other side is moving, you can feel it shake as trucks go by.
The entire structure shakes like a SOB. I’ve climbed to the catwalks and walked to the mid point of the bridge a dozen or so times. I have pictures from up there.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 7:55 pm to Tbobby
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A catwalk spans the entire bridge underneath the paved roadway. If you are stupid, brave, drunk, acrobatic and willing to trespass it can be accessed.
I’m all of the above. The catwalk only goes to the midpoint. I’m not sure if they have one from the Port Allen side or not but they definitely do not connect. You can’t walk from one side to the other.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 7:56 pm to LSUDAN1
She must have brought the sandwiches and they let her hang around.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 7:56 pm to supadave3
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I have pictures from up there.
are they cool pictures? Care to post them?
Posted on 4/9/18 at 8:08 pm to Funky Tide 8
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are they cool pictures? Care to post them?
They were taken with a disposable camera 25 years ago so I’d have to get them scanned to post them. I can do that though but I’ll have to revisit this thread next week when I’m at my parents.
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