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There aren't so much freeways in Louisiana as there
are a series of long bridges that join small out shouts of land. So why do they call it a bayou? Because when ever you go out your door it's right there by you. |
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There are lots of fingers of the Mississippi river
here, and a lot of swamp. |
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Even the turn offs are bridges. |
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When I was actually on damp land the greenery was
very close to the edge of the road. |
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I crossed the main branch of the Mississippi river
at Baton Rouge. I hit the rush hour traffic and ended up stopped on the
bridge. While I know that all bridges are built with a certain amount of
flexibility, it's hard to really understand how much it actually deflects
until you have to sit on the apex of the bridge for five minutes while traffic
goes buy in the opposite direction and in the through lane. |
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More close in foliage on the road. |
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This is the main freeway going into New Orleans.
Once again, a bridge. |
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Before leaving the city I took a drive around the
French Quarter. This is Canal St (under construction). |
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The architecture is quite unique, but the roads
were not in very good shape, and the city seemed dirty to me. |