Francisville area had to be evacuated due to issues at the nuclear power plant, the bridge would be useless as an evacuation route, despite the exceptional amount of tax dollars spent on it. There are even claims that the southerly location of the bridge has actually discouraged much of the expected increase in commerce between residents of New Roads and St. Francisville, because the much larger city of Zachary is not much further from the site of the bridge and offers many more retail options. See also List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans Notes References External links John James Audubon Bridge at Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Bridges completed in 2011 Bridges over the Mississippi River Buildings and structures in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana Buildings and structures in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Cable-stayed bridges in the United States Road bridges in Louisiana