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It is a big deal. Daily traffic 15,000 cars with bridge traffic peaking in the summer months – on 5 August 2018 the bridge broke a single-day record for car traffic, with 32,000 vehicles crossing the span, followed by over 33,000 vehicles on 12 August that year and over 35,000 a year later.

35,000 vehicles per day is not much.

In New Orleans, The Huey P. Long bridge and I-10 Twin Span Bridge are essentially the same transportation artery crossing the Mississippi river. The bridges share a common point on the New Orleans side and separate only 1.75 miles on the Slidel, LA side.

The Huey P. Long bridge carries over 50,000 vehicles per day. https://www.johnweeks.com/river_mississippi/pages/lmiss16.html

The 1-10 Twin Span Bridge carries 55,000 vehicles per day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-10_Twin_Span_Bridge

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—”35,000 vehicles per day is not much.”

It’s not like Los Angeles with a bazillion cars.

The bridge was built to supply RUSSIAN troops in Crimea, and with the invasion in mind.

Ukraine never wanted a bridge.
And like around here, the big claim was it will grow the local economy. MONEY FROM ABOVE!!

BIG SUPRISE!!!!
IT NEVER HAPPENED.