Looking for an update on how the river road project is coming long? Spent our month there listening to the "sounds" of progress. Do not mind at
all...if it holds up better than the unfinished malecon did. Certainly impressive the amount of rocks and fill going in. Curious what the final design
outcome will be? We are semi joking we should make a special trip down when it is finished before hurricane season comes!
We are semi joking we should make a special trip down when it is finished before hurricane season comes!
I can't imagine any construction project along the river lasting long. The new road crossing the river under the highway bridge didn't last long,
maybe a year.
Here's hurricane John's water output flowing down the river.
The plan is to pave the road all the way to El Patron. Deep footings are being put in, real road base is going down, it is being made wider...I drive
it at least once a day. Amazing how much progress is being made. A"scenic bypass" was created up the canyon and back down close to Sauls...I'll be
glad when its finished....Chili cook off was today...nap time...
We have to also give credit to the Mulege Bridge! Does anyone know it's history? Driving down every year we have experienced a lot of bridge failure
in Baja Norte but our bridge design has stood stung. Yes the road under it has come and gone and tends to look different every year but the Bridge has
seen and withstood four catastrophic flood events in very recent history. History anyone?
It was built about 1971/72 for the Transpeninsular Highway (which was paved north to Santa Rosalia in 1972. Previously, a little bridge is how one got
across the river...
1970 map showing the the new roadbed from Loreto to Santa Rosalia, but no big bridge in Mulege...
Does anyone remember when the Drunk on Duty Muleje Cop ran his Police truck off that Bridge and luckily Lived to talk about it.
Yes, I heard the story when having breakfast at the old Hacienda one day. A wild event to be sure. Quite a few of us stopped at that same spot and
were amazed he managed to survive.
I have another story about the bridge..from when it was being built.
I was told this story by Don Johnson at the Serinadad one day.
When the Mulege bridge was just being built there was a retired CIA fellow who rented a house on the north side of town. His normal daily routine
was to drive his battered Jeep Commando Roadster across the river on the old crossing and continue on to the Serinadad for his breakfast.
When crossing the river, however, where all the many workers were laboring on the new bridge...he would stop and get out to spend some time. Looking
at all the bridge workers toiling away, he started to whistle loudly the tune from the movie, "Bridge on the River Kwai".
It was a snappy tune and everyone seemed pleased with it. He did this for many days, and the workers came to know the tune themselves...and soon
would stop working to whistle it along with this happy man when he appeared and stopped his Jeep.
This became a daily event...and caused some small grief.
The construction boss finally had to politely ask the Jeep Man to not stop and whistle anymore, as the daily whistling break was putting a delay on
the bridge-work.
Mulege has always been a place for unusual events...
Are there any pictures of the previous bridge? Or construction of current bridge?
Estrella, I probably have some...I'll rummage thru my photo morgue and post here if I run across any. I used to stop at the old crossing in the
shallow water and wash my El Camino...and I recall taking a photo of that.
Anyone have current pictures of what is happening on The North Rio Road? We've been wondering if they are going to continue using the upper "Scenic
Hill Bypass" just west of Huerta Chano's?
I know well the cop that went over the bridge and survived he got the name "gato volador" in gringo language "the fliying cat",
He has done some work for me through the years, his name is Jose, will not mention last name. He is back as a cop again.
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