Driving east of Vivian on Louisiana Highway 1, you will soon encounter the road to Trees City. A large filling station, convenience store, restaurant and casino called The Station marks the intersection. Follow the winding road a few miles and you will reach the Harts Ferry Bridge that crosses Jeems (sometimes called James) Bayou. Years ago, there was a very old oil well on the north side of the road. The well is gone but snowy egrets, waterlogged cypress trees, lily pads and acres of marvelous scenery remains.
Growing up in north Louisiana, I remember traversing the road with my parents following heavy rain. High water would rise almost to the asphalt, old cars and trucks having transported families, fishing with cane poles on both sides of the road. The old bridge would be under water, passage to Trees City impossible except by boat.
Here is a topo map of the present Harts Ferry bridge, and a pic of some of that marvelous scenery.
