Belhaven Bridge - Bridge to Nowhere. Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention to arrive safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: The one thing I don't understand (besides having a bridge going nowhere) is why is there a similar bridge that was constructed at the same time (both have 1964 on them) only 1/4 mile downstream? Explore. Through a Freedom of Information Act request, Tonja Gleason, public disclosure coordinator for the Washington Department of Transportation, Columbia River Crossing, supplies the startling facts of how much money has been spent on the crossing project.What you won't find among the list of over 75 entities that have taken public money from A (Atlanta Regional Commission) to Z (Zimmer Gunsul) are any local construction companies or United Steelworkers Union members. amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; Here piggy, piggy Jon Haugen lives in Vancouver. If you don't see the "bridge to nowhere" that are looking for listed here. A third bridge could have already been built with the money spent on paper work and consultants. That's right. I have a Master's in English and love words: crossword puzzles, Scrabble games, Wordle, and, of course, good, old-fashioned books.