Success!!!!! #nola #mardigras #beadbridge pic.twitter.com/8rohsDIYPr— Clint Durrett (@Phanclan) February 11, 2018 Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Some enterprising Mardi Gras revelers used the tools at their disposal to outsmart floodwaters and build a "bead bridge" from plastic necklaces. A series of tweets from user Clint Durrett chronicled the building and the testing of a small bridge made from Mardi Gras beads by revelers seeking to cross a flooded area during Sunday's Mardi Gras parade. Advertisement Durrett posted photos and videos of party-goers successfully crossing the "bead bridge." Durrett shared a photo showing how the bridge's creators ensured access to the Sewerage and Water Board line under the bead pile.We got NOSWB access. #nola #mardigras pic.twitter.com/Z7LCuFb7Xh— Clint Durrett (@Phanclan) February 11, 2018 Read More 93K pounds of Mardi Gras beads found in New Orleans storm drains