 By the following year, the gravel road had been extended east from Cameron to Creole and then southeast through Grand Chenier to the end of the ridge near Tiger Island.The Mermentau River was crossed by ferry at Grand Chenier until a bridge was constructed in the late 1940s.The section of Route 292 between Cameron and Creole was concurrent with State Route 42, which was projected to turn north from Creole to provide a second connection to Calcasieu Parish.