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The Bob Sikes Bridge, connecting Gulf Breeze to Santa Rosa Island, is named after him. Bob Sikes Airport near the city of Crestview, in Okaloosa County, is named for him. Bob Sikes Elementary School, located in Crestview, Florida; The Robert LF Sikes Center, located in Crestview, Florida is named for him (part of Northwest Florida State College).
State Road 399 (SR 399) is a state road in Santa Rosa County, Florida.Although it only extends 0.319 miles (0.513 km) from U.S. Route 98 (US 98) to the Bob Sikes Bridge, County Road 399 (CR 399) continues over the bridge, along Santa Rosa Island, and back to US 98 via the Navarre Bridge.
From west to east, the bridges crossing Santa Rosa Sound, including the names of communities on both sides of the bridge (mainland side, followed by island side) and center span clearances above mean sea level, are: Bob Sikes Bridge (CR 399, commonly the "Pensacola Beach Bridge"): Gulf Breeze to Pensacola Beach (65 feet clearance)
Bob Sikes Bridge: Pensacola Beach: Gulf Breeze: 0.7 miles (1.1 km) $1.00 southbound Signed as County Road 399: Broad Causeway: North Miami: Surfside: $1.50 Cape Coral Bridge: Cape Coral: McGregor: 0.64 miles (1.03 km) $2.00 $2.00 for add'l axles Card Sound Road: Monroe County: Miami-Dade County: $1.00 Garcon Point Bridge: Gulf Breeze: Milton ...
CR 399 (Bob Sikes Bridge) US 98 in Gulf Breeze: 0.319 0.513 SR 400: I-275 (SR 93) in Tampa: US 1 in Daytona Beach: 136.116 219.057 mostly carries I-4: SR 401: SR A1A / SR 528 near Cape Canaveral: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station: 2.200 3.541 SR 404: US 1 near Palm Shores: SR A1A in South Patrick Shores: 4.139 6.661 SR 405: US 1 in Titusville
The swing bridge was replaced by a concrete toll bridge in 1946, which was converted into Bob Sikes fishing pier in 1973. The name Gulf Breeze comes from the Gulf Breeze Cottages and Store, where the area's first post office was established in 1936. The city was incorporated on August 10, 1961 as a result of the expansion of Pensacola Bay ...
After 45 seasons, the brick walls that once fenced in the neighborhood have been razed, giving way to sweeping views of what looks suspiciously like the Brooklyn Bridge (it is in fact a composite of three New York City bridges). The carriage house has been converted into a community center with a rooftop deck and porthole skylights.
Bridge name Operated by Road carried Crosses Length (ft) Length (m) Cash tolls (automobile) Notes Bob Sikes Bridge Escambia County: SR 399: Santa Rosa Sound: 4,224.0 1,287.5 $1.00 Pay-by-Plate or SunPass (Toll southbound only) Boca Grande Causeway: Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Charlotte County Road 771: Gasparilla Sound: 13,200.0 4,023.4 ...