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Destroyed homes are seen on Sanibel Island, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, on Sanibel Island, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
The Sanibel Causeway is a causeway in Southwest Florida that spans San Carlos Bay, ... A destroyed section of the Sanibel causeway following Hurricane Ian.
Sanibel is an island and city in Lee County, ... Many sections of the causeway were destroyed in September 2022 by Hurricane Ian, rendering it unusable. Library
The three-mile-long Sanibel Causeway connects the island with the mainland and portions of the bridge were destroyed by Hurricane Ian on 28 September 2022. Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 ...
Sanibel Island, Fort Myers Beach, and Pine Island bore the brunt of Ian's powerful winds and its accompanying storm surge at landfall, which leveled thousands of standing structures in the region and collapsed the Sanibel Causeway and the Pine Island Causeway to Pine Island, entrapping those left on the islands for several days.
Sanibel Causeway had multiple points that needed shoring up to allow both rescue crews and the public to safely drive across. This work also required the use of 70 pieces of heavy equipment, four ...
While escaping the storm surge that occurred further to the south, catastrophic wind damage occurred in Charlotte County. In all, more than 200 homes were destroyed in Charlotte County. Ian also dumped over 2 feet of rain in portions of the county, with the storm maximum rainfall total of 26 inches (660 mm) being recorded in Grove City. [1]
Sanibel Lighthouse, also known as Point Ybel Light, was one of the first lighthouses on the Gulf Coast. Its light, which stands 98-feet above sea level, first illuminated the beach and pier on the ...