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The original bridge, which had been in service since June 13, 1931, [3] was tolled and was signed as TOLL US 98 until the bridge bonds were paid off. The decommissioned original bridge served as two 1.5-mile-long fishing piers until they were largely destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. By 2007, the remainder of the northernmost fishing pier ...
A Pensacola Beach sign welcomes drivers from Gulf Breeze Parkway to Pensacola Beach Road. Pensacola Beach is home to some of the tallest buildings between Tallahassee and Mobile, Alabama. [37] The list below ranks the buildings in height. Portofino Towers (255 feet, 78 m). Verandas Tower (255 feet, 78 m). Beach Club (243 feet, 74 m).
The original four-lane bridge opened in 1968. It consisted of twin spans of two lanes each with no shoulders and was heavily damaged during Hurricane Ivan in 2004. [2] The storm surge knocked a total of 58 spans off the eastbound and westbound bridges and misaligned another 66 spans, causing the bridge to close to traffic in both directions. [3]
US 98 and SR 289 are concurrent for a few blocks until the U.S. Highway's eastbound traffic turns onto E. Chase Street; westbound traffic arrives at SR 289 on E. Gregory Street. After a short jaunt on the Bayfront Parkway, US 98 turns south to cross the 3-mile-long (4.8 km) Pensacola Bay Bridge over the eponymous body of water. [3]
Pensacola Beach Boulevard Via de Luna Drive W/E SR 399: Pensacola Beach: CR 399: Santa Rosa County line in Pensacola Beach: Former SR 399 [1] CR 443: North E Street S/N US 90 / North E Street Pensacola: SR 752: Goulding–Brent line Former SR 443 [1] CR 453: W Street S/N US 98 Pensacola: US 29 Brent: Former SR 453 [1] CR 465: Hope Drive
Footage of the incident was captured by a live webcam. A container ship crashed into the structure at around 01:30am ET, causing a section of the 1.6-mile, four-lane bridge to tumble into the ...
The Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys was considered an engineering marvel when it opened in 1982. For 40 years, the span along the Overseas Highway has offered breathtaking views for people ...
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)