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April 08, 2006
What's Left of the Escambia Bay Bridge
...will be going in the Gulf as the newest artificial reef.
The damaged Interstate 10 bridge over Escambia Bay is set to become a concrete haven for fish and other marine life.The 2 1/2 mile bridge is in line to be sunk in the Large Area Artificial Reef Site, which encompasses about 125 square miles in the Gulf of Mexico, about 20 miles south of Pensacola, officials said.
Hurricane Ivan wrecked the bridge in September 2004, with pieces of the structure ripped away by the bay's roiling waters. A wider, taller, $243 million bridge is under construction.
Workers could begin dismantling the old I-10 bridge in January or February. The contractor has a $10 million incentive to finish the new eastbound span, which will handle four lanes of traffic, by Dec. 29.
Well, newest next to the Oriskany.
Posted by tree hugging sister at April 8, 2006 10:46 PM