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| − | The '''Philip Dane Beall Sr. Memorial Bridge''', also known as the '''Pensacola Bay Bridge''' or colloquially as the '''Three-Mile Bridge''', spans a three-mile section of [[Pensacola Bay]] and is the main artery from Pensacola to [[Gulf Breeze]] and [[Pensacola Beach]]. | + | The '''Phillip Dane Beall Sr. Memorial Bridge''', also known as the '''Pensacola Bay Bridge''' or colloquially as the '''Three-Mile Bridge''', spans a three-mile section of [[Pensacola Bay]] and is the main artery from Pensacola to [[Gulf Breeze]] and [[Pensacola Beach]]. |
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| − | The bridge was dedicated on [[October 31]], [[1960]],<ref>Note: the [http://www.cityofgulfbreeze.com/events.html City of Gulf Breeze Historical Events] page lists [[August 10]], [[1962]] as the opening date.</ref> replacing the 30-year-old [[Thomas A. Johnson Bridge]] (which subsequently became a fishing pier). | + | The bridge opened on [[August 10]], [[1962]], replacing the 30-year-old [[Thomas A. Johnson Bridge]] (which became a fishing pier). It was named in honor of Florida Senator [[Phillip Dane Beall, Sr.]]. |
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| − | It was named in honor of Florida Senator [[Philip D. Beall, Sr.]].
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| − | It was announced in 2010 that the bridge did not meet the Florida Bridge Safety Standards and there are now plans underway to build a new bridge.
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| − | ==Images==
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| − | <gallery>
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| − | Image:ThreeMileBridgeConstruction1.jpg|Aerial view of construction
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| − | Image:ThreeMileBridgeConstruction2.jpg|[[Gulf Breeze Parkway]] was built in anticipation of the four-lane bridge.
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| − | Image:ThreeMileBridgeDedication.jpg|Governor [[Wikipedia:LeRoy Collins|LeRoy Collins]] at the dedication ceremony
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| − | </gallery>
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | *[[Bob Sikes Bridge]] - connects [[Gulf Breeze]] to [[Pensacola Beach]]
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| − | ==Notes==
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| | [[Category:Bridges]] | | [[Category:Bridges]] |