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The bayou is spanned in town places: to the north by [[12th Avenue]] (after it merges with [[Fairfield Drive]]), and to the south by the [[Dr. Phillip. A. Payne Bridge]], which carries [[Cervantes Street]] ([[US Highway 90|US 90]]).
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The bayou is spanned in town places: to the north by [[12th Avenue]] (after it merges with [[Fairfield Drive]]), and to the south by the [[Dr. Philip A. Payne Bridge]], which carries [[Cervantes Street]] ([[US Highway 90|US 90]]).
  
 
The first bridge to span Bayou Texar was a wooden span constructed in [[1911]] at a cost of $3,700.  The wooden bridge was 1,050 feet long and 20 feet wide.<ref>Pensacola Historical Society.  ''Pensacola in Vintage Postcards''.  Arcadia, 2005.</ref>
 
The first bridge to span Bayou Texar was a wooden span constructed in [[1911]] at a cost of $3,700.  The wooden bridge was 1,050 feet long and 20 feet wide.<ref>Pensacola Historical Society.  ''Pensacola in Vintage Postcards''.  Arcadia, 2005.</ref>

Revision as of 18:59, 14 May 2008

Bayou Texar is a bayou in East Pensacola, separating the East Hill and East Pensacola Heights neighbourhoods. It is an estuary, fed by Carpenter's Creek and a number of small springs, and empties into Pensacola Bay near the 17th Avenue railroad trestle and Wayside Park.

Environmental issues

Bridges

The bayou is spanned in town places: to the north by 12th Avenue (after it merges with Fairfield Drive), and to the south by the Dr. Philip A. Payne Bridge, which carries Cervantes Street (US 90).

The first bridge to span Bayou Texar was a wooden span constructed in 1911 at a cost of $3,700. The wooden bridge was 1,050 feet long and 20 feet wide.[1]

References

  1. Pensacola Historical Society. Pensacola in Vintage Postcards. Arcadia, 2005.