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'''Bayou Texar''' is a [[Wikipedia:Bayou|bayou]] in East Pensacola, separating the [[East Hill]] and [[East Pensacola Heights]] neighbourhoods.  The bayou is spanned by the [[Dr. Phillip. A. Payne Bridge]], which carries [[Cervantes Street]] ([[US Highway 90|US 90]]).
 
'''Bayou Texar''' is a [[Wikipedia:Bayou|bayou]] in East Pensacola, separating the [[East Hill]] and [[East Pensacola Heights]] neighbourhoods.  The bayou is spanned by the [[Dr. Phillip. A. Payne Bridge]], which carries [[Cervantes Street]] ([[US Highway 90|US 90]]).
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==Previous bridges==
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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>
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Revision as of 16:17, 11 May 2007

Bayou Texar is a bayou in East Pensacola, separating the East Hill and East Pensacola Heights neighbourhoods. The bayou is spanned by the Dr. Phillip. A. Payne Bridge, which carries Cervantes Street (US 90).

Previous bridges

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.