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===Pensacola Bay Bridge=== | ===Pensacola Bay Bridge=== | ||
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In the early 1920s, Wernicke became interested in the development of a bridge spanning [[Pensacola Bay]] and linking Pensacola to the [[Fairpoint Peninsula]] and [[Santa Rosa Island]]. | In the early 1920s, Wernicke became interested in the development of a bridge spanning [[Pensacola Bay]] and linking Pensacola to the [[Fairpoint Peninsula]] and [[Santa Rosa Island]]. | ||
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After performing traffic counts, Patterson was convinced of the bridge's economic viability, and convinced his employers, Johnson Drake and Piper, to get involved. Johnson Drake and Piper, along with St. Paul firm Siems Helmer and a third partner (who soon withdrew) formed the [[Pensacola Bridge Corporation]].<ref name="Letter" /> | After performing traffic counts, Patterson was convinced of the bridge's economic viability, and convinced his employers, Johnson Drake and Piper, to get involved. Johnson Drake and Piper, along with St. Paul firm Siems Helmer and a third partner (who soon withdrew) formed the [[Pensacola Bridge Corporation]].<ref name="Letter" /> | ||
− | + | The bridge was eventually opened on [[June 13]], [[1931]], less than a year after Wernicke's death. | |
==Death== | ==Death== |