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The '''Phillip 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 bridge opened 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). It was named in honor of Florida Senator [[Phillip Dane Beall, Sr.]].

It was named in honor of Florida Senator [[Philip D. Beall, Sr.]]. 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. ==Images==<gallery>Image:ThreeMileBridgeConstruction1.jpg|Aerial view of constructionImage:ThreeMileBridgeConstruction2.jpg|[[Gulf Breeze Parkway]] was built in anticipation of the four-lane bridge.Image:ThreeMileBridgeDedication.jpg|Governor [[Wikipedia:LeRoy Collins|LeRoy Collins]] at the dedication ceremony</gallery> ==See also==*[[Bob Sikes Bridge]] - connects [[Gulf Breeze]] to [[Pensacola Beach]] ==Notes=={{stubreflist}}