Bonita Beach Causeway | |
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Coordinates | 26°24′16″N 81°52′51″W / 26.404328°N 81.880936°W |
Carries | CR 865 (Estero Boulevard) |
Crosses | Big Carlos Pass Little Carlos Pass New Pass Big Hickory Pass |
Locale | Bonita Springs, Florida |
Maintained by | Lee County Department of Transportation |
Characteristics | |
Design | 1 steel bascule bridge & 3 concrete girder bridges |
Total length | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
History | |
Opened | July 4, 1965 |
Statistics | |
Toll | None |
Location | |
The Bonita Beach Causeway is a causeway with a series of four low-level bridges located in Southwest Florida traversing the barrier islands of Estero Bay connecting the town of Fort Myers Beach with Bonita Springs. It carries Estero Boulevard (County Road 865) and is 4.1 miles (6.6 km) long from end to end. Each bridge on the Bonita Beach Causeway is named after the body of water it crosses.