Bonita Beach Causeway

Bonita Beach Causeway
North end of the Bonita Beach Causeway
Coordinates26°24′16″N 81°52′51″W / 26.404328°N 81.880936°W / 26.404328; -81.880936
Carries CR 865 (Estero Boulevard)
CrossesBig Carlos Pass
Little Carlos Pass
New Pass
Big Hickory Pass
LocaleBonita Springs, Florida
Maintained byLee County Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Design1 steel bascule bridge & 3 concrete girder bridges
Total length4.1 miles (6.6 km)
History
OpenedJuly 4, 1965
Statistics
TollNone
Location
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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.