Gordon Persons Bridge | |
|---|---|
 View of the bridge from SR-193. | |
| Coordinates | 30°17′32″N 88°07′48″W / 30.2921°N 88.1300°W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of  SR 193 |
| Crosses | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway |
| Locale | Dauphin Island, Alabama |
| Other name(s) | Dauphin Island Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 17,814 feet (5,430 m)[1] |
| Longest span | 400 feet (122 m)[1] |
| Clearance below | 83 feet (25 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1982 |
| Location | |
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The Dauphin Island Bridge, formally the Gordon Persons Bridge, carries a 3-mile (4.8 km), two-lane section of Alabama State Route 193 from mainland Mobile County, Alabama across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway to Dauphin Island. The natural channel followed by the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at this location is Pass Aux Herons. The bridge separates the Mississippi Sound on the west from Mobile Bay on the east. It was named in honor of Seth Gordon Persons, the 46th governor of Alabama.
- ^ a b "Dauphin Island Bridge". "Figg Engineering Group". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-12-28.