Pensacola Bay Bridge

Pensacola Bay Bridge
The current bridge, looking northeast
Coordinates30°23′46″N 87°11′08″W / 30.395983°N 87.185644°W / 30.395983; -87.185644
Carries6 lanes of US 98 / SR 30
CrossesPensacola Bay
LocalePensacola, Florida, and Gulf Breeze, Florida, U.S.
Official namePhilip Dane Beall Sr., Memorial Bridge (Previous Bridge)
Gen. Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. Bridge (Both Eastbound and Westbound bridges of new project)
Maintained byFlorida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
ID number480035
Websitepensacolabaybridge.com
Characteristics
DesignReinforced concrete girder bridge
Total length16,140 feet (4,920 meters)
Width55 feet (17 meters)
Longest span377 feet (115 meters)
Clearance below65 feet (20 meters)
History
OpenedJune 13, 1931 (original bridge)
October 31, 1960 (second bridge)
September 5, 2019 (current bridge, eastbound span)
February 14, 2023 (current bridge, westbound span)
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Statistics
Daily traffic485,864,334 [2]
Location
Map
On the Old Bridge, Heading South

The Pensacola Bay Bridge, also known locally as the Three-Mile Bridge, runs between downtown Pensacola, Florida, and Gulf Breeze, Florida. It carries six lanes of U.S. Highway 98 across Pensacola Bay.

  1. ^ "Westbound span of Pensacola Bay Bridge is open. PPD has already made 21 traffic stops".
  2. ^ FDOT Florida Traffic Online Archived July 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Accessed May 25, 2011.