Pensacola Bay Bridge
Pensacola Bay Bridge | |
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The current bridge, looking northeast | |
| Coordinates | 30°23′46″N 87°11′08″W / 30.395983°N 87.185644°W |
| Carries | 6 lanes of US 98 / SR 30 |
| Crosses | Pensacola Bay |
| Locale | Pensacola, Florida, and Gulf Breeze, Florida, U.S. |
| Official name | Philip Dane Beall Sr., Memorial Bridge (Previous Bridge) Gen. Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. Bridge (Both Eastbound and Westbound bridges of new project) |
| Maintained by | Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) |
| ID number | 480035 |
| Website | pensacolabaybridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Reinforced concrete girder bridge |
| Total length | 16,140 feet (4,920 meters) |
| Width | 55 feet (17 meters) |
| Longest span | 377 feet (115 meters) |
| Clearance below | 65 feet (20 meters) |
| History | |
| Opened | June 13, 1931 (original bridge) October 31, 1960 (second bridge) September 5, 2019 (current bridge, eastbound span) February 14, 2023 (current bridge, westbound span) |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 485,864,334 |
| Location | |
The Pensacola Bay Bridge, also known locally as the "Chappie" Bridge, runs between downtown Pensacola, Florida, and Gulf Breeze, Florida. It carries six lanes of U.S. Highway 98 across Pensacola Bay.