Navarre Beach Causeway
Navarre Beach Causeway | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30°23′49″N 86°51′47″W / 30.39694°N 86.86306°W |
| Carries | 2 general purpose lanes of  CR 399 and 2 sidewalks |
| Crosses | Santa Rosa Sound |
| Locale | Navarre, Florida |
| Other name(s) | Navarre Beach Bridge |
| Owner | Santa Rosa County |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 576.1 feet (175.6 m) |
| Clearance below | 48 feet (15 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1965 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | None; toll was removed in 2004 |
| Location | |
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The Navarre Beach Causeway, also called the Navarre Beach Bridge, is a bridge in Navarre, Florida,[1][2][3] connecting the beach and mainland sides of the community.[1] The bridge travels over the Santa Rosa Sound, which in turn, is part of the Intracoastal Waterway.[1][4] The bridge is currently owned and managed by Santa Rosa County, as part of the roads and bridges department.[4][5][6]
The bridge is a centerpoint of the community and is included in the logos and symbols of many local businesses. The locally famous Navarre Beach sign is located on the mainland base of the bridge.
The Florida Department of Transportation rates the bridge as "functionally obsolete" due to it not meeting modern and current Coast Guard requirements regarding bridge height on the Intracoastal Waterway. However, the county has not made any signals that it intends to replace the bridge within the next decade.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Navarre Beach Causeway". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ descobedo@nwfdailynews.com, Duwayne Escobedo | 315-4489 | @DuwayneENWFDN |. "Navarre Beach searches for solutions to mounting traffic woes". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Navarre Beach Causeway (CR 399) Bridge is a Fixed bridge located at N 30° 23.830', W 086° 51.798' | Waterway Guide Bridge Listing". www.waterwayguide.com. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ a b c McLaughlin, Tom. "Navarre Bridge replacement likely 'decades' away". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ Blanks, Annie. "Is crossbow fishing too dangerous for the Navarre Beach Causeway Bridge?". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ Escobedo, Duwayne. "Bowfishing outlawed at Navarre Beach". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 2020-01-26.