Hathaway Bridge

{{Short description|Bridge in Florida, United States of America}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}

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The Hathaway Bridge along U.S. Route 98 ({{Nowrap|US 98}}) connects Panama City with Panama City Beach, Florida.{{cite web|last=Leiphart|first=Heather|title=Hathaway Bridge hits the decade mark|url=http://www.newsherald.com/news/government/hathaway-bridge-hits-the-decade-mark-1.214736|work=The News Herald|accessdate=October 19, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224092614/http://www.newsherald.com/news/government/hathaway-bridge-hits-the-decade-mark-1.214736|archivedate=December 24, 2013 }}

History

Constructed in 2003, it replaced two previous bridges that were unable to carry the increasingly high number of users.{{cite web|title=The Hathaway Bridge Replace Project|url=http://www.bridgepros.com/projects/hathawayofficial/1b_history.htm|accessdate=December 21, 2013}} The original St. Andrews Bay Bridge was built in 1929 and renamed for Franz Hathaway, chairman of Florida's State Road Department. The second Hathaway bridge replaced Hathaway I was completed in 1959. In 1997, the state of Florida issued more than $80 million for construction of the new Hathaway Bridge. Portions of both Hathaway I and II are still submerged to the south of the present day Hathaway bridge.{{cite web|title=Navionics ChartViewer St Andrews Bay|url=https://webapp.navionics.com/|accessdate=October 27, 2022}}

See also

  • {{Portal-inline|Florida}}
  • {{Portal-inline|Transport}}
  • {{Portal-inline|Engineering}}

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