Mid-Bay Bridge

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

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

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|caption = The Mid-Bay Bridge crosses Choctawhatchee Bay connecting U.S. Highway 98 in Destin to Florida State Road 20 in Niceville.

|carries = 2 lanes of {{jct|state=FL|Toll|293}}

|crosses = Choctawhatchee Bay

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|length = 3.6 miles

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|below = 64 Feet

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|open = June 1993

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|toll = $4

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The Mid-Bay Bridge is a 141-span, {{convert|3.6|mi|km|adj=on}}, two-lane toll bridge in Okaloosa County in the Florida Panhandle. It connects U.S. Highway 98 in Destin to State Road 20 in Niceville. The bridge generally runs north-south; the approaches to the bridge carry the State Road 293 designation while the bridge itself carries the TOLL 293 shield.

The bridge crosses Choctawhatchee Bay, part of the Intracoastal Waterway. It was constructed in 1992-93, when the Florida Department of Transportation recognized the growing need for a more direct route between the Destin beaches and the mainland for tourists and to assist hurricane evacuation from population centers and resorts on the Gulf of Mexico.{{cite web| url = http://www.mid-bay.com/about-us-2/mid-bay-bridge/| title = Mid-Bay Bridge {{!}} Mid-Bay Bridge}}

There is one toll plaza at the north end of the bridge. As of 2022, the one way toll for a standard 2-axle vehicle was $4.00 with cash, and $3.00 ($2.00 for frequent customers) with the SunPass electronic toll system.{{Cite web |title=Mid-Bay Bridge {{!}} Tolls |url=https://www.mid-bay.com/toll-information/ |access-date=2022-09-04 |language=en-US}}