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Four County Bridges In North Escambia Set For Replacement By State
April 22, 2015
The Florida Department of Transportation will replace four bridges on county roads in Escambia County. Contracts will be let in the near future after the Escambia County Commission signs off on the projects, and the commission agrees that the county will maintain the bridges following construction by the state. The bridges will be replaced at the state’s expense.
The bridges have reached a level of deterioration making them next on the FDOT’s 5-Year Work Plan.
The bridges are:
- Highway196 (Barrineau Park Road) Bridge over Jacks Branch (between Highway 95A and Dewey Rose Lane) was constructed in 1949 and has an average daily traffic county of 537 vehicles.
- North Highway 99 Bridge over Pine Barren Creek (located just north of Gobbler Road/Oak Grove Park) was constructed in 1955. It has an average daily traffic count of 1,234 vehicles.
- Sandy Hollow Road Bridge over Sandy Hollow Creek (traffic count and construction date not available).
- Highway 99A Bridge (Arthur Brown Road) over Boggy Creek (near Walnut Hill Baptist Church) was constructed in 1969 and has an average daily traffic county of 537.
A construction start date has not yet been announced for the bridge replacement projects.
Pictured top: A steel truss was installed to support the bridge over Pine Barren Creek on North Highway 99 in Bratt in early 2011. Otherwise, the 60-year old bridge is supported by wood pilings. Pictured below: The North Highway 99 bridge over Pine Barren Creek. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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One Response to “Four County Bridges In North Escambia Set For Replacement By State”
Certainly wish they would widen all of Hwy 4 (Century to Davisville) and replace the two bridges there. There is so much traffic with the school buses, kids driving to school, etc and the narrow road is HORRIBLE. Maybe someday. However, when they did repave it, they never even came back and put reflectors down it. The paint is not great, certainly at night and when raining.