81-Year Old Highway 4 Bridge Closes Monday For Replacement; 330 Day Detour Planned

July 9, 2023

Work begins Monday to replace the Highway 4 bridge over Canoe Creek, about halfway between Byrneville and Bratt, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. A detour is set to be in place for nearly a year.

Crews will also make drainage improvements and reconstruct the roadway approaching the bridge. This will include milling and resurfacing the pavement, widening travel lanes, and placing new signage and pavement markings.

Crews will make drainage improvements and reconstruct the roadway approaching the bridge. This will include milling and resurfacing the pavement, widening travel lanes,and placing new signage and pavement markings.

The state budget included $3,837,105 to replace the structurally deficient bridge  The bridge and roadway are owned by Escambia County, but the work will be done under a locally funded agreement with FDOT.

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A 330-day detour is planned from Highway 4 to Bratt Road (the eastern end of Bratt Road closer to Century) to Pine Barren Road, to Highway 4 (near Northview High School).

The portion of Highway 4 to be closed is 4.14 miles; the detour will be 5.67 miles. The average daily traffic count is 1,800 vehicles per day.

The bridge constructed in 1942 is 225 feet long and has wood supports, some of which were failing and were later reinforced with steel.

A smaller Highway 4 bridge located just to the east of the Canoe Creek bridge is not set for replacement at this time.

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Comments

One Response to “81-Year Old Highway 4 Bridge Closes Monday For Replacement; 330 Day Detour Planned”

  1. SW on July 10th, 2023 6:49 am

    330 days.
    Sad.

    Hope it goes better than the Hwy 29 project.

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