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Highway 4 Bridge Replacement Project Approaching Completion
June 28, 2024
Escambia County is estimating that a new bridge over Highway 4 bridge over Canoe Creek, about halfway between Byrneville and Bratt, will open in late July.
The new bridge will replace an 81-year-old structure that was closed in July 2023 for replacement.
The project includes drainage improvements and reconstruction of 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 was done under a locally funded agreement with FDOT.
Pictured: The new bridge over Highway 4 bridge over Canoe Creek is nearing completion. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Comments
6 Responses to “Highway 4 Bridge Replacement Project Approaching Completion”
Best news I’ve heard in a while! We make that trip 3x a week. Hwy 4 will seem like a superhighway compared to the roads we’ve been using.
Hwy 4 needs to be recovered as does Bratt Rd now. The increased traffic has ruined Bratt Rd as well as the intersections at Pine Barren and Hwy 4 and Vaughn and Hwy 4. It just makes more sense to do it all at one time and minimize the closure of the main roads. Especially redo the 2nd bridge or we’ll be back in the same spot a yr from now.
Nikki, your right they should have redone both bridges while they had the road closed.
Nikki you were spot on. If the Escambia County (FL) commissioners had no better foresight than not to finish what is needed to make this road and small bridge safe for the thousands of school children may need to be replaced.
It wIll be convenient once reopened, but has been nice without the traffic. However, wish they would do the other while closed and most importantly repave Hwy 4 from 29 to 97. Too narrow and dangerous.
Now is a good time to improve and resurface hwy 4 from Century to Bratt. But that would’ve taken foresight by the BOCC.