Biloxi Bay Bridge Reopens Today

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Published: Thu, November 01, 2007 - 10:05 am
Last Updated: Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 10:31 am
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Thousands of Gulf Coast residents are
expected to celebrate a milestone in their recovery from Hurricane
Katrina with the opening today (Thursday) of a bridge that replaces
one demolished by the storm.
Two of the bridge's six lanes are scheduled to open to traffic
tonight, following a daylong celebration at both ends of the $338
million structure. The new span reconnects the casino resorts of
Biloxi with the quaint shops of Ocean Springs to the east.
Around 35,000 cars a day crossed a four-lane drawbridge between
the two cities before the August 29, 2005, hurricane destroyed it.
The new 1.6-mile bridge over Biloxi Bay restores the last broken
link in coastal U.S. Highway 90.
Farther to the west on U.S. Highway 90, Katrina also destroyed a
two-mile bridge over the Bay of St. Louis. A new bridge between the
cities of Bay St. Louis and Pass Christian partially opened in May.


(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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