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Sanibel is an island and city in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,382 at the 2020 census , [ 4 ] down from 6,469 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Pine Island Center is located at the intersection of Pine Island and Stringfellow Roads. Pine Island Road (County Road 78) is the only road that leads to the mainland. Pine Island Center is the location of the island's two large grocery stores, along with an elementary school, library, museum, swimming pool, and a large park.
Rising temperatures are increasing the ratio of female hatchlings of Ding Darling's endangered Florida loggerhead turtle population. The refuge's American alligator population is decreasing, due to increased salinity and a reduction of the freshwater flow in its mangroves. [4] Map of Sanibel Island and refuge
Sanibel Causeway’s “ambitious agenda, road map to get this done” required 100 crews, including members of the Florida Department of Transportation and dive teams, and 36,000 work hours ...
The Sanibel Causeway is a causeway in Southwest Florida that spans San Carlos Bay, connecting Sanibel Island with the Florida mainland in Punta Rassa.The causeway consists of three separate two-lane bridge spans, and two-man-made causeway islands between them.
The left lane is for Sanibel residents, businesses, property owners and private contractors. A valid 2021 or 2022 Sanibel re-entry permit must be prominently displayed when approaching the checkpoint.
The southern terminus of Historic SR 867 (now CR 867) is located in Punta Rassa at the foot of the Sanibel Causeway, and it is the only access to Punta Rassa and Sanibel Island. From here, CR 867 is a four-lane divided highway as it travels east from the coast through Mangrove -rich mudflats of San Carlos Bay to Truckland.
A US 17 shield used in Florida prior to 1993. From 1956 until 1993, US 17 signs in Florida featured black numbering on a yellow shield. The color coding of U.S. Highways by the Florida Department of Transportation was stopped when the state could only use federal funding for stock black-and-white; a few yellow US 17 signs remain. [citation needed]