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The original swing bridge over Matlacha Pass was replaced with a concrete bascule bridge in 1968. [7] The bridge became a very popular fishing spot for local residents, and was nicknamed "The fishingest bridge in the world". [7] The Little Pine Island Bridge was replaced with its current concrete bridge in 1977.
The Matlacha bridge to Pine Island as it’s being repaired on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Hurricane Ian significantly damaged the roadway leading to the bridge, preventing thousands of residents from ...
The island community of Matlacha (pronounced "mat-luh-SHAY") is east of Little Pine Island and west of the city of Cape Coral on the mainland. The Matlacha Pass Bridge, a small drawbridge nicknamed "The fishingest bridge in the world", almost always is occupied by fishermen. Matlacha also has a large park and pier, as well as several shops ...
Matlacha (/ ˈ m æ t l ə ʃ eɪ / ⓘ MAT-lə-shay "MAT-la-shay" [4]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The CDP had a population of 598 at the 2020 census, [5] down from 677 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Highway traffic cameras showed snowy conditions over the highway in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York over the weekend. Sima Merick, executive director of the Ohio Emergency Management Agency ...
Manasota Bridge, CR 774 over Lemon Bay (GIWW), Manasota Beach; Tom Adams Bridge, CR 776 over Lemon Bay (GIWW), Englewood Beach; Boca Grande Causeway, CR 771 over Gasparilla Sound (GIWW), Boca Grande; Matlacha Pass Bridge, CR 78 over Matlacha Pass, Matlacha; Big Carlos Pass Bridge, CR 865 over Big Carlos Pass, Fort Myers Beach
The old swing bridge was then dismantled and taken to Matlacha, Florida, where it operated as the Matlacha Pass Bridge for a year before being destroyed by a hurricane. The new swing bridge operated until 1966, when it was destroyed by a barge transporting rocket parts to the Kennedy Space Center.