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Hathaway Bridge

Bay County, Florida

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Photo from Florida State Libary and Archives

View this photo at fpc.dos.state.fl.us

BH Photo #146219

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over St. Andrews Bay on US 98 a truss span was moved and Submerged in the Gulf Used as an Artifical Reef at N 30° 02.676 W 085° 43.752
Location
Bay County, Florida
Status
Replaced by new bridge and at least 1 span section was moved and submerged into the Gulf as an Artifical Reef
History
Built in 1945 ; replaced by the 1960 St. Andrews Bay Bridge
Design
Through truss vertical lift
Also called
First St. Andrews Bay Bridge
West Bay Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.18813, -85.73966   (decimal degrees)
30°11'17" N, 85°44'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/621332/3340302 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Panama City
Inventory number
BH 43371 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bay County, Florida (12)
Built 1929 (995)
Built during 1920s (9,790)
Converted to an artificial reef (7)
Florida (647)
Lost (24,056)
Lost 1961 (62)
Lost during 1960s (717)
 Movable (2,914)
Owned by state (15,742)
Parker through truss (1,280)
Parker truss (1,657)
Replaced by new bridge (16,058)
Through truss (14,827)
Truss (32,406)
Vertical lift (419)

Update Log 

  • April 16, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • April 20, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added category "Converted to an artificial reef"
  • May 21, 2014: Updated by Chris Knight: Upating info as found at http://forums.sideimagingsoft.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=ascmifbmo96pivbnvnd3v47fj4&topic=6020.0
  • September 13, 2009: Added by Kim Harvey

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Hathaway Bridge
Posted May 25, 2018, by Luke

According to https://www.floridagofishing.com/reefs/nw-reefs-bay-county.h... several (Perhaps all?) spans from this bridge were dumped in the ocean to become reefs.

Sad that they didn't get reused on the surface, but them being used propagate marine life (As well as becoming diving attractions.) is still better than being smelted down.

Hathaway Bridge
Posted May 21, 2014, by Chris Knight

It appears that one of the Truss Spans is in the Gulf Intact according to a Side Image Sonar Scan shown here: http://forums.sideimagingsoft.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=ascmif... possibly used as an Artificial Reef.