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Longboat Pass bridge: town prefers lower fixed or mid‑level bascule; FDOT also weighing repair option
Summary
Longboat Key officials told Manatee County they prefer a low‑ or mid‑level bascule replacement for the Longboat Pass Bridge and view a 78‑foot fixed high span as “out of character,” the town’s staff said.
Longboat Key staff and commissioners told the Manatee County Commission they prefer a replacement bridge with lower vertical clearance — the “low” or the mid‑level bascule options — and oppose a 78‑foot fixed high span they said is out of scale with the area.
Isaac Brownman summarized FDOT’s PD&E study options: a low‑level bascule (least vertical clearance), a mid‑level bascule (approximately 23 feet of vertical clearance), a high‑level fixed…
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