Constructing a new Pensacola Bay Bridge required relocation of land based portions of the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) 24-inch diameter water line that connects Pensacola to Gulf Breeze and supplies water to ECUA customers on Pensacola Beach.

Here’s a look at construction progress through August 2018.

Here’s a snapshot of Pensacola Bay Bridge construction progress through mid-July.

The Pensacola Bay Bridge replacement project reached a construction milestone this week as crews drove the final concrete piling for the new eastbound (Pensacola to Gulf Breeze) bridge. The 1,062 piles for the eastbound bridge range in length from 120- to 210-feet and weigh as much as 190,000-pounds. Crews have driven the piles to depths averaging 80- to 100-feet into the bay floor.