Hathaway Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:	Hathaway Bridge
Locale:	Panama City to Panama City Beach, Bay County, Florida
Open:	2003
Coordinates:	30.187°N -85.742°W

The Hathaway Bridge along U.S. Route 98 connects Panama City with Panama City Beach, Florida.^[1]

History

Constructed in 2003, it replaced two previous bridges that were unable to carry the increasingly high number of users.^[2] The original St. Andrews Bay Bridge was built in 1929 and renamed for Franz Hathaway, chairman of Florida's State Road Department.^[2] The second Hathaway bridge replaced Hathaway I was completed in 1959.^[2] In 1997, the state of Florida issued more than $80 million for construction of the new Hathaway Bridge.^[2] Portions of both Hathaway I and II are still submerged to the south of the present day Hathaway bridge.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leiphart. Heather. Hathaway Bridge hits the decade mark. The News Herald. October 19, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131224092614/http://www.newsherald.com/news/government/hathaway-bridge-hits-the-decade-mark-1.214736. December 24, 2013 .
2. Web site: The Hathaway Bridge Replace Project. December 21, 2013.
3. Web site: Navionics ChartViewer St Andrews Bay. October 27, 2022.