The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-27
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BE- ASKED ON
BRIDGE
Escarnbia and Santa Rosa
Commissioners Discuss
Sites; Call On State and
Federal Engineers.

The 4ssca1~sbia and ssantu Fus1
boards of county commissioners wifi
ask for immediate action of the state
and federal aid headquarters in Talla-
hassee in building the Ferry Pass
bridge.
- This was decided upon at a joint
meeting of the boards held yesterday
lat Floridatown when it was stated
that preliminary work will probably be
started within the next few weeks.
The question of definite site for the
bridge, which is to be built at or near
Ferry Pass. will be put up to Engineer
Cox Z. the State Highway Commits
sion who will be on the job of in
spection and surveying in short time,
I Local commissioners look on the site
at Ferry Pass, near the head of Es-
Gambia bay as the most logical point
of construction. The Santa Rosa
board members discussed the possibi1-
fty of building the bridge four miles
further up at a point on the Escambia
river. Another site which was dis
lcussed is at Dexland, seven miles
up the river. but this is considered
inaccessible from the Santa Rosa side
land probably will not receive consid-
Grafton. from the state engineer.
Direct connection between Pensacola
anu Milton will be by way of the
Ferry Pass road from Goulding A de-
tour could be made from Pensacola
to Olive with cut across country to
Ferry Pass, but because of the extra
miles to travel this highway is not
looked upon with favor, members of
the local board stated yesterday
The city will have a second means
of motor communication with Mil
~
as the Eastern approaches to the
Molino bridge are built by Escambia
and the bridge across
the Delaney river is completed by tie
Santa Rosa board. The Ferry Pass
route covers a distance of but Is
miles and the Molina highway SO. from
Pensacola.
Gravel for the construction of the
100000 concrete bridge will prob
ably be home product Just out
side of Milton, members of the Santa.
Rosa board stated, is an immense
quantity of the substance which can
be easily and economically transport
ed to the point of construction.
If the engineers decide on the site
selected by a former board of Is
Gambia county commissioners, across
The bay near its head. where high L.
is available on both sides, it is main
tained that a large part of the con-
struc.ion could be taken care of by
fill bulkheaded in with cresoted
piIing, the remainder to be of con-
crete construction perhaps with the
exception of perhaps 1900 feet span
ming the stream which is navigable
that would necessarily be of steel.
While the selection of site for the
bridge will be discussed between the
boards of county commissioners aad
the engineers from time to time much
will depend upon the engineers esti-
mates. It is expected that their first
meeting will be held in Pensacola at
an early date. the designation of which
is left to them.
It was the concensus of opinion
among the members of the two boards
at the meeting yesterday that
the prevailing high
costs the construction of the bridge
can easily be held within the $780,
900 provided for it. $4,000 each by the
two counties and 100000 from the
federal aid fund.