page_title: Blakeley Island (Alabama)
hierarchical_section_title: Blakeley Island (Alabama)
caption_attribution_description: English: The west end of the 7-mile, twin slab, I-10 bridge ends here at this east entrance into Bankhead Tunnel. Converging at this same point is the old U.S. 98 "Causeway" that rose barely above water level. Sometime in the not so distant past, this entrance was given a face lift and the pretty landscaping. Until the twin tube, I-10 tunnel was operational, motorists had to pay 25 cents to pass through the tunnel. I think an extra 10 cents was added per axle. The money was used for maintenance of the tunnel.
context_page_description: Blakeley Island is an island in the U.S. state of Alabama, within the city limits of Mobile. Located on the northwestern coast of Mobile Bay, it is bounded on the west by the Mobile River, on the south by Pinto Island and Mobile Bay, and on the east and north by the Spanish River. Blakeley serves as a vital road connection point between the Bankhead Tunnel, George Wallace Tunnel, and Cochrane–Africatown USA Bridge on its east side and the Battleship Parkway and Jubilee Parkway on its west side. The northern end is largely undeveloped, while the southern end is dedicated to industrial uses, primarily petrochemical storage and shipbuilding. The largest complex is the shipyards of Austal USA. Approximately 1.25 miles at its widest and 6 miles at its longest, it has an average elevation of 7 feet. It, along with downtown, forms District Two of Mobile's city council districts.
context_section_description: Blakeley Island is an island in the U.S. state of Alabama, within the city limits of Mobile.  Located on the northwestern coast of Mobile Bay, it is bounded on the west by the Mobile River, on the south by Pinto Island and Mobile Bay, and on the east and north by the Spanish River.  Blakeley serves as a vital road connection point between the Bankhead Tunnel, George Wallace Tunnel, and Cochrane–Africatown USA Bridge on its east side and the Battleship Parkway and Jubilee Parkway on its west side.  The northern end is largely undeveloped, while the southern end is dedicated to industrial uses, primarily petrochemical storage and shipbuilding.  The largest complex is the shipyards of Austal USA.  Approximately 1.25 miles (2.01 km) at its widest and 6 miles (9.7 km) at its longest, it has an average elevation of 7 feet (2.1 m).  It, along with downtown, forms District Two of Mobile's city council districts.
caption: The eastern entrance of the Bankhead Tunnel on the southern side of the island.
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