Sanibel Causeway

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The Sanibel Causeway is a collection of causeways and three bridges, located in Lee County, Florida with a total length of three miles. It links Sanibel Island with the Florida mainland at South Fort Myers.

The causeway opened in 1963, and is owned by the Lee County Department of Transportation. The entire facility is treated as one toll bridge, with tolls collected only for traffic going west, onto Sanibel Island.

The three bridges are presently being replaced, with the new bridges opening in 2006-2007. The bridge nearest the mainland is currently a drawbridge, and is being replaced by a high-clearance fixed span. The other two bridges are low-clearance fixed spans, and will be replaced with the same, but raised a few feet to reduce corrosion from salt spray.

The causeway accepts the LeeWay electronic toll collection system.



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