Number 5: Sanibel Island Causeway Reconstruction

This job requires the construction of three separate bridges to connect Sanibel with Fort Myers. Bridge A will be a 70-ft vertical clearance fixed-span bridge. Bridge B will be raised a minimum of 4 ft above the splash zone, and Bridge C will be a 26-ft vertical clearance fixed-span bridge.

Location: Sanibel Island Causeway Reconstruction, Sanibel/Ft. Myers, Fla.
Cost: $81 million
Length: 17,424 ft
Type: Prestressed concrete Florida bulb-T superstructure
Designer: Hardesty & Hanover, URS Inc.
Owner: Lee County, Fla.
Contractors: Jacobs Civil Inc., Boh Bros. Construction Co. LLC