The Dauphin Island Bridge, formally the Gordon Persons Bridge, carries a 5-kilometer (3 mi), two-lane section of Alabama state highway 193 from the mainland south of Mobile, across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and down to Dauphin Island. The bridge separates the Mississippi Sound on the west from Mobile Bay on the east. Seth Gordon Persons (February 5, 1902–May 29, 1965) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1951 to 1955. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²)  - Width 190 miles (306 km)  - Length 330 miles (531 km)  - % water 3. ... Nickname: The Azalea City Coordinates: Country US State Alabama County Mobile Founded 1702 Incorporated 1814 Government  - Mayor Sam Jones Area  - City 412. ... Categories: Stub ... Dauphin Island is a barrier island on the western edge of Mobile Bay. ... A view of the Sound from Biloxi, Mississippi. ... Mobile Bay - Landsat photo Mobile and Mobile Bay from space, June 1991 During a jubilee along the shores of Mobile Bay, blue crabs & flounder come to shallow water near shore Mobile Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, lying within the state of Alabama in the United States. ...

The original bridge, opened on 02 July 1955,[1] was a lift bridge. It was damaged by Hurricane Frederic in 1979,[2] and was replaced by a fixed precast concrete segmental bridge in July 1982.[3] For mariners, the horizontal clearance at the channel span is 106 meters (350 ft); the vertical clearance is 25 meters (83 ft).[4] July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A lift bridge over the Erie Canal at Lockport. ... Hurricane Frederic in 1979 was the one of the costliest hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. Gulf Coast. ... Precast concrete is an ancient type of construction material made with concrete cast in a reusable mold or form and cured in a controlled environment, then transported to the construction site and lifted into place. ... As its name implies, a segmental bridge is a bridge built in short sections (called segments), i. ...

The natural channel followed by the Intracoastal Waterway at this location is Pass Aux Herons, pronounced locally as "pass her own."

Geographic coordinates: 30.289° N 88.1285° W

External links

• Figg Engineering

• Dauphin Island celebrates 50 history changing years

• Google map of bridge

• Nautical chart of bridge area