Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Another step further away from Katrina

from the "Did We Survive Hurricane Katrina" website:


photo from biloxibridge.com

"Phenomenal" Biloxi Bridge Completely Open: "After 31 months, one week, and two days, Biloxi and Ocean Springs have been reconnected, by a $338 million concrete marvel. The federal government paid for the replacement roadwork, just like it paid for the $283 million bridge that reconnects Pass Christian and Bay St. Louis."



Click here for before and after images of the Biloxi Bay Bridge from the SunHerald.

image from http://mceer.buffalo.edu
Katrina's 28-foot storm surge destroyed the Biloxi Bay Bridge, which connected Biloxi to Ocean Springs.
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