Old Escambia County bridge to create new artificial reef

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ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — One man’s trash is another man’s treasure! Old concrete from an Escambia County bridge will now become an artificial reef.

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Crews in Escambia County have moved more than 380 tons of concrete from the Old Pensacola Bay Fishing Bridge to make the new reef.

The reef is located southeast of the Pensacola Pass and is around eight feet tall in the 43-foot-deep water.

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The concrete, which was in 46 different pieces, was from the fishing bridge that was destroyed during Hurricane Sally in 2020…

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