History
Constructed in 2003, it replaced two previous bridges that were unable to carry the increasingly high number of users. The original St. Andrews Bay Bridge was built in 1929 and renamed for Franz Hathaway, chairman of Florida's State Road Department. The second Hathaway bridge replaced Hathaway I was completed in 1959. In 1997, the state of Florida issued more than $80 million for construction of the new Hathaway Bridge. Portions of both Hathaway I and II are still submerged to the south of the present day Hathaway bridge.See also
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Road bridges in Florida Transportation buildings and structures in Bay County, Florida Buildings and structures in Panama City, Florida U.S. Route 98 Panama City Beach, Florida Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System 2003 establishments in Florida Bridges completed in 2003 Bridges completed in 1959 {{Florida-bridge-struct-stub