List of bridge failures

Replaced with a self-anchored suspension bridge and approach spans in 2013.

[46][47][needs update] The collapse had a significant economic impact on the region since the Causeway is the only road connecting South Padre Island to Port Isabel.

The bridge also carried electricity lines and fresh water to the island.

State officials brought in ferries to temporarily carry cars across the Laguna Madre.

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