Three bridges carry pedestrian and automobile traffic to the barrier islands on the south side of the sound.
The first two bridges have the lowest clearance of any span over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
For this reason, many sailboats with masts taller than 50 feet must "go outside" and bypass the protected sound using the unprotected waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
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