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Bay St. touis Bi-County Bridge In Dedication.
AY ST. LOUIS, connected by "direct = l^S route on the west by bridges to New ~.lyj Orleans and on to the Great West and Pacific Coast, connected by direct route to the east with the completion of the Bay St. Louis bi-county bridge, which this edition of The Sea Coast Echo newspaper celebrates by issuing this mammoth special edition, bids you welcome, thrice welcome!
It is now possible to enter the city from both ways. To the east and on to Mobile there is a direct, unbroken roadway. Including bridges, there is a perfect hardsurfaced highway from Bay St. Louis to Mobile, like one untwined long ribbon of undulating spread, winding its way for many miles along the sun-kissed seashore line, then again slightly stealing away to connecting in unbroken space the Gulf City with our own City-By-The-Sea.
It is the realization of a wonderful dream. A daring hope that none, less than five years ago, would have indulged in. A fitting story for the title ?When Dreams Come True,? and fortunate are we who have lived to see today culmin'ation of this colossal project, builded into realization.
west, and Pass Christian, Gulfport, Biloxi, Ocean Springs and Pascagoula to the east.
It required vision and courage to even conceive such thoughts that has brought the bridge to our very door. It was the Board of Supervisors of Hancock county that conceived the project and fostered the proposition until it took such shape as to interest Harrison county, across the bay, and the State Highway Department representing the federal government. It was the Board of Supervisors of Hancock county that fostered the project and well stood sponsor. However, once interested, to the credit of Harrison county, the membersjjf the Board of Supervisors on the other side, headed by E. J. Adam, as president, lost no time and no effort and well participated in the gigantic task. It was necessary to work hard and fast, and the matter of financing was by no means least of the task.
The total cost of the Bay St. Louis bi-county bridge is approximately $800,000.00. Of this amount Hancock county?s share was $155,921.22; Harrison county, $289,718.98; State Highway Department supplying the balance.
The personnel of Hancock County Board of Supervisors at the time: H. S. Weston, president; John B. Wheat, Calvin Shaw, Jos. P. Moran and Jos. L. Favre,