![]() ![]() Tolls on the Foley Beach Express bridge were originally set at $2.00 per passenger vehicle and $1.00 with a commuter pass. The toll bridge and route north to County Road 20 was deeded from the James partnership to Baldwin County upon completion. The Eastern Corridor around Foley opened simultaneously, completing the entire 14 mile Foley Beach Express. Opening of the Intracoastal Waterway bridge and the southernmost six miles of the Foley Beach Express took place during a grand-opening ceremony held on June 30, 2000. Billboards were already banned along portions within the Foley city limits. The new restriction included areas 660 feet away from the right of way edge along the Express in unincorporated Baldwin County. 1,3ĩ6 billboard permits were issued prior to the opening of the Foley Beach Express before legislation was changed to prohibit additional billboards through unincorporated stretches of the then new roadway. The remainder of the Express, the 7.5 mile segment north to Alabama 59, was constructed by the city of Foley as the $7.2 million Eastern Corridor. ![]() The $17.5 million project 3 included work on six miles of four-lane roadway leading north to Baldwin County 20. Initial work on the Foley Beach Express kicked off in May 1999 with test piles driven on what was nicknamed the James bridge (after Tim James, chief partner of the Baldwin County Bridge Company project). Baldwin Beach Express / Foley Beach Express Guides Future expansion, when funds become available and traffic needs increase, include the building of a second two-lane span over Portage Creek. The span offers a second crossing between the county main land and the coastal resort areas. ![]() It passes above the Intracoastal Waterway (Portage Creek) between Wharf Parkway and Brown Lane. The two-lane span totals 2000 feet in length at a height of 70 feet. The toll bridge between Alabama 180 (Canal Road) and Baldwin County 4 (Brown Lane) carries a $3.50 fee for all passenger vehicles. Some development occurred along the Foley Beach Express at Baldwin County 8 and 20. A wide right-of-way includes crossovers between County Roads 8 and 12, possibly alluding to an upgrade to limited access standards when traffic counts warrant it. The expressway was laid across vastly undeveloped land to the east of Foley and the busy AL 59 corridor. Traveling 13.5 miles between Orange Beach and Alabama 59 north of Foley, the Foley Beach Express consists of a four-lane expressway and two-lane toll bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway (Portage Creek). ![]()
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