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- "Drawbridge"
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- For almost half a century, the Pascagoula
drawbridge has welcomed people at the west
entrance to the city of Pascagoula. Initial
crossings cost twenty-five cents for cars and
later ticket books were sold containing passes to
cross the bridge with tolls used to pay for the
construction. The bridge has seen many
sights over the years. It has seen ships
being built at nearby Ingall’s (Northrop
Grumman) Shipyard and watched those ships sail
out to sea to defend our country. It has
carried many workers to their jobs and many
servicemen to Naval Station Pascagoula-many
frustrated at times when the drawbridge was
stuck! It has seen the shrimp fleet head
out for their catch as well as pleasure boats
speeding to the islands for a day of fishing and
fun. A UFO abduction was even reported
below it’s south side in 1973. The
drawbridge was replaced with a new high rise
necessary to accommodate the heavy flow of
growing traffic in 2003. Some of us will
miss the old drawbridge.
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