New North Causeway Bridge honors family that helped shape Fort Pierce and St. Lucie County

New North Causeway Bridge honors family that helped shape Fort Pierce and St. Lucie County

The new A1A North Causeway Bridge opened to drivers on Friday. But the bridge is officially named the E.C. Summerlin Family Bridge.Its a family that's synonymous with Fort Pierce and St. Lucie County history. North Causeway Bridge is named after historic Fort Pierce familyWPTV listened to Peggy Summerlin-Allen, great-granddaughter of E.C. Summerlin. He was one of the first residents of what would become St. Lucie County, back in 1888.Summerlin w…

New A1A North Causeway bridge opens

FORT PIERCE — The new State Road A1A North Causeway Bridge opened Friday morning. Mainland drivers will turn onto the bridge directly from U.S. 1 in mainland Fort Pierce, while drivers coming from the island on A1A will seamlessly flow onto and cross the soaring new structure. The new bridge on North Hutchinson Island, like its counterpart connecting South Hutchinson Island, will allow for greater volumes of traffic by land and sea. The post New…