Brooks Bridge, Gulf Islands National Seashore
Facts and practical information
The Brooks Bridge is a four-lane steel and concrete structure that carries highway U.S. Route 98 over Santa Rosa Sound just west of the Choctawhatchee Bay between downtown Fort Walton Beach, Florida and the 3-mile-long section of Okaloosa Island controlled by the city of Fort Walton Beach. It is named for John Thomas Brooks, who, in 1868, purchased 111 acres of what is now downtown Fort Walton Beach. The area on the north side of the sound where the bridge connects was known as Brooks Landing. It has a charted clearance of 50 feet above the water. ()
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Brooks Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Fort Walton Mound, Fort Walton Beach Library, The Gulfarium, Henderson Beach State Park.