In the 1950s, Galveston voters strongly supported a $6 million bond package to build the Pelican Island Bridge. That’s nearly $72 million in today’s dollars, adjusted for inflation.

Bridge construction and maintenance can be very expensive, especially for local governments — though the state owns 276 of Long Island's 368 bridges, including the Fire Island Inlet Bridge.

Inspections of the Fire Island Inlet Bridge were scheduled to continue in response to earlier reports of an object falling from it, as traffic restrictions were scheduled to lift early Wednesday ...

Engineers shut down the 60-year-old Fire Island Inlet Bridge on Long Island after a boat captain saw falling debris. July 14, 2025. CBS News New York ...