▁day ▁after ▁the ▁current ▁bridge ▁opened ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁draw bridge ' s ▁final ▁opening . ▁ ▁Season al ▁San ib el ▁residents ▁Bob ▁and ▁Ana ▁F inks ▁won ▁the ▁ra ff le , ▁and ▁they ▁also ▁got ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁operating ▁lever ▁from ▁the ▁draw bridge ' s ▁control ▁room ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁prize . ▁ ▁Bridge ▁B ▁Bridge ▁B ▁is ▁the ▁middle ▁bridge , ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁short est ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁brid ges . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁Bridge ▁B ▁opened ▁for ▁traffic ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁sp ans ▁to ▁open . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁Bridge ▁B ▁was ▁built ▁ten ▁feet ▁t aller ▁than ▁the ▁original ▁Bridge ▁B ▁to ▁help ▁reduce ▁cor ros ion ▁from ▁salt ▁sp ray , ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁factors ▁in ▁the ▁d eter ior ation ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁bridge . ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁brid ges , ▁Bridge ▁B ▁is ▁a ▁low - level ▁bridge , ▁and ▁has ▁no ▁navigation ▁channel ▁passing ▁under ne ath . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁few ▁sets ▁of ▁p iling ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁bridge ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁shore ▁remain ▁today . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁county ▁initially ▁planned ▁to ▁demol ish ▁the ▁entire ▁structure , ▁a ▁grass ro ots ▁campaign ▁was ▁launched ▁by ▁local ▁fish erman ▁to ▁have ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁span ▁left ▁int act ▁for ▁a ▁fish ing ▁pier ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁sp ans ▁of ▁the ▁Sun sh