ed ▁three ▁years , ▁and ▁cost ▁$ 1 3 7 ▁million . ▁ ▁An ▁official ▁grand - open ing ▁ceremony ▁for ▁the ▁current ▁brid ges ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁day ▁the ▁current ▁Bridge ▁C ▁opened ▁( even ▁though ▁the ▁current ▁Br id ges ▁A ▁and ▁B ▁opened ▁prior ▁to ▁September ▁ 8 ). ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁brid ges ▁were ▁later ▁demol ished , ▁and ▁their ▁remains ▁were ▁s unk ▁into ▁the ▁water ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁artificial ▁re ef s ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Carlos ▁Bay ▁and ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁The ▁brid ges ▁ ▁Bridge ▁A ▁Bridge ▁A ▁is ▁the ▁bridge ▁closest ▁to ▁the ▁main land ▁at ▁P unta ▁R assa . ▁Bridge ▁A ▁is ▁ ▁tall ▁and ▁stands ▁as ▁the ▁tall est ▁bridge ▁in ▁Lee ▁County . ▁ ▁The ▁bridge ▁previously ▁holding ▁this ▁record ▁was ▁the ▁nearby ▁Mat anz as ▁Pass ▁Bridge , ▁which ▁is ▁ ▁tall . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁Bridge ▁A ▁was ▁a ▁ ▁high ▁draw bridge . ▁▁ ▁The ▁current ▁Bridge ▁A ▁finally ▁opened ▁for ▁traffic ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁current ▁to ll ▁pla za . ▁ ▁The ▁San ib el - Capt iva ▁Opt im ists ▁Club ▁had ▁held ▁a ▁ra ff le ▁for ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁operator ▁of ▁the ▁draw bridge ' s ▁mach in ery ▁for ▁its ▁final ▁opening . ▁ ▁A ▁private ▁ceremony ▁was ▁held ▁the