▁R assa . ▁ ▁The ▁cause way ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁separate ▁two - lane ▁bridge ▁sp ans , ▁and ▁two ▁man - made ▁cause way ▁islands ▁between ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁entire ▁cause way ▁facility ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁Lee ▁County ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Lee ▁County ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation . ▁ ▁The ▁entire ▁cause way ▁is ▁three ▁miles ▁long ▁from ▁end ▁to ▁end , ▁and ▁currently ▁has ▁a ▁$ 6 ▁to ll ▁in ▁effect ▁for ▁island - bound ▁vehicles ▁only . ▁ ▁The ▁brid ges ▁are ▁not ▁individually ▁named , ▁and ▁are ▁simply ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁brid ges ▁A , ▁B , ▁and ▁C . ▁The ▁islands ▁are ▁also ▁named ▁A ▁and ▁B . ▁Both ▁series ▁begin ▁from ▁the ▁main land ▁side . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁autom obile ▁fer ries ▁serv iced ▁San ib el ▁Island ▁from ▁the ▁main land ▁at ▁P unta ▁R assa . ▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁of ▁building ▁a ▁bridge ▁from ▁the ▁main land ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁highly ▁controvers ial ▁amongst ▁the ▁early ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁as ▁many ▁thought ▁a ▁bridge ▁would ▁ru in ▁the ▁beauty ▁and ▁isolated ▁feel ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁Although , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁pro ponents ▁of ▁building ▁a ▁bridge ▁was ▁island ▁resident ▁Hugo ▁Lind gren ▁who ▁saw ▁the ▁island ' s ▁potential ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁conv ince ▁Lee ▁County ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁bridge . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁opinions ▁of ▁the ▁island ers , ▁it ▁was ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁fer ries