▁deck ▁section ▁on ▁Bridge ▁B . ▁ ▁After ▁this ▁discovery , ▁all ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁brid ges ▁were ▁very ▁closely ▁monitor ed , ▁and ▁the ▁dam aged ▁section ▁was ▁b rac ed ▁with ▁additional ▁steel ▁pil ings . ▁ ▁Bridge ▁B ' s ▁speed ▁limit ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁lower ed ▁to ▁, ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁cause way ' s ▁speed ▁limit ▁was ▁lower ed ▁to ▁. ▁ ▁A ▁temporary ▁ 1 0 - ton ▁weight ▁limit ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁place . ▁ ▁Lee ▁County ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁ ▁deck ▁section ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁completely ▁replaced ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁possible . ▁ ▁After ▁extensive ▁prepar ations , ▁the ▁cause way ▁was ▁shut ▁down ▁all ▁day ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁deck ▁section ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁steel ▁gr ate ▁section . ▁ ▁The ▁replacement ▁was ▁completed ▁quickly , ▁and ▁the ▁cause way ▁re - open ed ▁ahead ▁of ▁schedule . ▁ ▁After ▁this ▁turn ▁of ▁events , ▁Lee ▁County ▁re ex am ined ▁it ▁original ▁plan ▁for ▁re h abil it ating ▁Bridge ▁A ▁( the ▁draw bridge ), ▁and ▁concluded ▁that ▁all ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁brid ges ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁possible . ▁ ▁Once ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁draw bridge , ▁a ▁debate ▁on ▁replacing ▁it ▁with ▁another ▁draw bridge ▁versus ▁a ▁high - span ▁bridge ▁comm enced . ▁ ▁The ▁county ▁wanted ▁a ▁high - span , ▁while ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁San ib el ▁residents