A new $44.2 million high-rise bridge on Heckscher Drive over Sisters Creek is set to open to traffic Monday, ending more than two years of construction, according to the Florida Department of Transporatation. The new bridge has two 12-foot travel lanes, 10-foot shoulders and six-foot sidewalks on both sides. It replaces a 1950s-era drawbridge and eliminates decades of highway traffic waiting for boats to pass under the bridge when it’s raised, state officials said. read more