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Miami Beach causeway reopens after car hits bridge guard gate Sunday afternoon

By David J. Neal and Grethel Aguila
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UPDATE: As of 5:55 p.m. Sunday, the causeway is open and the guard gate repaired.

ORIGINAL: A vehicle crashing into the bridge guard gate closed the eastbound side of the 79th Street Causeway from Miami to Miami Beach Sunday afternoon, Miami police tweeted at 3:02 p.m.

Alternate routes from the mainland to Miami Beach, especially the North Beach area, Surfside and Bal Harbour, are the Broad Causeway at Northeast 123rd Street, and Interstate 195, the Julia Tuttle Causeway, at Northeast 36th Street.

This story was originally published November 27, 2022 at 3:32 PM.

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David J. Neal
Miami Herald
305-376-3559
Since 1989, David J. Neal’s domain at the Miami Herald has expanded to include writing about Panthers (NHL and FIU), Dolphins, old school animation, food safety, fraud, naughty lawyers, bad doctors and all manner of breaking news. He drinks coladas whole. He does not work Indianapolis 500 Race Day.
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Grethel Aguila
Miami Herald
Grethel covers courts and the criminal justice system for the Miami Herald. She graduated from the University of Florida (Go Gators!), speaks Spanish and Arabic and loves animals, traveling, basketball and good storytelling. Grethel also attends law school part time.
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