sentences:  In 1977, the county applied for a new bridge to be constructed from the original structure, costing $6 million (1976 USD) and designed as a bulb-shaped plan.The Coast Guard found that at least of wetlands would be affected by this new structure and that any proposal for a building permit would be denied.By February 1980, the county resubmitted a proposal that would reduce it to and also cost $14 million (1980 USD).