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Perdido Pass
Perdido Pass, separating Alabama Point from Florida Point, is the mouth of the Perdido River. Perdido Pass forms a water passage that connects Perdido Bay with the Gulf of Mexico to the south, in the U.S. state of Alabama, 2 miles (3 km) west of the Alabama/Florida state line. A bridge spans Perdido Pass, connecting Alabama Point (western side) with #Florida Point in Alabama, Florida Point in Alabama (''linked below''). At the entrance into the Gulf, the 2 rock barriers, extending from the white beaches, are the west jetty & east jetty (''see image''). The surrounding area is heavily developed, with high-rise Condominium (living space), condominiums. However, there are nearby beach-front parks, with Gulf State Park on the eastern side of Perdido Pass. Description Perdido Pass, extending between Florida Point and Alabama Point, is easily distinguished, from offshore, by the Alabama State Route 182 highway bridge in Orange Beach, Alabama, spanning the pass with two openings. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USACE Perdido Bay
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the military engineering branch of the United States Army. A direct reporting unit (DRU), it has three primary mission areas: #The Engineer Regiment, Engineer Regiment, military construction, and civil works. USACE has 37,000 civilian and military personnel, making it one of the world's largest public services, public engineering, design, and construction management agencies. The USACE workforce is approximately 97% civilian, 3% active duty military. The civilian workforce is mainly located in the United States, Europe and in select Middle East office locations. Civilians do not function as active duty military and are not required to be in active war and combat zones; however, volunteer (with pay) opportunities do exist for civilians to do so. The day-to-day activities of the three mission areas are administered by a Lieutenant general (United States), lieutenant general known as the List of United States Army Corp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
