ChiliPepper

I remembered wrong, it's 190 feet. Still, there are 40 cruise ships that wouldn't fit under the bridge. I know it would be later rather than sooner that Mobile would get a ship of this size, but always plan for the future. http://www.achp.gov/casearchive/casesfall03AL.html

I read an article in the paper about how the proposed bridge may affect the cruise business in Mobile. There are already 40 ships that wouldn't fit under the 160 foot span that is now on the drawing boards. The 210 feet that austin mentioned sounds like a better plan. Even though the length of the ships capable of docking at the cruise terminal is also hampered by size of the turn basin, IMO the 160-ft span would be a bigger player in Mobile's chances of getting a bigger ship.