Major Florida Bridge Washed Away During Hurricane Ian, Cutting Off 2 Florida Islands

A man walks through debris on a street in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Punta Gorda, Fa., on Sept. 29, 2022. Ricardo Aarduengo/AFP via Getty Images

The only bridge connecting the Sanibel and Captiva islands to Florida was partially destroyed by Hurricane Ian, which was downgraded to a tropical storm on Thursday.

The damage to the Sanibel Causeway was revealed Thursday morning. It runs between Fort Meyers and Sanibel Island, which is near where the storm made landfall on Wednesday afternoon.