More than 8,000 tons of debris from the demolished fishing bridge have been deposited in the Gulf of Mexico on Gilchrist Reef, according to Escambia County Marine Resource Officer Robert Turpin. Eight barge loads have filled the reef to capacity, and there is now enough debris for two more reefs. “The construction value of this debris is $150 per ton, bringing the value of the reef to date to about $1.2 million,” Turpin said. “We have also recycled the steel beams we removed. Now, with the piling caps and pilings we can create two new reefs.”