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'''Pensacola Bay''' is an inlet of the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and is about 13 miles (21 km) long and 2.5 miles (4 km) wide.
==History & names==
Pensacola Bay has gone by many names. During the early expeditions of [[Ponce de Léon]], [[Pánfilo de Narváez]] and [[Hernando de Soto]], it was called '''Polonza''' and '''Ochuse'''. The bay was dubbed '''Bahía Santa María de Filipina''' by [[Tristán de Luna y Arellano]] in [[1559]]. It was renamed '''Bahía Santa María de Galve''' (after Gaspar de Sandoval Silva y Mendoza, the [[Conde de Galve]] and then-viceroy of Mexico) by the [[1693]] expedition of General [[Andrés de Pez]].
==Bridges==
The [[Pensacola Bay Bridge]] crosses the bay, connecting [[Gulf Breeze]] to Pensacola. The [[Gulf Islands National Seashore]] is part of the bay, and the [[Gulf Intracoastal Waterway]] runs through part of the bay. Pensacola Bay leads into [[Escambia Bay]] to the north, and to the [[East Bay]] to the east.