Gulf's longest pier unveiled - al.com

Gulf's longest pier unveiled - al.com: "GULF SHORES — On its first day — only a half-day, really — the new Gulf State Park Pier did $6,000 in business.

'People were waiting when we got here,' said Hugh Branyon, the park's superintendent. 'They just piled in here.'

At more than 1,500 feet long and wide enough to drive an ambulance down, the pier, which has been lined with anglers ever since it opened Monday at midday, is the Gulf of Mexico's largest pier, state officials said."