Sunday, December 9, 2012

Florida Keys Bridge #51 Cow Key Bridge



Cow Key Bridge
December 9, 2012, Keith Nelson, Rob Hickman



December 9, 2012, Keith Nelson, Rob Hickman
Photo by Chester H Kalb II

From uglybridges.com:

Name: US-1 (SR 5) NB over COW KEY CHANNEL
Structure number: 900086
Location: KEY WEST (MM 4.1)
Purpose: Carries two-lane highway over waterway
Route classification: Other Principal Arterial (Urban)
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft. [12.2 m]
Total length: 359.9 ft. [109.7 m]
Roadway width between curbs: 40.0 ft. [12.2 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge: 43.0 ft. [13.1 m]
Owner: State Highway Agency
Year built: 1978
Historic significance: Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Design load: MS 18 / HS 20
Number of main spans: 9
Main spans material: Prestressed concrete
Main spans design: Slab
Deck type: Concrete Cast-in-Place
Wearing surface: Integral Concrete (separate non-modified layer of concrete added to structural deck)

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