Shark Channel Historic Bridge MM11.4
December 9, 2012, Rob Hickman, Keith Nelson
From Bridgemapper.com:
Old Shark Channel Bridge
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Shark Channel on Closed-spaan old alignment of the Overseas Railroad/Highway (US 1); presently the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
Location: Big Coppitt Key, Monroe County, Florida
Feature Carried: Old alignment of US 1, former Florida East Coast Railway
Feature Crossed: Shark Channel
History: Built ca. 1908-12 for use by the Overseas Railroad, converted to highway use (US 1) in 1938, made obsolete by new bridge in 1979, converted into a pedestrian bridge in 2001
Type: Arch
Subtype: Concrete closed spandrel segmental arch
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Length: Main Span: 35 ft, Total: 2090 ft
Builder or Contractor: William Krome, Joseph Meredith, Florida East Coast Railway; rebuilt by B. M. Duncan (Chief Engineer)
Status: In use for a non-motorized trail
External Links: http://webworldwonders.firn.edu/cameras/keys/back/bridge.htm
http://overseasrailroad.railfan.net/about.htm
Click here for the full Florida Keys Trip Log
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