Park Channel Historic Bridge MM18.8
December 8, 2012, Keith Nelson, Rob Hickman
From bridgemapper.com:
Old Park Channel Bridge
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Park Channel on an old alignment of the Overseas Railroad/Highway (US 1); presently the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
Location: Monroe County, Florida
Feature Carried: Old alignment of US 1, former Florida East Coast Railway
Feature Crossed: Park 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 1982, 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: 1340 ft
Builder or Contractor: William Krome, Joseph Meredith, Florida East Coast Railway; rebuilt by B. M. Duncan (Chief Engineer)
Status: Open to pedestrians
External Links:
http://www.keyshistory.org/osh.html
http://overseasrailroad.railfan.net/about.htm
Click here for the full Florida Keys Trip Log
Is this the same bridge featured in one of the Amazing Races? Just wondering because 36 Park Bridge looks much like that one.
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