Bow Channel Historic Bridge MM20.2
December 8, 2012, Keith Nelson, Rob Hickman
From bridgemapper.com:
Old Bow Channel Bridge
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Bow 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: Bow 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 on August 3, 1979
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: Conversion to a non-motorized trail, 2010
External Links:
http://www.keyshistory.org/osh.html
http://webworldwonders.firn.edu/cameras/keys/back/bridge.htm
Click here for the full Florida Keys Trip Log
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