NLAX - Jay-Jay Bridge

Photos 

Florida East Coast railroad bridge

Open position

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013

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BH Photo #269049

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Description 

2013 NBI Ratings, via forum commenter Frank:

Deck = 6 Satisfactory

Superstructure = 6 Satisfactory

Substructure = 6 Satisfactory

Channel = 6 Satisfactory

Facts 

Overview

Bridge over Indian River on NASA Railroad

Location

Mims, Brevard County, Florida

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1963; Deteriorated span replaced 1987.

Builders

- Ivey's Construction, Inc. of Merritt Island, Florida (1987 Span Replacement)
- L.O. Hopkins & Sons of Nashville, Tennessee (Piers)
- Maurice H. Connell & Associates, Inc. of Miami, Florida (Approach span design)
- Nashville Bridge Co. of Nashville, Tennessee (Span fabricator + Drawspan designer)

Railroads

- Florida East Coast Railway (FEC)
- NASA Railroad (NLAX)

Design

Simple Trunnion Rail bascule bridge type

Also called

Jay Jay Railroad Drawbridge
Jay Jay Railroad Bridge
Kennedy Space Center Railroad Bridge
Jay Jay Bridge
NLAX - Indian River Bridge
FEC - Kennedy Space Center Bridge
Kennedy Space Center Bridge
NLAX - Kennedy Space Center Bridge
FEC - Jay-Jay Bridge
FEC - Indian River Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+28.65066, -80.80679   (decimal degrees)
28°39'02" N, 80°48'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/518881/3169297 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Mims

Inventory number

BH 58515 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• January 14, 2015: New photos from Luke
• October 24, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
• August 22, 2014: New video from Luke
• April 21, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
• October 23, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Mapped
• October 23, 2013: Added by Douglas Butler

Sources 

• Douglas Butler
• Luke
• HAER -Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, NASA KSC Railroad System Historic District, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL - Info

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