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FEC-New River Bridge

Photo taken by Phillip Pessar

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #328111

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Description

The bridge is similar to 2 other railroad bridges in Florida. This bridge has two arms connected to this girder span and it's still in use for train traffic.

Facts

Overview: Bridge over New River on Railroad (FEC)
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1978
Railroad: - Florida East Coast Railway (FEC)
Design: Bascule
Approximate latitude, longitude: +26.11851, -80.14539 (decimal degrees)
26°07'07" N, 80°08'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/585443/2889088 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Fort Lauderdale South
Inventory number: BH 58510 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 27, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
December 19, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
November 30, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
November 20, 2015: New video from Douglas Butler
June 12, 2015: New photo from Phillip Pessar
June 10, 2015: New photo from Phillip Pessar
October 4, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
October 22, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Mapped
October 22, 2013: Added by Douglas Butler

Related Bridges

FEC - New River Bridge (Old) (Successor)

Sources

Douglas Butler
Luke
Phillip Pessar

Comments

FEC - New River Bridge

Posted July 23, 2015, by Douglas

A crazy naked man was on top of the raised drawbridge May/ 26/15 this time.

FEC New River Bridge

Posted October 27, 2013, by Douglas Butler (drawbridges [at] lycos [dot] com)

Yes it was some how she was coming from a breast cancer organization.