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Bayou Chico Drawbridge (Old)

Escambia County, Florida

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Chico Bayou Bridge

Lowered for motor traffic rolling lift bridge built in 1909.

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2017

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BH Photo #410454

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Chico Bayou on Barrancas Avenue
Location
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida
Status
No longer exists replaced
History
Built 1909; Replaced 1949
Builder
- C.H. Turner Construction Co. of Pensacola, Florida
Design
Through truss bascule rolling lift
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.40132, -87.24771   (decimal degrees)
30°24'05" N, 87°14'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/476205/3363282 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pensacola
Inventory number
BH 79360 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,060)
Built 1909 (770)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
C.H. Turner Construction Co. (1)
Escambia County, Florida (13)
Florida (655)
Lost (24,726)
 Lost 1949 (53)
Lost during 1940s (398)
Movable (2,969)
Pensacola, Florida (10)
Scherzer-type rolling lift (70)
Through truss (15,059)
Truss (32,779)

Update Log 

  • January 5, 2021: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • December 17, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • November 9, 2017: New photos from Douglas Butler
  • November 8, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • November 8, 2017: Added by Douglas Butler

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