Caloosahatchee River Bridge (Old)

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Overview

Lost Swing bridge Through truss over Caloosahatchee River on FL 29 (Bridge Street) in La Belle

Location

LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida

Status

Demolished and replaced

History

Built

Design

Swing

Approximate latitude, longitude

+26.76887, -81.43837   (decimal degrees)
26°46'08" N, 81°26'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/456417/2960911 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

La Belle

Average daily traffic (as of 2017)

11,800

Inventory numbers

FDOT 070033 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 12371 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of October 2017)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 42.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• April 15, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
• March 21, 2011: Updated by J.P.: added location

Related Bridges 

• Caloosahatchee River Bridge (Successor)

Sources 

• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Florida Memory - Image #1
• Douglas Butler
• Florida Memory - Image #2
• Florida Memory - Image #3

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