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South side

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North side

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Center joint

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Control tower

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East approach

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Looking east

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Looking west

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Main span

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Railing

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Sidewalk

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Skyline

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Bascule bridge over Hillsborough River on Platt Street in Tampa
Location: Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1926
Design: Bascule
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 115.2 ft.
Total length: 421.0 ft.
Deck width: 39.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 327.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +27.94167, -82.45861 (decimal degrees)
27°56'30" N, 82°27'31" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/356499/3091596 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Tampa
Inventory number: BH 12385 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2005): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 34.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 33,288

Update Log

May 12, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
May 10, 2008: Updated design

Sources

James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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