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Overview

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North side

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South side

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Bridge tenders house

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Deck view

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East span

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Main span

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Plaque

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View from a distance

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West span

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Facts 

Overview
Bascule bridge over Hillsborough River on FL 60 (Kennedy Blvd.) in Tampa
Location
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1913 by the Edwards Construction Co.
Builder
- Edwards Construction Co.
Design
Bascule
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 121.1 ft.
Total length: 320.9 ft.
Deck width: 59.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.4 ft.
Also called
Lafayette Street Bridge (original name)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+27.94694, +82.46080   (decimal degrees)
27°56'49" N, 82°27'39" E   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 12379 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Arch (7,542)
Bascule (436)
Built 1913 (319)
Built during 1910s (3,549)
Closed-spandrel arch (1,109)
Deck arch (6,639)
Edwards Construction Co. (2)
Florida (195)
Hillsborough County, Florida (13)
Hillsborough River (9)
Movable (859)
Open (21,541)
Owned by state (6,496)
Span length 100-125 feet (2,247)
Tampa, Florida (7)
Total length 250-500 feet (2,074)

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