Pine Island Road Bridge (Old)

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Pine Island Road Bridge

Florida

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

BH Photo #289951

Overview: Bascule bridge over Matlacha Pass on Pine Island Road in Cape Coral
Location: Lee County, Florida
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Future prospects: Turned into an artificial reef.
History: Built 1968 replaced with new single leaf bascule
Design: Bascule
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 82.0 ft.
Total length: 704.1 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +26.63167, -82.06861 (decimal degrees)
26°37'54" N, 82°04'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/393630/2946084 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Matlacha
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 10,500
Inventory numbers: FDOT 120050 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 12398 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of February 2009): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 39.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

April 20, 2016: Updated by Luke: Bridge is technically still open if you're a fish or a scuba diver. Drawspan is now an artificial reef.
July 31, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
August 10, 2011: New Street View added by Nathan Holth