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FEC - Port Mayaca Drawbridge
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Photo taken by Matt Lohry
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BH Photo #223420
Description
Quite possibly the most fascinating lift bridge in Florida, this is a very rare pony plate girder railroad lift bridge. The stabilizer bracing at the top and the sides of the lift tower are trusses in and of themselves! Even though this bridge is very close to Hwy. 76, thick vegetation and steep canal sides make photographing this bridge next to impossible.
Update Log
- August 9, 2014: New photos from Irma Hale
- August 1, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
- October 7, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Navigable waterway", "Florida East Coast Railway"
- October 7, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
- August 27, 2013: New photos from Douglas Butler
- March 7, 2012: Updated by Wes Worsham: Added category "Skewed"
- March 2, 2012: Updated by C Hanchey: Added categories "South Central Florida Express", "South Central Florida Railroad ", "St. Lucie Canal "
- January 15, 2012: Added by Matt Lohry
Sources
- Matt Lohry
- C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Douglas Butler
- J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
They are indeed skewed to match the angle of the canal--I noticed it when I was photographing it but failed to mention it here...