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Miami River Bridge (1929)

Miami-Dade County, Florida

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Miami River Bridge

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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BH Photo #292661

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Overview
Bascule bridge over Miami River on NW 5th Avenue (SR 7) in Miami
Location
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1929
Builder
- Yaskin Engineering Inc of Miami, Florida
Design
Bascule
Dimensions
Total length: 173.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+25.77805, -80.20712   (decimal degrees)
25°46'41" N, 80°12'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/579500/2851344 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Miami
Inventory numbers
FDOT 870659 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 12430 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,076)
Built 1929 (1,021)
Built during 1920s (10,010)
Florida (669)
Lost (25,519)
Lost 2014 (369)
Lost during 2010s (3,386)
 Miami, Florida (21)
Miami-Dade County, Florida (60)
Movable (3,020)
Owned by state (16,137)
Replaced by new bridge (17,212)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,961)
Yaskin Engineering Inc (3)

Update Log 

  • March 7, 2021: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • October 6, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • August 30, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • August 29, 2014: New Street View added by Douglas Butler

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