Tamiami Canal Bridge (1930)
Facts
- Overview
- Swing bridge over Comfort Canal at Fern Isle Park in Miami
- Location
- Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge and relocated to Fern Isle Park one mile to the southeast.
- Future prospects
- Relocated to Fern Isle Park for use as a footbridge.
- History
- Built 1930; Replaced 2016, relocated 2017-2018
- Design
- Warren Pony truss Bobtail Swing Span
- Dimensions
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Span length: 124.7 ft.
Total length: 124.7 ft.
- Also called
- NW South River Rd. Bridge
Fern Isle Park Bridge - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +25.78459, -80.23311 (decimal degrees)
25°47'05" N, 80°13'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/576889/2852052 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Miami
- Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
- 9,282
- Inventory numbers
- FDOT 874135 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 12438 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of April 2014)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 36.4 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- June 17, 2020: Updated by Matt Lohry: Updated page to show bridge’s current purpose and location
- April 7, 2016: Updated by Luke: Edited entry per forum comment by Nathan M.
- August 26, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
- June 18, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
- May 1, 2009: New photos from James F. Gentner
Related Bridges
- Tamiami Canal Bridge (2016) (Successor)
Sources
- James F. Gentner - jfgentner678 [at] aol [dot] com
- Nathan Holth
- Douglas Butler
- Luke
- Matt Lohry
Comments
I just by luck stumbled upon what I believe is the bridge's new location. It joins Fern Isle Park with the Miami Police Benevolent Association's property; coordinates are:
Lat: 25.784599
Long: -80.233113
Only a mile from the original location.
The bridge being used as a footbridge will no longer be operating as a swinging drawbridge.
Here's a short video of the swing bridge removal.
Good to see it given a second life Nathan... Thank you for being a part of that!
The original Tamiami bridge was removed from service on the 1st of April 2016. I am the engineer that designed the removal of the bridge. We jacked the bridge up to a height of 8ft, slid it onto the road, jacked it an additional 3ft, placed it on a self propelled trailer, and then drove it across town to a local park. The bridge will be re-purposed as a foot bridge joining two city parks.
Functionally obsolete? It is used every day.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/fl/miami-dade/874135/
The "Unnamed Canal" is the Comfort Canal. This is the C-5 canal of the South Florida Water Management District.