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Collins Bridge

Miami-Dade County, Florida

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Collins Bridge Miami FL

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The Collins Bridge was a bridge that crossed Biscayne Bay between Miami and Miami Beach, Florida. At the time it was completed, it was the longest wooden bridge in the world. It was built by farmer and developer John S. Collins (1837–1928) with financial assistance from automotive parts and racing pioneer Carl G. Fisher. Fisher, an auto parts magnate, loaned Collins $50,000 in 1911 ($1.3 million, adjusted for current inflation) to complete the bridge when Collins' money ran out.[1] Collins, then 75 years old, traded Fisher 200 acres (81 ha) of land on Miami Beach for the loan. The 2.5-mile (4.0 km) wooden toll bridge opened on June 12, 1913,[2] providing a critical link to the newly established Miami Beach, formerly accessible only by a ferry service. The middle of the bridge had a steel lattice truss design, while the ends were primarily wooden, as well as the deck being wooden for the entire length.

The original wooden causeway was replaced in 1925 by a series of arch drawbridges and renamed the Venetian Causeway.

- http://www.hawaiilibrary.net/article/whebn0001633257/collins...

Facts 

Overview
Lost Lattice truss bridge over Biscayne Bay on NE 15th Street
Location
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1913; Replaced 1925 by Venetian Causeway
Builders
- Carl Fisher
- John Collins
Design
Wooden Trestle
Dimensions
Total length: 13,200.0 ft. (2.5 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+25.79076, -80.18109   (decimal degrees)
25°47'27" N, 80°10'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/582100/2852767 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Miami
Inventory number
BH 66143 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,641)
Built 1913 (856)
Built during 1910s (9,626)
Carl Fisher (1)
Florida (654)
John Collins (1)
Lattice through truss (552)
Lattice truss (584)
Lost (24,605)
Lost 1925 (41)
 Lost during 1920s (470)
Miami Beach, Florida (14)
Miami, Florida (20)
Miami-Dade County, Florida (59)
Over a mile long (300)
Replaced by new bridge (16,486)
Through truss (15,014)
Timber stringer (3,992)
Total length over 2500 feet (914)
Truss (32,703)

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  • February 20, 2015: Added by Dave King

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