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FEC Bahia Honda Bridge

Monroe County, Florida
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Description 

May open to pedestrians as part of the F.K.O.H.T. in the future as funds come in. Currently in state of decay.

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Overview
Railroad through truss bridge over Bahia Honda Channel on the former Florida East Coast Railway
Location
Monroe County, Florida
Status
Derelict/abandoned
Future prospects
Available for reuse
History
Built 1912, converted to highway use in 1938; Abandoned 1972.
Builders
- Henry Flagler
- William Krome (FEC Chief Engineer)
Design
Camelback & Pratt through truss, later converted to a deck truss with highway constructed on top
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 247.0 ft.
Total length: 5,055.0 ft. (1.0 mi.)
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 1979
Approximate latitude, longitude
+24.65520, -81.29253   (decimal degrees)
24°39'19" N, 81°17'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/470398/2726800 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Big Pine Key
Inventory numbers
NRHP 79000684 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 38297 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (1,394)
Available for reuse (161)
Built 1912 (526)
Built during 1910s (6,761)
Camelback truss (237)
Deck girder (1,835)
Florida (341)
Florida East Coast Railway (7)
Girder (3,292)
Have street view (10,038)
Henry Flagler (20)
Monroe County, Florida (30)
NR-listed (2,355)
 Owned by state (9,854)
Pin-connected (1,568)
Plate girder (2,289)
Pratt through truss (3,185)
Pratt truss (5,689)
Rail-to-road (92)
Railroad (4,226)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,489)
Through truss (9,256)
Total length over 2500 feet (595)
Truss (23,618)
US 1 (60)
William Krome (3)

Update Log 

  • November 19, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added camelback span & another photograp, abandonedment date, &h
  • November 18, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • February 22, 2011: Updated by James McCray: Updated NRHP info
  • March 13, 2010: Updated by Kim Harvey: street view
  • July 4, 2009: Updated by Kim Harvey: added category: rail to road
  • December 5, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey

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FEC Bahia Honda Bridge
Posted February 7, 2013, by Doug Chapman (upsers59 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I would love to see this bridge restored but It will have to be a pipe dream.I am afraid it will be torn out someday.

FEC Bahia Honda Bridge - labeled hertiage trail on google
Posted November 20, 2012, by Daniel Hopkins (chimera [at] clovermail [dot] net)

I like how Google has the bridge labeled as a heritage trail despite the fact it looks nearly impossible as a "trail" :p