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Niles Channel Historic Bridge

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Overview
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Niles Channel on an old alignment of the Overseas Railroad/Highway (US 1); presently the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
Location
Monroe County, Florida
History
Built ca. 1908-12 for use by the Overseas Railroad, converted to highway use (US 1) in 1938, made obselete by new bridge in 1983, converted into a pedestrian bridge in 2001
Builder
- Henry Flagler
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 1979
Approximate latitude, longitude
+24.66041, -81.42887   (decimal degrees)
24°39'37" N, 81°25'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/456603/2727413 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Summerland Key
Inventory numbers
NRHP 79000684 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 48183 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (9,420)
Built during 1910s (6,731)
Closed-spandrel arch (2,762)
Deck arch (8,703)
Florida (341)
Have street view (9,908)
Henry Flagler (20)
Monroe County, Florida (30)
NR-listed (2,354)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owned by state (9,810)
Preserved (652)

Update Log 

  • February 22, 2011: Updated by James McCray: updated NRHP info
  • February 19, 2011: Added by James McCray

Sources 

  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com