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Tom's Harbor Cut Historic Bridge

Monroe County, Florida
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Overview
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Tom's Harbor Cut on an old alignment of the Overseas Railroad/Highway (US 1); presently the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
Location
Duck Key, Monroe County, Florida
Status
Open to pedestrians
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 1980, converted into a pedestrian bridge in 2001
Builder
- Henry Flagler
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+24.78251, -80.90809   (decimal degrees)
24°46'57" N, 80°54'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/509290/2740868 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Grassy Key
Inventory number
BH 48213 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (9,419)
Built during 1910s (6,730)
Closed-spandrel arch (2,758)
Deck arch (8,699)
Duck Key, Florida (2)
Florida (341)
Have street view (9,889)
 Henry Flagler (20)
Monroe County, Florida (30)
NR-listed (2,353)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owned by state (9,807)
Preserved (652)

Update Log 

  • February 22, 2011: Added by James McCray

Sources 

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

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