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General Elevation View, Facing East

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

Overview: Concrete Arch and Deck Girder bridge over Moser Channel on Old US 1 with a through truss swing span (removed), now used as a Fishing Pier and observation deck in Marathon
Location: Marathon, Monroe County, Florida
History: Originally built by the railroad in 1912. Replaced 1982 with a modern bridge, but most of the original bridge (with a few spans removed for shipping) intact. Part of the bridge now used for fishing.
Builders: - American Bridge Co. of New York
- Henry Flagler
- William Krome
Design: Had a warren through truss swing span over Moser Channel (removed in 1982)
Some of the bridge was deck plate girder
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 1979
Also called: Pacet Channel Bridge
Knight's Key Bridge
Seven Mile Bridge (local reference)
Piegon Key Bridge
Moser Channel Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +24.68833, -81.18833 (decimal degrees)
24°41'18" N, 81°11'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/480947/2730451 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Sevenmile Bridge
Inventory numbers: NRHP 79000684 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 38300 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

March 4, 2011: Updated by James McCray: updated NRHP info, and changed status to open to pedestrians
March 13, 2010: Updated by Kim Harvey: street view
July 4, 2009: Updated by Kim Harvey: added category: rail to road
December 5, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey