Spanish River Boulevard Bridge

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Spanish River Blvd Bridge

Boca Raton FL

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2014

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Overview: Pair of bascule bridges over Intracoastal Waterway on Spanish River Blvd. in Boca Raton
Location: Palm Beach County, Florida
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1971
Design: Bascule
Dimensions: Total length: 486.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +26.38621, -80.07115 (decimal degrees)
26°23'10" N, 80°04'16" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/592653/2918788 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Delray Beach
Average daily traffic (as of 2018): 8,600
Inventory numbers: FDOT 930226 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 12474 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 62.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

February 21, 2017: New photo from Douglas Butler
January 30, 2016: Photo imported by Dave King
August 3, 2015: New photo from Luke
August 27, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
September 26, 2012: New Street View added by Jodi Christman

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Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com
Douglas Butler
Luke

Comments

Spanish River Blvd. Bridge

Posted September 26, 2012, by Matt Lohry

Bob,

The main reason for usage of drawbridges in these locations is that for high bridges, longer approaches are required, which there is no room for in these tight areas.