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Spanish River Blvd. Bridge

Palm Beach County, Florida
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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
+26.38667, -80.07167   (decimal degrees)
26°23'12" N, 80°04'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/592601/2918839 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Delray Beach
Inventory numbers
FDOT 930226 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 12474 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2010)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 57.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
8,000

Categories 

Bascule (559)
Built 1971 (55)
Built during 1970s (495)
Florida (341)
Functionally obsolete (7,040)
Have street view (9,908)
 Intracoastal Waterway (80)
Movable (1,356)
Navigable waterway (1,449)
Open (28,319)
Palm Beach County, Florida (26)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,372)

Update Log 

  • September 26, 2012: New Street View added by Jodi Christman

Sources 

  • Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com
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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.

Spanish River Blvd. Bridge
Posted September 26, 2012, by Bob (Bob [at] aol [dot] com)

When next you rebuild it for God's sake build it way higher to reduce the need for openings!!!!!!