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FEC - West Palm Beach Canal Lift Bridge

Palm Beach County, Florida

Photo 

Tech drawing from Douglas Butler

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2019

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BH Photo #487057

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over West Palm Beach Canal on Florida East Coast Railroad
Location
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ?; Replaced by a new bridge ?
Builder
- Waddell & Harrington of Kansas City, Missouri
Railroad
- Florida East Coast Railway (FEC)
Design
Pony plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+26.64478, -80.05880   (decimal degrees)
26°38'41" N, 80°03'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/593675/2947437 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 91407 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Florida (661)
Florida East Coast Railway (45)
Girder (10,296)
Lake Worth, Florida (1)
Lost (24,961)
Movable (2,987)
Owned by railroad (12,497)
Palm Beach County, Florida (42)
 Plate girder (7,980)
Railroad (15,600)
Replaced by new bridge (16,758)
Through girder (3,841)
Vertical lift (420)
Waddell & Harrington (47)
West Palm Beach, Florida (6)

Update Log 

  • December 17, 2020: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • December 10, 2020: Added by Luke

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Douglas Butler

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