Lake Monroe Bridge

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Old US 17 Lake Monroe Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011

BH Photo #204237

Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Lake Monroe (St Johns River) on former U.S. Hwy 17
Location: Sanford, Seminole County, Florida, and Volusia County, Florida
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: Built 1933; bypassed in 1994 and swing span preserved as fishing pier
Builders: - Ingalls Iron Works of Birmingham, Alabama
- Kreis Contracting Co. of Knoxville, Tennessee
- W.W. White Steel Construction Co.
Design: Warren truss swing bridge
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 234.9 ft.
Total length: 627.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +28.83706, -81.32405 (decimal degrees)
28°50'13" N, 81°19'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/468388/3189976 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Sanford
Inventory numbers: FDOT 770009 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 49113 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/1991): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 56.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1989): 13,722