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Lake Monroe Bridge

Seminole County, Florida, and Volusia County, Florida

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Old US 17 Lake Monroe Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011

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BH Photo #204237

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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)

Categories 

Built 1933 (605)
Built during 1930s (10,882)
Florida (606)
Functionally obsolete (7,705)
Have street view (24,263)
Ingalls Iron Works (3)
Kreis Contracting Co. (2)
Movable (2,780)
Open to pedestrians (3,691)
Owned by state (14,470)
Pedestrian Movable Bridges (34)
 Sanford, Florida (2)
Seminole County, Florida (5)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,848)
Swing (1,321)
Through truss (13,293)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,587)
Truss (30,072)
Volusia County, Florida (15)
W.W. White Steel Construction Co. (1)
Warren through truss (1,508)
Warren truss (5,970)

Update Log 

  • November 20, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • July 16, 2011: New Street View added by Ben Tate
  • July 16, 2011: Added by C Hanchey

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