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Fort Denaud Swing Bridge

Hendry County, Florida

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Photo taken by Tracie Thompson in 2007

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BH Photo #160535

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Overview
Swing pony truss bridge over Caloosahatchee River on Fort Denaud Way
Location
Fort Denaud, Hendry County, Florida
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1940; re-erected here in 1963
Builder
- Powell Brothers of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Design
Swing Warren pony truss with no verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 191.0 ft.
Total length: 434.7 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+26.74389, -81.51056   (decimal degrees)
26°44'38" N, 81°30'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/449230/2958170 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Alva
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
1,000
Inventory numbers
FDOT 070013 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 12373 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 10.1 (out of 100)
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Bridgemapper.com (1,325)
Built 1940 (1,083)
Built during 1940s (4,126)
Florida (670)
Fort Denaud, Florida (2)
Have street view (27,297)
Hendry County, Florida (5)
Movable (3,033)
Navigable waterway (2,171)
Open (40,094)
 Owned by county (21,039)
Pony truss (16,409)
Powell Brothers (3)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,999)
Swing (1,494)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,303)
Truss (33,433)
Warren pony truss (3,430)
Warren truss (6,690)

Update Log 

  • March 13, 2021: Updated by Geoff Hubbs: Updated history
  • February 9, 2021: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added builder.
  • April 3, 2010: Updated by James Baughn: Posted photos from Tracie Thompson, imported NBI data, added Street View

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