Laurel Street Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken by James Baughn

BH Photo #114060

Appears in the Marvel Comics film "The Punisher"

Overview: Bascule bridge over Hillsborough River on Laurel Street in Tampa
Location: Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1927 by the U.G.I. Contracting Co.; rehabilitated 1969
Builders: - Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
- U.G.I. Contracting Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Design: Bascule Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 99.4 ft.
Total length: 365.8 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.5 ft.
Also called: Fortune Street Bridge (original name)
Fortune Street Bridge (original name)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +27.95455, -82.46484 (decimal degrees)
27°57'16" N, 82°27'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/355904/3093031 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Tampa
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 5,240
Inventory numbers: FDOT 105503 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 12382 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 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: 61.9 (out of 100)
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