Bridgehunter.com | FKOHT - Ohio-Bahia Honda Channel Bridge

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Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2009

BH Photo #405367

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over OHIO-BAHIA HONDA CHANNEL on an old alignment of the Overseas Railroad/Highway (US 1); presently the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
Location: Monroe County, Florida
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: Built ca. 1908-12 for use by the Overseas Railroad, converted to highway use (US 1) in 1938, made obselete by new bridge in 1981, converted into a pedestrian bridge in 2001
Builder: - Henry Flagler
Railroad: - Florida East Coast Railway (FEC)
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 1979
Also called: Overseas Highway - Ohio-Bahia Honda Channel Bridge
FEC - Ohio-Bahia Honda Channel Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +24.67063, -81.24970 (decimal degrees)
24°40'14" N, 81°14'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/474736/2728500 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Sevenmile Bridge
Inventory numbers: NRHP 79000684 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 48190 (Bridgehunter.com ID)