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Sherman Point Bridge

Palm Beach County, Florida

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Sherman Point Bridge

In operation

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #287052

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Sherman Point
Location
Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida
Status
Replaced by a new bridge in 1976
History
Built 1926
Design
Deck plate girder bascule
Also called
Blue Heron Boulevard Bridge
Florida State Road A1A Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+26.78278, -80.04629   (decimal degrees)
26°46'58" N, 80°02'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/594806/2962732 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Riviera Beach
Inventory number
BH 61610 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,084)
Built 1926 (804)
Built during 1920s (10,256)
Deck girder (6,299)
Florida (681)
Girder (11,163)
Lost (28,382)
Lost 1976 (107)
 Lost during 1970s (939)
Movable (3,114)
Owned by state (16,548)
Palm Beach County, Florida (46)
Plate girder (8,719)
Replaced by new bridge (19,300)
Riviera Beach, Florida (2)

Update Log 

  • March 6, 2021: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • July 5, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

Sources 

  • Douglas Butler

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