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FEC - St Johns River Bridge (Cooks Ferry)

Volusia County, Florida, and Seminole County, Florida

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FEC - St Johns River Bridge

Bridge identical to the Fort Lauderdale bridge

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

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BH Photo #314941

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over St Johns River on Florida East Coast
Location
Cooks Ferry, Volusia County, Florida, and Seminole County, Florida
Status
Removed
History
Built 1912
Builder
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Railroad
- Florida East Coast Railway (FEC)
Design
Bascule
Dimensions
Total length: 636.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+28.79350, -81.05817   (decimal degrees)
28°47'37" N, 81°03'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/494323/3185108 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Osceola
Inventory number
BH 62186 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,107)
Built 1912 (901)
Built during 1910s (10,227)
Cooks Ferry, Florida (1)
Florida (695)
Florida East Coast Railway (46)
Lost (31,784)
Movable (3,189)
 Navigable waterway (2,242)
Owned by railroad (14,122)
Railroad (16,986)
Seminole County, Florida (5)
Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. (178)
Strauss Overhead Counterweight Bascule (59)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,196)
Volusia County, Florida (16)

Update Log 

  • February 2, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • August 1, 2014: Updated by Luke: GPS Fix
  • August 1, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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