General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Marathon, Monroe County, Florida, USA |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Part of: | |
| Replaced by: |
Seven Mile Bridge (1982)
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| Coordinates: | 24° 41' 6.03" N 81° 13' 12.21" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 2 756 m | |
| span lengths | 210 x 13.115 m | |
| number of spans | 210 |
Materials
| arches |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|
Chronology
| 1931 | Florida East Coast Railroad goes bankrupt. |
|---|---|
| 1935 | Line is damaged in a hurricane and service is abandoned. The State of Florida soon afterwards converts the bridges into highway bridges for US. Route 1. |
| ca. 1980 | The Seven Mile Bridge is closed entirely, some sections are demolished. |
Participants
(role unknown)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1984): Great American Bridges and Dams. A National Trust Guide. John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), pp. 168-169.
- (2002): Le pont des Keys en Floride. Jusqu'au bout du sud. In: Le Moniteur des Travaux Publics et du Bâtiment, n. 5128 (8 March 2002), pp. 369.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20003561 - Published on:
10/06/2002 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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