Blackburn Point Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 27°10′46″N82°29′41″W / 27.17944°N 82.49472°W |
Carries | CR 789 |
Crosses | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway |
Locale | Osprey, Florida |
Official name | Blackburn Point Bridge |
Owner | Sarasota County |
Maintained by | Sarasota County |
ID number | 170064 |
Characteristics | |
Design | Swing bridge |
Material | Steel |
Trough construction | Steel |
Pier construction | Concrete |
Total length | 142.1 ft (43 m) |
Width | 15.7 ft (5 m) |
Longest span | 142.1 ft (43 m) |
No. of spans | 1 |
Piers in water | 1 |
Clearance below | 51 ft (16 m) |
No. of lanes | 1 |
History | |
Architect | Champion Bridge Company |
Constructed by | Quinn and Powell Construction |
Construction start | 1925 |
Opened | December 15, 1926 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 4,900 (2015) |
Toll | None |
Blackburn Point Bridge | |
Location | Osprey, Florida |
Coordinates | 27°10′46″N82°29′41″W / 27.17944°N 82.49472°W |
Built | 1926 |
NRHP reference No. | 01000290 [1] [2] |
Added to NRHP | March 29, 2001 [2] |
Location | |
The Blackburn Point Bridge is a historic swing bridge located near Osprey, Florida, United States, that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is a one-lane swing bridge located on Blackburn Point Road at the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. It is the northernmost of the two bridges connecting the barrier island Casey Key to the mainland of Florida.
The bridge was constructed by the Champion Bridge Company and opened to traffic in December 1926. [3] It contains port and starboard signals along the north truss of the bridge.
The bridge was added to the National Register on March 29, 2001. [2]
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