Status: Open to traffic
Location: 26.404380,-81.880736
Carries CR 865 over Big Carlos Pass
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 1687.7 Feet
Span Length: 79.1 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Big Carlos Pass on CR 865 in Bonita Springs
History: Built 1965
Built: 1965
Location: Lee County
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316431
Big Carlos Pass Bridge
Closed and motor traffic traveling over
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in February 2015
316432
Big Carlos Pass Bridge
Boats among the raised bascule bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in February 2015
486766
Big Carlos Pass Bridge FL
Photo taken by bigcarlospassbridge.com
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 26.651389,-81.856944
Carries FL 80 Westbound over Billys Creek
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 116.1 Feet
Span Length: 116.1 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge over Billys Creek on FL 80 Westbound in Fort Myers
History: Built 1941; inoperable since 1987
Built: 1941
Location: Lee County
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261392
Billys Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
309648
Billys Creek Bridge
Detailed view
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2014
416561
Cleveland State University Library Photograph Collection
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
492827
Billys Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Sanibel sun in Feb 2015
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 26.713056,-81.610000
Carries Broadway Street over Caloosahatchee River
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 546.9 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Caloosahatchee River on Broadway Street
History: Built 1969
Built: 1969
Location: Lee County
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287009
Alva Bridge
Florida
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
293759
Alva Bridge
Florida
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
322810
Photo taken by Sanibel_sun
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 26.716667,-81.760556
Carries FL 31 over Caloosahatchee River
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 777.9 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Caloosahatchee River on FL 31
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960
Location: Lee County
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316216
Caloosachatchee River Bridge
Raised of ships
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
316217
Caloosahatchee River Bridge
Closed of traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
488321
Photo taken by wikipedia
488322
Wilson Pigott Bridge
Photo taken by wikipedia
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Turned into an artificial reef.
Location: 26.631667,-82.068611
Carries Pine Island Road over Matlacha Pass
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 704.1 Feet
Span Length: 82.0 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Matlacha Pass on Pine Island Road in Cape Coral
History: Built 1968 replaced with new single leaf bascule
Built: 1968
Location: Lee County
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289951
Pine Island Road Bridge
Florida
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
488292
Pine Island Bascule Bridge
Photo taken by Marinas. com
488293
Pine Island Drawbridge
Photo taken by Marinas. com
Status: Demolished and replaced with a fixed high level bridge.
Location: 26.483333,-82.015000
Carries Sanibel Causeway over San Carlos Bay
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 2090.7 Feet
Span Length: 140.1 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over San Carlos Bay on Sanibel Causeway in Sanibel
History: Built 1963
Built: 1963
Location: Lee County
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287007
Sanibel Causeway Bridge
Open for boat traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
287008
Sanibel Causeway Bridge
Closed for traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
292142
Sanibel Causeway Bridge
Fl
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
292143
San Carlos Bay bridge
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013
404518
Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2007
489709
Photo taken by Marinas . com
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 26.694438,-81.815018
Carries Seminole Gulf Railway over Caloosahatchee River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Bascule Through truss with wooden trestle approaches
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over the Caloosahatchee River on the Seminole Gulf Railway in North Fort Myers
History: Built ca. 1903 as a swing bridge by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; main span replaced 1977 with a bascule draw
Built: ca. 1903
Location: Lee County
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287010
SGLR Caloosahatchee River Bridge
Closed for trains
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
287011
SGLR Caloosahatchee River Bridge
Raised until train approaches
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013
287012
SGLR Caloosahatchee River Bridge
Opposite view
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
292666
SGLR - Caloosahatchee River Bridge
Florida
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2014
442539
Photo taken by Mike Rooney
442540
Detail
Photo taken by Mike Rooney
442541
Close up
Photo taken by Mike Rooney
442542
Single track detail
Photo taken by Mike Rooney
442543
Raised
Photo taken by Mike Rooney
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 26.565556,-81.786389
Carries Treeline Avenue over Wildlife Crossing
Design: culvert
Design Details: Culvert
Total Length: 22.3 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Culvert bridge over Wildlife Crossing on Treeline Avenue
History: Built 2006
Built: 2006
Location: Lee County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 26.342421,-81.780242
Carries Fort Myers Southern RR over Imperial River
Design: unknown
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Imperial River on Fort Myers Southern RR
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925
Location: Lee County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 26.434754,-81.810529
Carries Florida 41 over Estero River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Estero River on Florida 41
History:
Built:
Location: Lee County
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291741
Estero River Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013
486765
Estero River Bridge FL
Photo taken by Mark S. Krzos
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 26.659725,-81.875184
Carries Florida Route 41 over Okeechobee Waterway
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Okeechobee Waterway on Florida Route 41
History:
Built:
Location: Lee County
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292144
Okeechobee Waterway Bridge
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2014
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 26.653734,-81.870703
Carries Buss-41/Sr-739 over Callosahatchee River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 4475.3 Feet
Span Length: 105.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bascule bridge over Callosahatchee River on Buss-41/Sr-739
History: Built 1930; Replaced 1992
Built: 1930
Location: Lee County
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376082
Thomas A. Edison Bridge
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2017
316554
Edison Bridge- Caloosahatchee River, Fort Myers, Fla.
Boston Public Library
316555
Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge Ft. Myers, Fla
Boston Public Library
316556
Edison Bridge as seen from Hunt's Island, Fort Myers, Florida
Boston Public Library
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 26.453389,-81.699528
Carries Corkscrew Road over Wildlife Pass
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 121.4 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Wildlife Pass on Corkscrew Road
History: Built 1994
Built: 1994
Location: Lee County
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Status: No longer exists replaced
Location: 26.712802,-81.609668
Carries Broadway Street over Caloosahatchee River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Caloosahatchee River on Broadway Street, then relocated to Cape Coral crossing the Matlacha Pass
History: Built in 1903; replaced and relocated to Cape Coral crossing the Matlacha Pass
Built: 1903
Location: Lee County
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320359
Alva Bridge (Old)
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2015
486764
AlvaBridge
Photo taken by Florida Memory
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 26.632742,-82.067629
Carries Pine Island Road over Matlacha Pass
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck girder bridge over Matlacha Pass on Pine Island Road
History: Built 2013
Built: 2013
Location: Lee County
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344359
Matlacha Pass Bridge
Raised of boats
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2015
352053
Matlacha Pass Bridge
Closed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2016
486754
Pine Island Bridge FL
Photo taken by The Pine Island Angler
Status: No longer exists was located from Alva now replaced in 1968
Location: 26.628097,-82.071895
Carries Pine Island Road over Matlacha Pass
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Matlacha Pass on Pine Island Road
History: Replaced in 1968
Built:
Location: Lee County
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499336
Tech drawing from Douglas Butler: Relocated from Alva Florida crossing the Caloosahatchee River
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
499337
Photo taken by Florida Memory
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 26.685883,-81.814974
Carries Atlantic Coast Line over Caloosahatchee River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Caloosahatchee River on Atlantic Coast Line
History: Built in 1903 ; replaced in 1977
Built: 1903
Location: Lee County
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488300
Fort Myers Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by ebay
488666
Tech Drawing from Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2020
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
