Status: Open to traffic
Location: 27.444167,-82.688056
Carries FL 789 over Longboat Key Pass
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 2129.4 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Longboat Key Pass on FL 789 in Longboat Key
History: Built 1957
Built: 1957
Location: Manatee County
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268181
Longboat Key Pass Bridge
Florida
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
287068
Longboat Key Pass Bridge
FL
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
477974
Photo taken by Namerifrats You Tube Video
Status: Open to traffic
To be replaced by fixed bridge in 2025
Location: 27.468784,-82.693540
Carries FL 684 over Sarasota Pass
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 2616.3 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Sarasota Pass on FL 684 in Bradenton Beach
History: Built 1956
Built: 1956
Location: Manatee County
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268143
Sarasota Pass Bridge
Florida
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013
289000
Sarasota Pass Bridge
Looking SW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
289001
Sarasota Pass Bridge
Looking SW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
289002
Sarasota Pass Bridge
Looking SW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
289003
Sarasota Pass Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
289004
Sarasota Pass Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
289006
Sarasota Pass Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
289007
Sarasota Pass Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
289008
Sarasota Pass Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
316626
New Cortez-Bradenton Beach Bridge
Boston Public Library
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 27.496672,-82.694798
Carries FL 64 over Sarasota Pass
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 3123.2 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Sarasota Pass on FL 64 in Sarasota
History: Built 1957
Built: 1957
Location: Manatee County
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270780
Sarasota Pass Bridge
Florida
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2013
289009
Sarasota Pass Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
289010
Sarasota Pass Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
289011
Sarasota Pass Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
289012
Sarasota Pass Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 27.491667,-82.581111
Carries 9th Avenue West over Wares Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 36.1 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Wares Creek on 9th Avenue West in Bradenton
History: Built 1945
Built: 1945
Location: Manatee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 27.505356,-82.567871
Carries CSX Railroad over Manatee River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bascule plate girder bridge over Manatee River on CSX Railroad between Palmetto and Bradenton
History:
Built:
Location: Manatee County
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114040
Main span
Photo taken by James Baughn
261059
CSX - Manatee River Lift Bridge
Trains traveling through
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
261060
CSX - Manatee River Lift Bridge
FL
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
288994
CSX Manatee River Bascule Bridge
Looking SW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
288995
CSX Manatee River Bascule Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
288996
CSX Manatee River Bascule Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
288997
CSX Manatee River Bascule Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
288998
CSX Manatee River Bascule Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
288999
CSX Manatee River Bascule Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2014
473357
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 27.484444,-82.580833
Carries 17th Avenue West over Wares Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 25.6 Feet
Span Length: 22.6 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Wares Creek on 17th Avenue West
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926
Location: Manatee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 27.482542,-82.578381
Carries 19th Avenue West over Wares Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 27.2 Feet
Span Length: 27.2 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Wares Creek on 19th Avenue West
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926
Location: Manatee County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 27.489172,-82.581992
Carries 12th Avenue West over Wares Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 28.2 Feet
Span Length: 28.2 Feet
Overview: Lost concrete tee beam bridge over Wares Creek on 12th Avenue West
History: Built 1938; demolished March 2013
Built: 1938
Location: Manatee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 27.493474,-82.579318
Carries 7th Ave West over Wares Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Wares Creek on 7th Ave West
History: Built 1949
Built: 1949
Location: Manatee County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 27.507256,-82.572645
Carries a fishing pier/old alignment of US 41 over Manatee River
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Manatee River on a fishing pier/old alignment of US 41
History:
Built:
Location: Manatee County
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309230
PALMETTO, FL - Green Bridge Fishing Pier. (Photo by Chip Litherland)
Chip Litherland
309231
PALMETTO, FL - Green Bridge Fishing Pier. (Photo by Chip Litherland)
Chip Litherland
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 27.496935,-82.523393
Carries State Route 64 Manatee Avenue over Wares Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder bascule
Total Length: 456.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wares Creek on State Route 64 Manatee Avenue
History:
Built:
Location: Manatee County
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319211
Wares Creek Bridge
Florida
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2013
Status: No longer exists
Location: 27.507881,-82.571935
Carries US 41 over Manatee River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Manatee River on US 41
History:
Built:
Location: Manatee County
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319232
US 41 Bridge (Old)
Only an fishing pier bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2014
Status: Demolished and replaced
Location: 27.469084,-82.691704
Carries Route 684 over Sarasota Bay
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Sarasota Bay on Route 684
History: Replaced 1956
Built:
Location: Manatee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 27.524339,-82.505911
Carries Interstate 75 over Mantee River
Design: beam
Design Details: Concrete girder (southbound span); concrete stringer (northbound span)
Total Length: 3825.0 Feet
Span Length: 109.9 Feet
Overview: Twin-span beam bridge over Mantee River on Interstate 75
History: Built 1980
Built: 1980
Location: Manatee County
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472576
Trooper J.D. Young Memorial Bridge
Elevation, girder bridge in front
Photo taken by Ted J.B. at FourSquare
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 27.503878,-82.563091
Carries U.S. Route 41 (South Tamiami Trail) over Mantee River
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder
Total Length: 2334.0 Feet
Span Length: 105.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Mantee River on U.S. Route 41 (South Tamiami Trail)
History: Built 1957
Built: 1957
Location: Manatee County
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472577
Hernando DeSoto Bridge
Distant elevation from Green Bridge on 8th Avenue; CSX Drawbridge in foreground
Photo taken by Wikimedia Commons user Ebyabe
472578
Hernando DeSoto Bridge
Elevation
Photo taken by Wikimedia Commons user Sanibel sun
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 27.521371,-82.428340
Carries Fort Hamer Road over Mantee River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 2318.0 Feet
Span Length: 144.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Mantee River on Fort Hamer Road
History: Built 2017
Built: 2017
Location: Manatee County
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472582
Fort Hamer Bridge
View beside the bridge
Photo taken by American Infrastructure Magazine
472583
Fort Hamer Bridge
Elevation
Photo taken by Gerson Gomez at Google Maps
472584
Fort Hamer Bridge
Twilight elevation
Photo taken by Daniel Lindsay at Google Maps
472585
Fort Hamer Bridge
Crossing the bridge at twilight
Photo taken by Kim Garbarino at Google Maps
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.
