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Historic Bridges: 1969

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.

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Total Bridges Found: 5

Alva Bridge
HSR

Broadway Street Over Caloosahatchee River (Okeechobee Waterway) in Alva: Lee County, Florida, United States

Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 547 ft. Main Span: 104 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1969 By: Unknown

This is a traditional 1960s Florida bascule bridge.

Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
HSR

US-76, US-421, and US-17 Over Cape Fear River in Wilmington: New Hanover County, North Carolina and Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States

Metal 12 Panel Bolt-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 3,033 ft. Main Span: 408 ft. Roadway: 56 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1969 By: Bowers Construction Company

Although built in 1969, this bridge is significant as the only known vertical lift bridge in North Carolina.

Francisco Avenue Bridge
HSR

Francisco Avenue Over Calumet Sag Channel in Blue Island: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal 8 Panel Bolt-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 364 ft. Main Span: 252 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1969 By: Unknown and Alfred Benesch and Associates of Chicago, Illinois

A typical example of a 1960s Sag Channel truss bridge which represents the end of the rivet era in bridge construction.

Maple Road Pedestrian Overpass
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Maple Road in Bloomfield Township: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

Metal (Aluminum) Two-Hinged Solid Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 212 ft. Main Span: 115 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1969 By: Reynolds Metals Company of Richmond, Virginia (Grand Rapids Plant) and Aluminum and Architectural Metals Company of Detroit, Michigan and Main and Fox of Birmingham, Michigan

The largest of its kind in the world when completed, this is one of a few unusual arch pedestrian overpass bridges in metro Detroit, noted for their appearance and use of an aluminum superstructure.

Newport Bridge
Claiborne Pell Bridge
HSR