Bridges Across Miami

By Celine Moore


Miami is a Florida found in southeastern Florida, one of the most highly populated counties in the USA, thanks to the nature of the area itself. Miami is is home to many established firms both across the nation and worldwide. Behind those magnificent sky scrapers, Miami holds other architecture that visitors would definitely like to in experienceing. These are the historical bridges in Miami, which will definitely add to your experience when travelers visit Miami.

Hook Square Bridge

Miami has a trio of truss bridges, the longest bridge is the Hook Square Bridge that was opened in 1930. Erected over the Miami Canal where it meets Hook Square in Miami Springs, this bridge runs a total length of 132 feet. Historically consequential, this bridge was assembled with exposed structural rails on both road sides where travelers pass by.

Curtiss Parkway Bridge

The Curtiss Parkway Bridge is another type of bridge found in Miami-Dade County called a swinging truss bridge. Originally built in 1924 and reconstructed in 1941, this was the very first important bridge that crossed the Miami Canal. It is designed to have a center which rotates to allow boats travelling through the canal to go through the bridge. The Cutlass currently runs with a total length of 109.9 feet.

McDaniel Memorial Bridge

McDaniel Memorial Bridge was built in 1939 by Massman Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri. It was structured to have a metal bolted cantilever through truss which extends its length for a length of 2072 feet. This bridge is thought to be the first bridge recorded by Historicbridge.org, an institution which wants to promote and preserve historic bridges in the U.S.

Coral Gables Canal Bridge

Coral Gables Canal Bridge, found on Hardee Road (64th Street) over Coral Gables Canal was built in 1930. The bridge employs a deck concrete arch design. Concrete arch bridges are the second most typical sorts of bridges found in Miami. Coral Gables Canal Bridge is open to the the public and highly regarded, since with heavy water traffic in the area, the bridge still helps motorists to cross without waiting for boats to pass like they do on bascule bridges. The arches of this bridge are also built tall enough to help boats to pass underneath the bridge simply.

Collins Canal Bridge is a bridge made of concrete arches over Collins Canal on West 23rd Street in Miami.. This bridge built in 1926 is the longest concrete bridge still functioning in Miami. It primarily allows the motorists to cross over Collins Canal while traveling in Miami Beach. Even though the creator of the bridge is still unrecorded to this date this bridge was renovated in 1962 and still preserves its historic condition.

Tamiami Canal Railroad Bridge

Tamiami Canal Railroad Bridge is another interesting bridge in Miami because unlike the previous bridges, this is a swing-type of bridge made by pratt through truss. What makes this bridge different is its main feature of being portable like a bascule bridge. The center leaf of the bridge pivots swing to the sides in order for boats to pass. Built in 1926 for the Seaboard Air Line Railway, this bridge runs 124 feet long and crosses the Tamiami Canal on Northwest South River Drive in the town of Miami Springs.

Old Rip Rap Road Bridge

Old Rip Rap Road Bridge found in Montgomery, Ohio crossing the Great Miami River was erected in 1923. It's one of the Miami bridges built around the truss bridge era. This bridge has been successfully reopened after restoration for public transportation. Today it serves as the dead-end part of the Great Miami Recreation Trail bike trail.




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