FEC-Miami River Bridge -- Miami FL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz
N 25° 46.760 W 080° 10.941
17R E 581982 N 2851501
An abandoned railroad drawbridge over the Miami River in Miami FL has been painted blue.
Waymark Code: WMNEJ8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/28/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member 8Nuts MotherGoose
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“This bright blue railroad drawbridge is frozen in the up position, since it has been abandoned by the Florida East Coast Railway, its owner.

From bridgehunter.com: (visit link)

"Overview: Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Miami River on Florida East Coast Railroad

Location: Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Builder- L.O. Hopkins & Sons of Nashville, Tennessee

Design: Deck plate girder bascule

Also called: Dodge Island Bridge"
Original Use: Railroad

Date Built: 1920s

Construction: Steel

Condition: Dangerous

See this website for more information: [Web Link]

Date Abandoned: 2000

Bridge Status - Orphaned or Adopted.: Orphaned
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