US-1 Tee-Beam Bridge in Indian River County
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Markerman62
N 27° 33.367 W 080° 22.162
17R E 562258 N 3048191
Located on US 1 at the Indian River/St. Lucie County Line.
Waymark Code: WMXD88
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2017
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The tee-beam bridge at this location carried traffic southbound on US-1 over the Florida East Coast Railway and Old Dixie Highway beginning in 1927. The tee-beam design, constructed from cast-in-place concrete beams and reinforced steel running lengthwise along the bottom, was one of the most popular bridge types in the 1920s and 1930s. The Florida State Road Department was authorized in 1923 to complete a system of roads designated by the state legislature to help encourage tourism, which included the construction of US-1 as a major north-south route through Florida. This tee-beam bridge was the first US-1 bridge constructed by the Florida State Road Department in Indian River County. It was the second of six bridges built in the 1920s along US-1 in Florida. The durable tee-beam bridge was easy and cost-effective to build. This bridge was also important for its great length for a tee-beam bridge, which totaled 288 feet. The bridge at this location was a significant example from the 1920s, a decade from which historic bridges are increasingly rare. It was replaced in 2014.
Marker Number: F-837
Date: 2014
County: St Lucie
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: The Florida Department of Transportation, and the Florida Department of State
Website: Not listed
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