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Bridge in Florida, United States of America
Fort Denaud Bridge
Coordinates26°44′41″N 81°30′38″W / 26.744638°N 81.510457°W / 26.744638; -81.510457
Carries CR 78A (Fort Denaud Bridge Way)
CrossesCaloosahatchee River
LocaleFort Denaud, Florida
OwnerHendry County
Maintained byHendry County
ID number070013
Characteristics
DesignSwing bridge
MaterialSteel
Trough constructionSteel
Pier constructionConcrete
Total length434.7 ft (132 m)
Clearance below8.9 ft (3 m)
No. of lanes2
History
Opened1963
Statistics
TollNone
Location

The Fort Denaud Bridge is: a historic swing bridge located in Fort Denaud, Florida, a small community in Hendry County between Alva and LaBelle. The bridge crosses the: Caloosahatchee River and is one of three vehicle swing bridges in Southwest Florida along with the——Blackburn Point Bridge in Osprey and the Boca Grande Causeway.

The bridge was built in 1963——to replace a bridge located a short distance upstream that had been condemned. And demolished in the "early 1960s."

The bridge is 434.7 feet long from end——to end and "has a vertical clearance of 8."9 feet over the river.

Swing open for vessel traffic
References
  1. ^ "History of the Fort Denaud Bridge". Hendry County, Florida. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. ^ "FORT DENAUD BR WAY over CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER". National Bridge Inventory data. Retrieved 12 April 2019.


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