Moser Channel Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Girder bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge
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| Built: | 1908 - 1912 |
| Status: | out of service |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Marathon, Monroe County, Florida, USA, North America |
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| Crosses |
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| Part of: | |
| Replaced by |
Keys Bridge (1982)
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 4 254 m |
Materials
| superstructure |
steel
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Chronology
| 1931 | Florida East Coast Railroad goes bankrupt. |
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| 1935 | Line is damaged in a hurricane and service is abandoned. The State of Florida soon afterwards converts the bridges into highway bridges for US. Route 1. |
| ca. 1980 | The Seven Mile Bridge is closed entirely, some sections are demolished. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 168-169
- Le pont des Keys en Floride, in "Le Moniteur des Travaux Publics et du Bâtiment", 8 March 2002, n. 5128
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0003560 |
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| Created: | 10/06/2002 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |