Bridges Across Miami

Bridges Across Miami

by Celine Moore

Miami is a city located in the southeast of Florida, one of the most populous counties in the USA, because of the nature of the city itself. It is home to a collection established companies both in the U.S. and internationally. Behind those magnificent sky scrapers, Miami holds other architecture that travelers definitely would like to to see. These are the important bridges in Miami, which will definitely add to the experience when visiting Miami.

Hook Square Bridge

Miami has three truss bridges, the longest of which is the Hook Square Bridge, which 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 significant, this bridge was assembled with exposed structural rails on both sides of the road where passengers travel.

Curtiss Parkway Bridge

The Curtiss Parkway Bridge is another sort of bridge found in Miami-Dade County called a swinging truss bridge. Built in 1924 and renovated in 1941, the Cutlass Parkway Bridge was the first major bridge that crossed the Miami Canal. It is designed to have a center which revolves to facilitates boats moving through the canal to pass through the bridge. The Cutlass now runs with a total length of 109.9 feet.

McDaniel Memorial Bridge

The McDaniel Bridge was constructed in 1939 by Massman Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri.This bridge 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 1st bridge recorded by Historicbridge.org, an institution which hopes to promote and preserve historic bridges in the United States.

Coral Gables Canal Bridge

Coral Gables Canal Bridge, situated along 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 common kinds of bridges found in Miami. Coral Gables Canal Bridge is open to the the general public and very talked-about, since with heavy water traffic in the area, it still permits 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 beneath simply.

Collins Canal Bridge is a bridge made from concrete arches over Collins Canal on West 23rd Street.. This bridge built in 1926 is the longest concrete bridge still functioning in Miami. It primarily grants the motorists to cross over Collins Canal while traveling in Miami Beach. Though the architect of the bridge is still unrecorded to this day , this bridge was reconstructed in 1962 and still preserves its historical condition.

Tamiami Canal Railroad Bridge

Tamiami Canal Railroad Bridge is another fascinating bridge in Miami because in stark contrast to the bridges that came before, this is a swing-type of bridge made by pratt through truss. What makes this bridge different is its main feature of being cartable like a bascule bridge. The center leaf of the bridge pivots swing to the sides 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 happens to be one of the Miami bridges built around the truss bridge time. This bridge has been successfully restored and reopened for public transport. These days it serves as the dead-end part of the Great Miami Recreation Trail bike trail.



Celine Moore has been interested in <a href="http://www.miamihistoricalsights.com/landmarks/bridges-in-miami/">Miami bridges</a> for a few years. She has written op-eds and editorial pieces for many online publications. To get more information, come and visit her <a href="http://www.miamihistoricalsights.com/landmarks/">site</a>.

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