Laurel Street Bridge

 

Overview by Bridgehunter:

 

Bascule bridge over Hillsborough River on Laurel Street in Tampa

 

Location

Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida

 

Status

Open to traffic

 

History

Built 1927 by the U.G.I. Contracting Co.; rehabilitated 1969

 

Builders

- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois

- U.G.I. Contracting Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

Design

Bascule Warren pony truss

 

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 99.4 ft.

Total length: 365.8 ft.

Deck width: 40.0 ft.

Vertical clearance above deck: 20.5 ft.

 

Also called

Fortune Street Bridge (original name)

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