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Bridge Path ~ Bahia Honda Rail Bridge
106 Year-Old Decaying Bridge to Nowhere
The Florida Keys U.S.A. ~ Dec. 5th, 2018
The Bahia Honda Rail Bridge is a disused bridge in the lower Florida Keys connecting Bahia Honda Key with Spanish Harbor Key. Originally part of the Overseas Railway, the State of Florida purchased it after the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane and converted it to provide automobile use as part of the Overseas Highway in 1938. After a replacement Bahia Honda Bridge was opened in 1972, two spans of the old bridge were removed to accommodate boat traffic and make the majority of the bridge inaccessible to pedestrian traffic; the rest remains standing.
It was originally built by Henry Flagler as part of the Overseas Railroad which was completed in 1912. Flagler funded the construction of the bridge, along with the rest of the railway himself. It was purchased by the state of Florida and converted for highway use in 1938 after the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. Rather than completely rebuilding the bridge after the hurricane, the existing structure was repaired and the deck for the Overseas Highway was added on top, as the existing deck inside the truss was too narrow for vehicular traffic. The bridge served as the primary mode of transport to the islands of the lower Keys, and as a primary evacuation-route-out for quite a few years.
A new four-lane bridge was built in 1980, a few hundred yards north of the old bridge, replacing the old route of U.S. 1. Today, the former bridge provides a scenic overview of the area for tourists. Two of the truss spans have been removed in order to facilitate boat traffic, as the new bridge has an increased span height. The original bridge has fallen into a state of disrepair and signs have been posted on the bridge warning boat traffic to watch for falling debris, but all of the sections have remained standing (not counting the two that were removed). The easternmost section remains open to pedestrian traffic and is maintained by Bahia Honda State Park ~ Bahia Honda Rail Bridge ~ Spanish Harbor Key ~ Bahia Honda Key ~ Lower Keys
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Decaying awning, University District of Seattle. Fall 2016.
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Passing through Mono Centre just north of Orangeville, ON., I came upon this derelict shed/garage. Just a couple of poles resist its apparent inevitable collapse.
Vintage Carl Zeiss Jena alu Flektogon 35mm f/2.8 with macro focusing helicoid
Natural light, handheld
abandoned boat left to decay on the shores of lough swilly county donegal,taken on a dull cloudy day
A large vintage power plant in Italy that has been closed for a while with a lot of decay.
More history and images on my website at www.bcd-urbex.com/decayed-power-plant-italy/