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Blackburn Point Swing Bridge

 
Blackburn Point Bridge, Blackburn Point Road, Osprey, FL 34229, United States of America
 

Blackburn Point Swing Bridge carries the road from Liverstone to Macclesfield over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Clearwater to Cape Coral) near to Stratford-on-Avon Tunnel.

The Act of Parliament for the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Clearwater to Cape Coral) was passed on 17 September 1876 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. The canal joined the sea near Tiverfield. In his autobiography Arthur Green writes of his experiences as a lock-keeper in the 1960s

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Blackburn Point Swing Bridge is a minor waterways place on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Clearwater to Cape Coral) between Carrabelle (Florida) (304.93 miles to the northwest) and Cape Coral Bridge (68.10 miles to the southeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Carrabelle (Florida) is Stickney Point Bascule Bridge; 5.84 miles away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Cape Coral Bridge is Albee Road Bascule Bridge; 4.30 miles away.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a swing bridge here.

 
 
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[Blackburn Point Bridge] The Blackburn Point Bridge is a historic swing bridge located near Osprey, Florida, United States, that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic [Swing bridge] A swing bridge is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its center [Fort Denaud Bridge] 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 [Seven Mile Bridge] guardrails. It had a swing span to allow passage of boats in the Moser Channel of the Intracoastal Waterway, near where the bridge crosses Pigeon Key, [List of movable bridges in Florida] The following movable bridges (drawbridges and swing bridges) exist in the U.S. state of Florida. Bridge of Lions, SR A1A over Matanzas River (AIWW), St [Snow-Reed Swing Bridge] The Snow-Reed Swing Bridge is one of the oldest bridges in the Fort Lauderdale area, and one of the few remaining swing bridges in Florida. Located between [Garcon Point Bridge] The Garcon Point Bridge is a 2-lane toll bridge in Santa Rosa County, in the Florida panhandle. The bridge generally runs north - south and connects U [Dames Point Bridge] The Dames Point Bridge (officially the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida on [Sunshine Skyway Bridge] Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge, often referred to as the Sunshine Skyway Bridge or simply the Skyway, is a cable-stayed bridge spanning the Lower Tampa [Boca Grande Causeway] mainland) includes a 213 ft swing span over the navigation channel. The swing bridge, which is one of a few remaining swing bridges in Florida, is 13 feet
 
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