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Indian Rocks Bascule Bridge

 
Indian Rocks Causeway, Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785, United States of America (FL 688)
 

Indian Rocks Bascule Bridge carries the M6 motorway over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Clearwater to Cape Coral) near to Tiverchester Cutting.

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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Indian Rocks Bascule Bridge is a minor waterways place on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Clearwater to Cape Coral) between Carrabelle (Florida) (243.97 miles to the northwest) and Cape Coral Bridge (129.06 miles to the southeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Carrabelle (Florida) is Belleair Causeway Bridge; 2.56 miles away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Cape Coral Bridge is Park Boulevard North Bridge; 3 miles away.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a dual carriageway over the canal.

 
 
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[Indian Rocks Causeway] The Indian Rocks Causeway (also called the Indian Rocks Bridge) is a twin-span double-leaf bascule bridge that crosses the Narrows, part of the Gulf Intracoastal [Sand Key Bridge] Florida. The bridge carries Gulf of Mexico Boulevard, part of SR 699, and it was built in 1995, replacing the original bascule bridge built in the 1960s [Park Boulevard Bridge] The Park Boulevard Bridge (originally called 78th Avenue Bridge) is a double-leaf bascule bridge that crosses the Narrows, part of the Gulf Intracoastal [Belleair Causeway] double-leaf bascule bridge built in 1950. Dunedin Causeway Clearwater Memorial Causeway Sand Key Bridge Indian Rocks Causeway Park Boulevard Bridge Tom Stuart [Florida State Road 666] Boca Ciega Bay from Seminole to Madeira Beach. The bridge crossing Boca Ciega Bay is a bascule bridge with 11 spans, built in 1962. The route ends with [Florida State Road 699] cents if the bridge was going up. Construction began on the current bridge in 2006. The current bridge is a bigger twin-span bascule bridge built in 2008 [Clearwater Memorial Causeway] thirty-plus years until it was replaced by a bascule bridge in the 1950s. A portion of the original bridge was demolished with the remaining section kept [Dunedin Causeway] Causeway is a series of three bridges (the outer ones are the fixed bridges, and the middle one a double-leaf bascule bridge) that cross the St. Joseph Sound [Pinellas Bayway] Memorial Causeway Sand Key Bridge Belleair Causeway Indian Rocks Causeway Park Boulevard Bridge Tom Stuart Causeway John's Pass Bridge Treasure Island Causeway [Historic bridges of New South Wales] Wales. September 1973. GHD Group (n.d.). "Volume 2: Bascule and Swing Span Bridges - Movable Span Bridge Study" (PDF). Roads and Maritime Services. pp. 144
 
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Bridgehunter.com | Pinellas County, Florida
Bascule bridge over Whitcomb Bayou on North Spring Blvd. in Tarpon Springs Open to traffic. Built 1924. ... Pair of bascule bridges over Johns Pass Boca Ciega Bay on FL 699 (Gulf Blvd.) in Madeira Beach Replaced by a new ... Bascule bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on FL 688 in Indian Rocks Beach Open to traffic
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Dec 25, 2016 ... Laurel Street Bascule bridge. Anna Maria Bascule bridge. Cortez Bascule bridge. Longboat Key Bascule bridge. Kennedy Blvd (SR-60) Bascule bridge. Hillsborough Avenue EB Vertical Lift bridge. Hillsborough Avenue WB Bascule bridge. Indian Rocks EB Bascule bridge. Indian Rocks WB Bascule bridge
Bridgehunter.com | Intracoastal Waterway
Bascule bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Atlantic Blvd. in Pompano Beach Open to traffic ... Deck plate girder bascule bridge over Indian River (ICWW) on North Causeway in New Smyrna Beach Open to traffic .... Bascule bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Park Blvd./78th Avenue N in Indian Shores Open to traffic.
Pets / Boats & Bridges
advisory when the bascule bridge operations will be modified. NOAA weather radios, local media and marine broadcasts will announce these changes. The 10 bascule bridges: • Beckett. • Corey Causeway. • Dunedin Causeway. • Indian Rocks. • John's Pass. PLAN boats & bridges in this section. • Prepare your boat.
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12, 6', Great Bridge Bascule Bridge, 6am - 7pm opens on the hour. Bridge & lock openings ... Fri. Otherwise on demand. 579.9, 21', Causton Bluff Bascule Bridge, Closed 6:30 - 9am & 4:30 - 6:30pm except weekends & Holidays. Opens at ..... 128.9, 25', Indian Rock Beach, Opens on demand. 131.8, 21', Belleair Causeway  ...
Bascule bridge - Wikipedia
A bascule bridge is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or "leaf", throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- or double-leafed. The name comes from the French term for balance scale, which employs the same principle. Bascule bridges are the ...
Federal Register :: Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Gulf ...
Aug 24, 2012 ... The normal operating schedule for the Walsingham Road/Indian Rocks Beach ( CR 688) Bridge is set forth in 33 CFR 117.5. 33 CFR 117.5 requires the bridge to open promptly and fully for the passage of vessels when a request or signal to open is given in accordance with this subpart. This bascule bridge ...
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Indian Rocks Bascule Bridge. Florida D.O.T. – Fabricated 2 new Hopkins Frames for hydraulic motors, then installed and aligned new pillow block bearings, pinions shafts, torque arms and link arms (all mfg. by JCMS) onto the frame in the shop. Also manufactured 4 new mating segmental gear racks. (Identical machinery ...
List of movable bridges in Florida - Wikipedia
The following movable bridges (drawbridges) exist in the U.S. state of Florida. This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and tributaries. Bridge of Lions, SR A1A over Matanzas River (AIWW), St. Augustine · Crescent Beach Bridge, SR 206 over Matanzas River (AIWW), Crescent ...
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