Fort Denaud Bridge

The Fort Denaud Bridge is a historic swing bridge located in Fort Denaud, Florida, a small community in Hendry County between Alva and LaBelle. The bridge crosses the Caloosahatchee River and is one of three vehicle swing bridges in Southwest Florida along with the Blackburn Point Bridge in Osprey and the Boca Grande Causeway.

Fort Denaud Bridge
Coordinates26.744638°N 81.510457°W / 26.744638; -81.510457
CarriesFort Denaud Bridge Way
CrossesCaloosahatchee River
LocaleFort Denaud, Florida
OwnerHendry County
Maintained byHendry County
ID number070013
Characteristics
DesignSwing bridge
MaterialSteel
Trough constructionSteel
Pier constructionConcrete
Total length434.7 ft (132 m)
Clearance below8.9 ft (3 m)
No. of lanes2
History
Opened1963
Statistics
TollNone
Location

The bridge was built in 1963 to replace a bridge located a short distance upstream that had been condemned and demolished in the early 1960s.[1]

The bridge is 434.7 feet long from end to end and has a vertical clearance of 8.9 feet over the river.[2]

Swing open for vessel traffic

References
  1. "History of the Fort Denaud Bridge". Hendry County, Florida. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. "FORT DENAUD BR WAY over CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER". National Bridge Inventory data. Retrieved 12 April 2019.


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