Victory Bridge (Florida)
Victory Bridge | |
|---|---|
Victory Bridge spanning the Apalachicola River via US 90 | |
| Coordinates | 30°42′04″N 84°51′33″W / 30.701134°N 84.85908°W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles |
| Crosses | Apalachicola River |
| Locale | Florida Panhandle |
| Owner | Florida Department of Transportation, District 3 |
| ID number | 530951 |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Concrete, steel |
| Total length | 1,636 feet (499 m) |
| Width | 35 feet (11 m) |
| Longest span | 154 feet (47 m) |
| No. of spans | 6 |
| Piers in water | 6 |
| Load limit | 87.8 short tons (79.7 t) |
| No. of lanes | 2 |
| History | |
| Constructed by | GLF Construction Corporation |
| Built | 1959 |
| Construction end | 1996 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 6500 (2019) |
| Location | |
The Victory Bridge carries U.S. Route 90 (US 90) over the floodplain of the Apalachicola River in the Florida Panhandle, immediately below the Jim Woodruff Dam. It was originally built by the Masters and Mullen Construction Company out of Cleveland (Henry C. Masters and Claude F. Mullen). The original Victory Bridge, completed in 1922 at a cost of $1 million USD,[1] is no longer used, having been replaced first in 1958[2] and again in 1994-1996[3] by a high-level bridge slightly upstream that carries the same name.
See also
References
- ^ Edmonds, Richard H., ed. (August 24, 1922). "Victory Bridge Across Apalachicola Now Complete". Manufacturers' Record. 82 (8). Baltimore, MD: Manufacturers' Record Publishing Co.: 56. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ^ "Victory Bridge - Chattahoochee Main Street - Division of Historical Resources - Florida Department of State". dos.fl.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Victory BridgeSneads, Florida". GLF Construction.