السبت، 17 أغسطس 2013

Bridges Around Miami

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By Celine Moore


Miami is a city located in southeastern Florida, one of the most populated counties in the States, because of the nature of the city itself. The city is is home to many established companies both across the nation and internationally. Behind those superb tall buildings, the city of Miami holds other architecture that travelers would certainly be interested in experienceing. These are the important bridges in Miami, which will definitely add to a memorable experience when travelers visit the city of Miami.

Hook Square Bridge

Miami has a few truss bridges, the longest of which is the Hook Square Bridge that was opened in 1930. Built over the Miami Canal where it meets Hook Square in Miami Springs, this bridge runs a total length of 132 feet. Historically historic, this bridge was constructed with structural rails exposed to viewers on both road sides where traffic passes by.

Curtiss Parkway Bridge

The Curtiss Parkway Bridge is another type of bridge known as a swinging truss bridge. Originally built in 1924 and renovated in 1941, this bridge was the very first important bridge to cross the Miami Canal in the Hialeah area. It is intended to have a center which rotates to facilitates boats travelling through the canal to pass through the bridge. It presently runs with a total length of 109.9 feet.

McDaniel Memorial Bridge

McDaniel Memorial Bridge was erected in 1939 by Massman Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri. It was structured to have a metal riveted cantilever through truss which extends its length as long as 2072 feet. This bridge is understood to be the 1st bridge recorded by Historicbridge.org, an organization which wants to promote and preserve historic bridges in the United States.

Coral Gables Canal Bridge

Coral Gables Canal Bridge, located in Hardee Road (64th Street) over Coral Gables Canal was built in 1930. The bridge employs a deck concrete arch design. Concrete arch bridges are the second most typical sorts of bridges found in Miami. This bridge is open to the the public and highly regarded, since with heavy water traffic in the area, it allows motorists to cross without waiting for boats to pass like they do on bascule bridges. The arches of this bridge are also built tall enough to permit boats to pass underneath the bridge simply.

Collins Canal Bridge is a bridge made of concrete arches over Collins Canal on West 23rd Street in Miami.. This bridge built in 1926 is the longest concrete bridge still in use in Miami. It primarily grants the motorists to cross over Collins Canal while traveling in Miami Beach. Even though the architect of the bridge is still unrecorded to this very day this bridge was renovated in 1962 and still preserves its historic condition.

Tamiami Canal Railroad Bridge

Tamiami Canal Railroad Bridge is another engaging bridge in Miami because in stark contrast to the bridges that came before, this is a swing-type of bridge made by pratt through truss. What makes this bridge different is its main feature of being movable like a bascule bridge. The center leaf of the bridge pivots swing to the sides in order for boats to pass. Built in 1926 for the Seaboard Air Line Railway, this bridge runs 124 feet long and crosses the Tamiami Canal on Northwest South Stream Drive in the area of Miami Springs.

Old Rip Rap Road Bridge

Old Rip Rap Road Bridge is found in Montgomery, Ohio crossing the Great Miami River was erected in 1923. It is one of the Miami bridges built in the truss bridge time. This bridge has been successfully restored and reopened for public transportation. Nowadays it serves as the dead-end part of the Great Miami Recreation Trail bike trail.




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