Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Palm Beach County, Florida Bridges: Spanish River Blvd. Bridges across the Intracoastal Waterway (3)

December 2012 (26.38634 Degrees, -80.07104 Degrees) Spanish River Blvd. Bridges
A view from behind a trestle pier at the bascule pier, operators house, and timber fenders of the Spanish River Boulevard Bridges. Four pile extensions were cased in concrete on the left pier while only three were cased on the right pier, suggesting this was a later repair. Note the trestle spans are precast concrete girders while the end spans are steel girders. In this photo we can clearly see the counterweights that rotate downward to lift up the bascule spans.
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