Blackburn Point Bridge


Blackburn Point Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	Osprey, Florida
Coordinates	27°10′46″N 82°29′41″W / 27.17944°N 82.49472°W / 27.17944; -82.49472Coordinates: 27°10′46″N 82°29′41″W / 27.17944°N 82.49472°W / 27.17944; -82.49472
Built	1926
NRHP Reference #	01000290^[1]^[2]
Added to NRHP	March 29, 2001^[2]

The Blackburn Point Bridge is a historic swing bridge located near Osprey, Florida, United States, that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is a one-lane swing bridge located on Blackburn Point Road at the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. It is the northernmost of the two bridges connecting the barrier island Casey Key to the mainland of Florida. It was constructed by the Champion Bridge Co. and opened to traffic in December 1926.^[3]

The bridge was added to the National Register on March 29, 2001.^[2]

Side view of the bridge, from a boat

References

↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 3/26/01 through 3/30/01". National Park Service. April 6, 2001. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
↑ Smith, Mark D. (March 12, 1996). "Blackburn Point Bridge a swinging reminder". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved June 2, 2013.

External links

Media related to Blackburn Point Bridge at Wikimedia Commons

Sarasota County listings at nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com (non-government) website
Blackburn Point Bridge at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
Aerial photo of bridge

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West Central	Bayside Blackburn Point Bridge^‡ Clearwater Memorial Courtney Campbell Gandy Howard Frankland Pinellas Bayway Sunshine Skyway Treasure Island

East Central	A. Max Brewer Astor Bennett Bert Dosh Broadway Eau Gallie Granada Melbourne Merritt Island NASA Osteen Pineda Port Orange Roosevelt Sebastian Inlet Wabasso Merrill P. Barber Alma Lee Loy Whitehair

South	Broad Coral Springs^† Julia Tuttle John F. Kennedy Lehman MacArthur Rickenbacker Snow-Reed^‡ Venetian

Southwest	Boca Grande^‡ Bonita Beach Caloosahatchee Cape Coral Edison John Ringling Matanzas Pass Midpoint Sanibel S.S. Jolley

Keys	Bahia Honda Card Sound Jewfish Creek Long Key Overseas Highway Seven Mile

Tunnels	Henry E. Kinney Port of Miami

Ferries	Drayton Island Fort Gates Mayport

^† – Covered bridge ^‡ – Swing bridge See also: List of bridges in Florida

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