Info:Mathers Bridge

Mathers Bridge

Mathers Bridge is a 700-foot-long (210 m) low-level swing bridge located on the southern tip of Merritt Island, Florida, crossing the Banana River at the south end of State Road 3. The bridge was built in 1927 by John Mathers in order to connect Merritt Island to what is now Indian Harbour Beach, and was moved to its present location in 1952. It was constructed by the Austin Brothers Bridge Company. The bridge and the control house were rehabilitated in 2007. Article
Waterway: Banana River			Road: SR3
City: Indian Harbour Beach		County: Brevard
Type: Metal Swing Span		Builder:Austin Bridge Co.
DOT: 704063	L: 791.7'		Built: 2005
Location: 28.1492,-80.6061

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National Bridge Data
Number	704063
Route	00003
Place	Indian Harbour Beach
County	Brevard
Features	Banana River
Facility	Banana River Drive
Location	0.3 Mile West of SR-513
Latitude	28085715
Longitude	80362216
Service On Roadway	Highway - Pedestrian
Service Under Roadway	Waterway
Owner	County
Built	1927
Rebuilt	2005
Lanes	2
Lane Direction	2 way
Direction
Traffic	2569
Traffic Year	2016
Future Traffic	2970
Future Traffic Year	2036
Length	242m
Width	7m
Clearance
Kind	Steel
Type	Movable - Swing
Deck Type	Open Grating
Critical
Inspection Date (mm-yy)	03-16
Deck	Good
Superstructure	Very Good
Substructure	Good
Channel	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift.
Culvert	N/A
Scour	Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable for assessed or calculated scour conditions: Scour within limits of footing or piles. Scour below spread-footing base or pile tips.