17th Street Bridge
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The 17th Street Bridge is a fixed concrete arch bridge
that spans the Indian River
intracostal waterway in Indian River County, Florida
. The bridge, started in 1977, was constructed by Gulf Contracting Inc, FL and was completed in 1979.
The Florida Department of Transportation bridge number is 880077.
The bridge has a total of four lanes. The vertical clearance is 65 ft (19.8 m).
On the river it crosses the ICW at Statute Mile 953, south of flashing day beacon #145A.
Arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side...
that spans the Indian River
Indian River (Florida)
The Indian River is a waterway in Florida, a part of the Indian River Lagoon system which forms the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It extends southward from the Ponce de Leon inlet in New Smyrna Beach, Florida [Volusia County] southward and across the "Haulover Canal" and along the western shore...
intracostal waterway in Indian River County, Florida
Indian River County, Florida
Indian River County is a county located in the Treasure Coast region in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 112,947. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 128,594...
. The bridge, started in 1977, was constructed by Gulf Contracting Inc, FL and was completed in 1979.
The Florida Department of Transportation bridge number is 880077.
The bridge has a total of four lanes. The vertical clearance is 65 ft (19.8 m).
On the river it crosses the ICW at Statute Mile 953, south of flashing day beacon #145A.