The Blackburn Point Bridge is a historic

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located near

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, United States, that is listed on the U.S.

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. It is a one-lane swing bridge located on Blackburn Point Road at the

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. It is the northernmost of the two bridges connecting the barrier island Casey Key to the mainland of Florida.

History

The bridge was constructed by the

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and opened to traffic in December 1926. It contains port and starboard signals along the north truss of the bridge. The bridge was added to the National Register on March 29, 2001.

References

External links

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

Aerial photo of bridge
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida Swing bridges in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Sarasota County, Florida Bridges completed in 1926 1926 establishments in Florida Drawbridges on the National Register of Historic Places Transportation buildings and structures in Sarasota County, Florida {{Florida-bridge-struct-stub