The Fort Denaud Bridge is a historic

swing bridge A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its center of gravity, about which the swing span (turning span) can then pi ...

located in

Fort Denaud, Florida Fort Denaud is a census-designated place (CDP) and former fort in Hendry County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census,the population of the CDP was 2,049. History The fort was situated next to the Caloosahatchee River, east of Fort Mye ...

, a small community in

Hendry County Hendry County is a county in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,619, down from 42,022 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is LaBelle. Hendry County comprises the Clewiston, ...

between Alva and LaBelle. The bridge crosses the

Caloosahatchee River The Caloosahatchee River is a river on the southwest Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States, approximately long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 18, 2011 It dr ...

and is one of three vehicle swing bridges in

Southwest Florida Southwest Florida is the region along the southwest Gulf coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is known for its beaches, subtropical landscape, and winter resort economy. Definitions of the region vary, though its boundaries are generally ...

along with the

Blackburn Point Bridge 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 Intraco ...

Osprey The osprey (''Pandion haliaetus''), , also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor reaching more than in length and across the wings. It is brown o ...

and the

Boca Grande Causeway The Boca Grande Causeway is a causeway located in Charlotte County, Florida, connecting the community of Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island with the mainland near Placida. The causeway crosses Gasparilla Sound and consists of three bridges, and ...

. The bridge was built in 1963 to replace a bridge located a short distance upstream that had been condemned and demolished in the early 1960s. The bridge is 434.7 feet long from end to end and has a vertical clearance of 8.9 feet over the river. Ft Denaud Bridge open

References

Swing bridges in the United States Bridges completed in 1963 Bridges over the Caloosahatchee River {{Florida-bridge-struct-stub