Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
NW 36th Street Bridge
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, March 7, 2018
1. NW 36th Street Bridge Marker
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A rare example of a Hanover Skew bridge once crossed the Miami Canal at this location. The bridge, completed in 1952, was built to carry increasing automobile traffic to and from Miami International Airport, southwest of this location. In the early 1950s, Miami politicians were closely watching municipal spending, and chose this affordable bridge design to reduce traffic issues and accommodate the growing boat traffic on the Miami Canal. The engineering firm of Hardesty & Hanover developed the Hanover Skew bridge design to provide a solution to the skewed crossing over the Miami Canal at NW 36th Street. The bridge required only one set of machinery, a massive pier, and one bascule leaf, which made it economical. Hanover Skew type bridges are unique because of the angled bascule leaf, which rises up and over when opening, similar to turning pages in a book. The NW 36th Street Bridge was one of only three Hanover Skew bridges built in Florida, and one of four bridges of this type built in the United States, all between 1945 and 1963. The Hanover Skew bridge at this location was removed in 2015.
Erected 2015 by The Florida
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Department of Transportation and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-821.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1952.
Location. 25° 48.498′ N, 80° 15.737′ W. Marker is in Miami, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. It is at the intersection of Northwest 36th Street (State Road 948) and Northwest South River Drive, on the right when traveling east on Northwest 36th Street. Marker is difficult to get to. There is no pullout. You must park in a business and walk to it. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Miami FL 33142, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Florida and on the Gold Coast. It is also in the American South and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2018, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 798 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 23, 2018, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
