how long is the roosevelt bridge in stuart fl
Roosevelt Bridge (Florida) The Roosevelt Bridge is a major highway segmental bridge across the St. Lucie River in Stuart, Florida. Carrying U.S. Route 1 (Federal Highway; unsigned State Road 5), it was built to supersede the old Roosevelt Bridge, which had twin parallel drawbridges, one for northbound traffic (opened in 1934, 27°12′12″N 80°15′35″W﻿ / ﻿27.203228°N 80.259612°W﻿ / 27.203228; -80.259612) and the other for southbound (opened in 1964, 27°12′09″N 80°15′35″W﻿ / ﻿27.202475°N 80.259762°W﻿ / 27.202475; -80.259762). The new bridge, completed in 1996, is raised and much longer than the older twin drawbridges. The southbound span of the old bridge is still functional for road and boat traffic and now carries two-way road traffic for what is now known as Dixie Highway, County Road 707. The new high-level Roosevelt Bridge is approximately one mile long and is made of two three-lane sections running parallel to each other. The northbound bridge was completed first, and housed two lanes of both north and south-bound traffic until the second bridge was finished.[1][2][3][4][5]
Bridge of the Americas The Bridge of the Americas (Spanish: Puente de las AmÃ©ricas; originally known as the Thatcher Ferry Bridge) is a road bridge in Panama, which spans the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. Designed by Sverdrup & Parcel, it was completed in 1962 at a cost of US$20 million, connecting the north and south American land masses. Two other bridges cross the canal: the Atlantic Bridge at the Gatun locks (expected 2018) and the Centennial Bridge.[1]