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Seddon Island Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge, Spanning Garrison Channel from Tampa to Sedden Island, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

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Seddon Island Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge, Spanning Garrison Channel from Tampa to Sedden Island, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

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Summary

Significance: The Seddon Island Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge is the oldest, longest-span Scherzer rolling lift bridge in Florida. It is a well-preserved example of a popular type of patented movable bridge, fabricated and erected by the nationally significant Phoenix Bridge Company.
Survey number: HAER FL-3
Building/structure dates: 1908- 1909 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1945 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1962 Subsequent Work

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1945
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Phoenix Bridge Company
Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company
Bowyer, Frank C
Jaenicke, Gustave
Meigs, J L
Seddon, A E
Waddell, J A
Bearfoot, Paula Spero
Flores, Gratia B
McCahon, Mary E
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Location

Port Tampa Point27.95058, -82.45718
Google Map of 27.950575, -82.4571776
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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