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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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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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vehicular bridges bridge construction transportation engineering civil engineering movable bridges warren trusses port tampa point seddon scherzer seddon island scherzer bridge garrison channel garrison channel tampa sedden sedden island hillsborough hillsborough county florida paula spero bearfoot frank c bowyer gratia b flores historic american engineering record gustave jaenicke mary e mccahon j l meigs phoenix bridge company scherzer rolling lift bridge company a e seddon j a waddell photo seddon island ultra high resolution high resolution historic american landscapes survey historic american buildings survey infrastructure library of congress
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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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Port Tampa Point ,  27.95058, -82.45718
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Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov/
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vehicular bridges bridge construction transportation engineering civil engineering movable bridges warren trusses port tampa point seddon scherzer seddon island scherzer bridge garrison channel garrison channel tampa sedden sedden island hillsborough hillsborough county florida paula spero bearfoot frank c bowyer gratia b flores historic american engineering record gustave jaenicke mary e mccahon j l meigs phoenix bridge company scherzer rolling lift bridge company a e seddon j a waddell photo seddon island ultra high resolution high resolution historic american landscapes survey historic american buildings survey infrastructure library of congress