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Overview

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Deck view

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East end

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Plaque

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Sidewalk

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Overview: Bascule bridge over Hillsborough River on Cass Street in Tampa
Location: Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1926; rehabilitated 1949
Builders: - Lakeside Bridge & Steel Co. (Main span)
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. (Design)
- Tibbets, Pleasant, Green & Beckman (General contractors)
Design: Bascule
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 115.2 ft.
Total length: 505.6 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +27.95056, -82.46472 (decimal degrees)
27°57'02" N, 82°27'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 12377 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2005): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 65.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 12,000