Florida Covered Bridges List
– Mar 2, 2008
 

Number	County	Name	Water	Spans	Length	Built	Truss	GPS	Description
09-01-A	Alachua	Covered Bridge Apartments	Hogtown Creek	4	52'	1973	Stringer	N29 40.44 W82 20.69	In Gainesville. US441 N. 1.5 miles from jct with FL26 (University Av.) in Gainesville, W. on NW 23rd Av. (becomes Blvd & Glen Springs Rd.) 0.3 miles to the bridge on the N. side of the road at 1801 NW 23rd Blvd at the entrance to Covered Bridge Apts.
09-06-A	Broward	Coral Springs Hills	canal	1	40'	1964	Cement slab	N26 17.16 W80 15.19	In Coral Springs. FL817 (University Dr) N. 1.0 miles from jct with FL834 (Sample Rd. / NW 34th St.) in Coral Springs, W. on Wiles Rd. 0.15 miles, S. on NW 95th Av. 350' to the bridge.
09-06-b		Wozniuk	pond	1	18'	1973	Stringer	N26 03.93 W80 14.69	In Davie. Orange Dr. W. 1.8 miles from jct with FL91 to the bridge on the N. side of the road at 7301.
09-06-c		Chickee	slough connector	1	18'	1930s	Stringer	N26 08.18 W80 06.36	On Bonnet House grounds in Ft. Lauderdale. FL838 (Sunrise Blvd) E. 4.0 miles from jct with I95 exit 29 in Ft. Lauderdale, S. on Birch Rd. to dead end at 900; gate to Bonnet House. Follow signs to parking. Admission. [www.bonnethouse.org/main.html]
09-25-a	Hardee	Bluff's Golf Course	pond outlet	3	31'	1996	Stringer	N27 21.64 W81 47.97	Between the 17th & 18th holes at The Bluff's Golf Course S. of Zolfo Springs. US17 S. 9.0 miles from jct with FL66 in Zolfo Springs to the golf course on the E. side of the road at 8037. Bridge is S. of the clubhouse, close to the road.
09-26-A	Hendry	Oxbow Golf Club	canal	2	41' x 11'	1971	Cement slab	--GONE-- N26 45.90 W81 24.00	In Oxbow Golf Club in La Belle. FL80 (Hickpochee Av.) E. 2.3 miles from jct with FL29 (Lee St.) in LaBelle to the golf course on the N. side of the road. Built to accommodate all maintenance vehicles, golf carts, & pedestrians. [Fm Donna Shea 2-28-08: Golf course is closed and the land is for sale.]
09-27-a	Hernando	Clover Leaf Farms	connecting ponds	1	24'	1979	Stringer	N28 34.03 W82 22.05	At Clover Leaf Farms NE of Brooksville. US41 (N Broad St.) N. 0.9 miles from jct with US98 in Brooksville to Clover Leaf Farms (homes) on the E. side of the road at 900. Bridge is in the back; ask directions at the sales office.
09-28-A #2	Highlands	Lehigh Acres	Jack Creek	n/a	48'	1988	Post supported roof	N27 20.75 W81 24.97	NW of Lake Placid. US27 N. 1.5 miles from jct with CR621 in Lake Placid, W. on Lake June Rd. 3.8 miles, N. on Golfview (becomes Peach Tree) Dr. 1.6 miles, E. on Patterson St. 100' to the bridge at the entrance to a retirement community. Post supported roof over roadway over 3 culverts. Original bridge built in 1975 & removed in 1988 due to termite damage & a truck hitting it.
09-29-(A	Hillsborough	Northbridge at Lake Pretty	dry land	n/a	51'	2001	Post supported roof	N28 06.31 W82 34.49	A the entrance to Northbridge at Lake Pretty N. of Citrus Park. Ehrlich Rd. (CR582) (becomes Gunn Hwy) W. 1.0 miles from jct with FL589 (Veterans Expy) on the E. side of Citrus Park, N. on Gunn Highway (CR582/587) 1.9 miles, E. on Binder Rd. 0.3 miles to the bridge.
09-35-A	Lake	Heathrow Country Estates	connecting ponds	n/a	121'	2004	Stringer	N28 49.77 W81 31.41	NE of Sorrento. CR437 N. 3.0 miles from jct with FL46 in Sorrento, E. on FL44 1.2 miles, S. on CR46A 1.6 miles, W. on Red Tail Boulevard (entrance road to Heathrow Country Estates) 0.1 miles to the bridge. Post supported roof over a roadway over a pipe. Built by Kennedy Construction of Altamonte Springs.
09-36-A	Lee	Riverbend Housing	Indian Creek	2	43'	1981	Stringer	N26 40.97 W81 51.27	NE of North Fort Myers. FL78 (Bayshore Rd.) E. 1.8 miles from jct with Bus.US41 in North Fort Myers, S. on Indian Creek Dr. 0.3 miles, continue S. on Riverbend Blvd 0.5 miles to the bridge. Built by Tom Hoolihan.
09-41-a	Manatee	Golf Lakes	arm of lake	2	16'	1981	Stringer	N27 27.01 W82 33.54	At Golf Lakes Retirement Community in Bradenton. FL70 (53rd Av. W) E. 1.0 miles from jct with US41 (14th St. W) in Bradenton, N. on 5th St. E 0.2 miles to bridge on the W. side of the road at 5050. [www.golflakes.com]
09-41-c		Covered Bridge Estates	drain	1	12'	1999	Stringer	N27 33.18 W82 29.97	NE of Ellenton. US301 E. 0.3 miles from jct with I75 exit 224 just NE of Ellenton, N. on 60th Av. E 1.1 miles, E. on 37th St. E (Mendoza Rd.) 0.3 miles, N. on 64th Av. E (Covered bridge Xing) 0.4 miles, E. (curves N.) on Shenandoah Av. 250' to the bridge on the W. side of the road by the pool.
09-41-(a		Roadhouse Grill	pond	1	80'	1980	Stringer	N27 27.12 W82 34.47	At the Roadhouse Grill in Bradenton. US14 (14th St. W) N. 0.3 miles from jct with FL70 (53rd Av. W) to the bridge on the E. side of the road at 5051. Name changed from Tin Pan Alley.
09-43-A	Martin	Rustic Hills	Crooked Creek	3	58'	1972	Cement slab	N27 11.33 W80 17.63	NW of Palm City. SW Martin Downs Blvd N. (curves E.) 1.3 miles from jct with FL91 (Florida Tpke) exit 133 W. of Palm City, N. on High Meadows Av. 1.0 miles, W. on Murphy Rd. 100', N. on Covered bridge Rd. 0.15 miles to the bridge.
09-68-a	Miami Dade	Rainbow or Children's Zoo	canal	5	40'	1957	Stringer	GONE	Key Biscayne. Crandon Park. [From Miami take Richenbacker Causeway to Crandon Boulevard on Key Biscayne; follow to Crandon Park on the left. Children's Zoo was at the south end of Parking Lot #4, in Crandon Gardens.] Destroyed by Hurricane Andrew 8-24-92.
09-44-a	Monroe	Flipper's School	dry land	n/a	35'	1972	Stringer	approximate N24 45.78 W80 57.24	At the Dolphin Research Center SW of Layton. US1 SW 10.0 miles from jct with Layton Dr. in Layton to the Dolphin Research Center on the W. (right) side of the road on Grassy Key at Mile Marker 59. Admission. Originally was a one-span footbridge along a pathway over a display pond at Flipper's Sea School, the name since changed to Dolphin Research Center. The footbridge was moved, circa 1987, to a nearby location within the Center to be used as a storage building, resting on its three wood utility pole stringers on dry ground. Originally open sided with handrails, the bridge has been enclosed with paneling on the sides and the portals, two doors with screen doors added on one side and one shed door added on one end. The roof was originally covered with wood shingles, but now has black asphalt shingles.
09-48-a	Orange	Aerial Tram	brook	1	20'	1971	Stringer		At Disney World. Admission.
09-48-B		Old Horatio Av.	Lake Nina Canal	1	20'	1988	Stringer	N28 37.60 W81 21.49	In Maitland. Horatio Av. E. 0.3 miles from jct with US17 in Maitland, S. & immediate left (E.) on Old Horatio Av. 0.1 miles to the bridge. Built 1958, covered 1988 by Max Mincy of the city of Maitland Dept of Public Works.
09-48-C		Covered Bridge Subdivision	pond interconnect culverts	n/a	41'	1988	Post supported roof	N28 30.49 W81 16.65	E. of Orlando. FL526/552 (Curry Ford Rd.) W. 1.7 miles from jct with FL417 (Central Florida Greenway) E. of Orlando, S. on Curry Woods Dr. 0.1 miles, W. (right) on Sagebrush Pl. 0.1 miles to the bridge.
09-50-A	Palm Beach	Palm Beach Gardens #1	canal	1	60'	1968	Cement slab	GONE	West Palm Beach. E. Course 5th Green. Removed in 1990s.
09-50-B		Palm Beach Gardens #2	canal	1	60'	1968	Cement slab	GONE	West Palm Beach. E. Course 13th Green. Removed in 1990s.
09-50-C		Palm Beach Gardens #3	canal	2	60'	1969	Cement slab	GONE	West Palm Beach. S. Course 11th Green. Removed in 1990s.
09-50-D		Palm Beach Gardens #4	canal	2	60'	1969	Cement slab	GONE	West Palm Beach. S. Course 13th Green. Removed in 1990s.
09-50-E		Palm Beach Gardens #5	canal	2	60'	1969	Cement slab	GONE	West Palm Beach. N. Course 5th Green. Removed in 1990s.
09-50-F		Palm Beach Gardens #6	canal	2	60'	1969	Cement slab	GONE	West Palm Beach. N. Course 13th Green. Removed in 1990s.
09-50-g		Lake Worth	canal	1	33'	1971	Cement slab		Lake Worth. 3700 Nassau Rd.
09-50-i		Covered Bridge Community	ponds interconnect	1	31'	1973	Stringer	N26 37.33 W80 09.75	W. of Greenacres City. FL802 (Lake Worth Rd.) E. 0.4 miles from jct with FL91 (Florida's Tpke) exit 93 W. of Green Acres City, N. on Nassau Rd. 0.3 miles, E. on Covered Bridge Blvd 0.15 miles to the bridge on the S. side of the road.
09-50-j		Rutman	gully	1	54'		Stringer	GONE	West Palm Beach. Footbridge in South Florida Fairgrounds near Yesteryear Village. When fair not running it can be reached through gate 10.
09-51-A	Pasco	Ramblewood Village	overflow	n/a	40'	1990	Post supported roof	N28 13.26 W82 11.06	In Zephyrhills. US301/FL39/FL41/FL51 (Gall Blvd) S. 0.9 miles from jct with FL54 (5th Av.) in Zephyrhills, W. on Vinson Av. 0.2 miles to the bridge.
09-51-B		The Wilds	dry land	n/a	51'	1981	Post supported roof	N28 14.97 W82 42.27	In New Port Richey. Main St. E. 1.4 miles from jct with US19 in New Port Richey, S. on Devonshire Ln. 30' to the bridge. It is -B because that was the original designation.
09-52-a	Pinellas	Bootleggers	ditch	1	25'	1985	Stringer	N27 53.88 W82 45.72	SE of Largo. FL688 (Ulmerton Rd.) E. 1.5 miles from jct with US19A in Largo, N. on Starkey Rd. 0.25 miles to the bridge on the E. side of the road at 1999. Name changed from Bridges Restaurant.
09-52-b		TradeWinds Island Resort #1	canal	2	23'	1980s	Stringer	N27 43.78 W82 44.69	At the TradeWinds Island Resort in St. Petersburg Beach. FL699 (Gulf Blvd) N. 1.4 miles from jct with FL682 (Pinellas Bayway) in St. Petersburg Beach to the hotel & bridge on the W. side of the road at 5500. Bridge at the swimming pool.
09-52-c		TradeWinds Island Resort #2	canal	1	18'	1989	Stringer	N27 43.79 W82 44.68	Same as 09-52-b.
09-52-D		Isla Key	canal	1	36'	1997	Stringer	N27 42.97 W82 42.26	SE of St. Petersburg Beach. FL679 (54th Av. / Pinellas Bayway) W. 1.0 miles from jct with I275 to toll gate, continue W. 0.7 miles across bridge to Isla Key island to the community security gate on N. side of the road. Bridge is about 10 yds from road.
09-52-e		Down Yonder Village	Swan Lake inlet	1	18'	?	Stringer	GONE	Clearwater. 142nd Av. W. Gone prior to Jul 2002.
09-58-a	Sarasota	Foxfire	pond	1	24'	1978	Stringer	N27 16.50 W82 25.65	Between the 3rd & 4th green in the Foxfire Golf Course SE of Sarasota. FL72 (Clark Rd.) E. 1.7 miles from jct with I75 exit 205 just SE of Sarasota, NW on Proctor Rd. 0.5 miles to the golf course on the W. side of the road at 7200.
09-58-B		Beau Schen	ditch	1	17'	1978	Stringer	GONE	South Venice. W. off 41 on Alligator Dr. to Kent Rd. to end. Cover removed prior to May 2001.
09-58-C		Sherwood Forest	creek	n/a	48'	1984	Post supported roof	N27 19.53 W82 28.59	In Sarasota. FL780 (Fruitville Rd.) W. 1.0 miles from jct with I75 exit 210 on the E. side of Sarasota, S. on Honore Av. 1.0 miles, W. on Bahia Vista St. 0.8 miles, N. on Sherwood Forest Dr. 0.15 miles to the bridge.
09-59-A	Seminole	Lake Lotus	stream	n/a	56'	1972	Post supported roof	N28 39.06 W81 25.75	SW of Forest City. FL434 S. 0.5 miles from jct with FL436 in Forest City, W. on W Town Pkwy 0.25 miles, SW on Bunnell Rd. 0.4 miles, S. on Country Creek Pkwy about 0.3 miles to the bridge.
09-59-b		Cross Seminole Trail or Lake Mary Pedestrian Overpass at Rinehart Road	Lake Mary Blvd	1	153'	2007	Stringer	N28 45.37 W81 20.81	On the Cross Seminole Trail in Lake Mary. Lake Mary Blvd E. 1.0 miles from jct with I4 exit 98 on the W. side of Lake Mary to the bridge overhead. 100' E. of Rinehart Rd. / Greenwood Blvd intersection. Twin to 09-57-c. Has a three-span uncovered ramp totaling 188' at the S. portal and a four-span uncovered ramp totaling 285' at the N. portal for a total length of 626'. Built by Southland Construction, Inc., of Apopka, FL, at an approximate cost of $3,900,000. Grand opening 6-18-07.
09-59-c		Lake Mary Elementary School or Lake Mary Pedestrian Overpass at Country Club Road	Lake Mary Blvd	1	153'	2007	Stringer	N28 45.38 W81 19.35	In Lake Mary. Lake Mary Blvd E. 2.5 miles from jct with I4 exit 98 on the W. side of Lake Mary to the bridge overhead. 100' W. of Country Club Rd. Twin to 09-57-b. Has a six-span uncovered ramp totaling 305' at the SSW portal and a six-span uncovered ramp totaling 305' at the NNE portal for a total length of 763'. Built by Southland Construction, Inc., of Apopka, FL, at an approximate cost of $3,900,000. Grand opening 6-18-07.
09-59-d		Howell Creek Trestle	Howell Creek	2	24'	1997	Stringer	N28 41.13 W81 14.81	On the Cross Seminole Trail in Winter Springs. FL434 W. 0.2 miles from jct with FL417 (Eastern Beltway - toll) exit 44, S. (left) on Jetta Point Rd. 200' to the Cross Seminole Trail Black Hammock Trailhead parking area. Take walkway S. 100 yds to the restrooms. From this point it is a 1.2 mile walk to the bridge. Walk past the restrooms taking the right fork in the walkway to the Cross Seminole Trail, go right (W.) to the bridge. Has a 15-span uncovered approach section totaling 148' at the west portal and a 13-span uncovered approach section totaling 127' at the east portal for a total bridge length of 299'. Built on the old Seaboard Coast Line Railroad trestle. Built by EBY Construction Co. (name since changed to Lane Construction Co.) of Maitland, FL, at a cost of $230,000.
09-60-a	Sumter	Lake Sumter Landing	Lake Sumter Canal	1	34'	2005	Stringer steel I-beams	N28 54.44 W81 58.59	In The Villages W. of Lady Lake. CR466 W. 2.9 miles from jct with US27/441 in Lady lake, S. on Morse Blvd 0.8 miles, W. on Lake Sumter Landing 0.3 miles, continue W. on Old Mill Run 0.1 miles to a rusted steel truss bridge across the canal. The covered bridge is on the left up the canal 300' (behind Barnes & Noble Bookstore).
09-66-a	Walton	Scenic 30A Bicycle Path	feeder stream to Draper Lake	1	110'	2005	Pratt	N30 20.89 W86 12.98	SE of Santa Rosa Beach. FL393 S. 1.9 miles from jct with US98 in Santa Rosa Beach, E. on FL30A 0.8 miles to the bridge on the S. side of the road. A 15-panel steel Pratt truss footbridge with a 110-foot long covered truss center span, a 39-foot long 4-span uncovered stringer approach ramp at the southwest portal, and a 79-foot long 8-span uncovered stringer approach ramp at the northeast portal; for a total length of 228 feet in 13 spans. Built by Biltolast Products Inc. of Fort Payne, Alabama, in 2003 and covered in 2005 by Walton County.