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{{short description|Bridge in Daytona Beach, Florida, US}}
{{Infobox Bridge
|bridge_name   = Broadway Bridge
|image         = New daytona Broadway Bridge.jpg 
|image_size = 300px
|caption       = The bridge after 2015 repaint.
|official_name = Broadway Bridge
|carries       = 4 lanes of {{jct|state=FL|US|92}}<br>[[Volusia County Public Transit System|VOTRAN]] bus routes<br>pedestrians, and bicycles
|crosses       = [[Halifax River]],<br> [[Intracoastal Waterway]]
|locale        = [[Daytona Beach, Florida]]
|maint         = Florida Dept. of Transportation
|id            = 790187, 790188<ref>[http://www.dot.state.fl.us/statemaintenanceoffice/CBR/Florida%20Bridge%20Information%2001-05-2009.pdf Florida Dept. of Transportation, ''Florida Bridge Information''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222034410/http://www.dot.state.fl.us/statemaintenanceoffice/CBR/Florida%20Bridge%20Information%2001-05-2009.pdf |date=2012-02-22 }}</ref>
|designer      = Figg Engineering Group
|design        = Segmental Box Girder
|material      = Prestressed concrete
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|length        = 917 meters (3,008 feet)
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|clearance     =
|below         = 19.9 meters (65 feet)
|traffic       =
|begin         =
|complete      = 1912 (First bridge)<br>1947 (Second bridge)<br>2001 (Third bridge)
|open          =
|closed        =
|toll          = Free
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The '''Broadway Bridge''' is a [[segmental bridge]] that spans the [[Halifax River]] and [[Intracoastal Waterway]] in downtown [[Daytona Beach, Florida]], carrying [[U.S. Route 92]].

The Broadway Bridge reaches a height of 65 feet (19.9 m) and is 3,008 feet (917 m) in length. The bridge is more famous for its flair than its purpose. Mosaics of [[manatee]]s, [[dolphin]]s and other [[wildlife]] native to [[Florida]] give the bridge some tourist appeal.

The bridge was dedicated on July 20, 2001.

==History==

===First bridge===
Plans for the original Broadway Bridge were approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on May 4, 1912. Michael Sholtz (father of future Governor [[David Sholtz]]), President of [[Central of Florida Railway Company]], petitioned the Corps for the new bridge which he planned to use for his company's electric [[streetcar]] system, that would connect the cities of Daytona, Daytona Beach, and [[Seabreeze, Florida|Seabreeze]] (separate cities at the time, before consolidating in 1926) across the Halifax River.<ref>Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army ''By United States Army. Corps of Engineers'' (1912) Pg. 1307</ref><ref>McGraw Transit Directory (1918) Pg. 24</ref>

The bridge was simply referred to as ''the concrete bridge'' for many years, until it started to be called the Broadway Bridge. It likely picked up the name because it connected to Broadway Avenue (now named International Speedway Blvd.) on the beach side.<ref>Ianthe Bond Hebel, Centennial History of Volusia County, Florida, 1854-1954 (Daytona Beach, 1955), Pg. 10</ref>

[[Image:CentralFloridaRailwayCo1913.jpg|left|thumb|500px|Streetcars of the Central Florida Railway Co. in 1913, with the bridge in the background]]

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===Second bridge===
By 1947, the Broadway Bridge was carrying traffic for a spur of [[Florida State Road A1A|State Road A1A]] and [[State Road 600 (Florida)|State Road 600]]. The [[Florida Department of Transportation|State Road Department]] determined a new four-lane [[Drawbridge (American English)|drawbridge]] was needed to replace the old structure. Tidewater Construction Corporation of [[Norfolk, Virginia]], was awarded the contract to construct the bridge, and started work on February 6, 1947. The overall length was 1777 feet with a channel span of 104 feet, allowing 90-foot clearance with the double-leaf [[Bascule bridge|bascule]] (drawbridge) open.<ref name="Robinson">Florida Highways, By Florida State Road Dept, Florida Highway Patrol, Published by J.E.Robinson, 1948</ref>

The second Broadway Bridge over the Halifax River was officially opened on November 8, 1948, and dedicated in honor of Robert T. Carleton, Road Department member of the Fifth District, and Elmer Blank, Volusia County Commissioner. Although the name "Carleton-Blank Bridge" appeared on state maps, the local community continued to refer to the structure as the Broadway Bridge.<ref name="Robinson"/><ref>Annual Report of the Attorney General of the State of Florida - Page 144, by Florida Attorney General - Attorneys General's opinions - 1948</ref><ref>Fifth International Bridge Engineering Conference: Tampa, Florida April 3–5 - Pg. 31 by National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board - Bridges - 2000</ref>

[[File:BroadwayBridgeEast1954 (cropped) dot1872.jpg|left|thumb|500px|A view of the Carleton-Blank Bridge from 1954, looking eastward.]]
[[File:Aerial BB(DB)USGS.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Aerial view of second Broadway Bridge in 1999]]
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===Third Bridge===
[[File:BB(DB) broad4sm.jpg|thumb|right|Broadway Bridge in 2004, looking north.]]
The [[Florida Department of Transportation|State Road Department]] reported that the 1948 lift bridge occurred several problems, and it could be better to build a bigger bridge. Construction on the new bridge started on March 4, 2000. 

The new bridge opened on July 20, 2001. The original bridge has since been demolished.

==See also==
* [[List of crossings of the Halifax River]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
{{Commons category|Broadway Bridge (Daytona Beach)}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041217091442/http://www.dot.state.fl.us/structures/botm/broadway/broadway1.htm Official Page]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041227173315/http://www.dot.state.fl.us/structures/botm/broadway/broad10a.jpg Photos of the Broadway Bridge]
* {{Structurae|id=20004071|title=Broadway Bridge}}

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{{Crossings navbox
|structure        = Crossings
|place            = [[Halifax River]]
|bridge           = Broadway Bridge
|bridge signs     = [[Image:US 92.svg|20px]]
|upstream         = [[Main Street Bridge (Daytona Beach)|Main Street Bridge]]
|upstream signs   = [[Image:Volusia County Road 4040 FL.svg|20px]]
|downstream       = [[Veterans Memorial Bridge (Daytona Beach)|Veterans Memorial Bridge]]
|downstream signs = [[Image:Volusia County Road 4050 FL.svg|20px]]
}}

{{Bridges of Florida}}

[[Category:Bridges in Volusia County, Florida]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 2001]]
[[Category:Road bridges in Florida]]
[[Category:Bridges over the Halifax River]]
[[Category:Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Daytona Beach, Florida]]
[[Category:2001 establishments in Florida]]
[[Category:U.S. Route 92]]
[[Category:1912 establishments in Florida]]
[[Category:Concrete bridges in the United States]]
[[Category:Box girder bridges in the United States]]