Smith Point Bridge | |
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 The Smith Point Bridge looking south towards Smith Point County Park. | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′18″N 72°52′05″W / 40.73833°N 72.86806°W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of CR 46 William Floyd Parkway |
| Crosses | Narrow Bay |
| Locale | Shirley, New York, USA |
| Maintained by | Suffolk County Department of Public Works |
| ID number | 1058770 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Bascule drawbridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 1,216 feet (371 m) |
| Width | 28 feet (8.5 m) |
| Load limit | 29 (5 on span, 24 approach) |
| Clearance above | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | $2,500,000 (1960 USD) |
| Opened | July 4, 1959 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | Free |
| Location | |
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| References | |
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The Smith Point Bridge is a steel bascule drawbridge in Shirley, New York that connects Long Island to Fire Island. Located on the south shore of central Suffolk County, the bridge carries William Floyd Parkway (Suffolk CR 46) across The Narrows between Bellport Bay (an arm of the Great South Bay) and Moriches Bay. It connects Long Island with Smith Point County Park and the Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness, both are a part of the Fire Island National Seashore.
- ^ "Structure No. 1058770". United States Department of Transportation. Nationalbridges.com. 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
- ^ Porterfield, Byron (June 4, 1964). "$10 Million Fire Island Bridge To Be Opened to Public June 13". The New York Times. p. 39. Retrieved 2010-04-11.