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| crosses = [[Lake Okeechobee]] Rim Canal
| locale = [[Belle Glade, Florida|Belle Glade]], [[Florida]]
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The '''Torry Island Swing Bridge''' (also known as the '''Point Chosen Swing Bridge''') is a historic [[swing bridge]] located just west of [[Belle Glade, Florida]]. The bridge was built in 1935, making it the oldest swing drawbridge in [[Florida]] and the only one in the state that is still operated manually via a [[Crank (mechanism)|crank]].<ref name="Streeter">{{cite news |last1=Streeter |first1=Angel |title=Florida's oldest swing drawbridge spans history |url=https://www.staugustine.com/story/n...t-swing-drawbridge-spans-history/16192326007/ |access-date=1 May 2024 |agency=St. Augustine Record |date=23 September 2009}}</ref> The bridge connects [[List of county roads in Palm Beach County, Florida#County Road 717|County Road 717]] (West Canal Street) on the east side of [[Lake Okeechobee]] to Torry Island, a historic site and the lake's only inhabited island.<ref>{{cite web |title=Slims Fish Camp on Torry Island |url=https://slimsfishcamp.com/torry-island/ |website=Slim's Fish Camp |access-date=7 May 2024}}</ref>
The Torry Island Swing Bridge crosses [[Lake Okeechobee]]'s rim canal and is only one lane wide with traffic lights on both sides of the bridge controlling the direction of travel on the single lane (as well as stopping traffic when the swing span is open). The Torry Island Swing Bridge notably provides access to the Torry Island Campground and is opened for vessel traffic on demand by operations at Slims Fish Camp.<ref>{{cite web |title=Torry Island Swing Bridge |url=https://www.pbfilm.com/torry-island-swing-bridge |website=Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission |access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref>
==History==
[[File:Torry Island FL swing bridge01.jpg|left|thumb|Roadway on the bridge looking toward Torry Island]]
Built in 1935, the bridge was needed after the construction of the [[Herbert Hoover Dike]] around [[Lake Okeechobee]]. The dike's construction led to the creation of the rim canal, which needed to be bridged to access what is now Torry Island.<ref name="Streeter" /> The bridge's steel swing span was a recycled span that had been used previously on the original [[Old Roosevelt Bridge|Roosevelt Bridge]] in [[Stuart, Florida|Stuart]] from 1916 to 1934.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Luckhardt |first1=Greg E. |last2=Luckhardt |first2=Alice L. |title=Historical Vignettes: Martin County bridges and bridge tenders |url=https://archive.tcpalm.com/news/his...nd-bridge-tenders-ep-306449407-342336761.html |access-date=1 May 2024 |agency=TCPalm |date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
The bridge's first tender was Slim Corbin. Corbin was a worker on the Hervert Hoover Dike after moving to the area from [[Alabama]] looking for work during the [[Great Depression]]. Corbin created Slim's Fish Camp on Torry Island, which is still operated today by the Corbin family and still houses the swing bridge's operation.<ref>{{cite web |title=About US – Slims Lake Okeechobee Marina |url=https://slimsfishcamp.com/about-us/ |website=Slim's Fish Camp |access-date=7 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="Streeter" />
==References==
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{{Commons category}}
{{Bridges of Florida}}
[[Category:Landmarks in Florida]]
[[Category:Road bridges in Florida]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1935]]
[[Category:Swing bridges in the United States]]
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{{Infobox bridge
| name = Torry Island Swing Bridge
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = en
| image = SpinningDrawbridge.JPG
| image_upright =
| alt =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|26.70549705| -80.7129884|type:landmark_region:US-FL|display=title,inline}}
| os_grid_reference =
| carries =
| crosses = [[Lake Okeechobee]] Rim Canal
| locale = [[Belle Glade, Florida|Belle Glade]], [[Florida]]
| official_name =
| other_name =
| named_for =
| owner = Palm Beach County
| maint = Palm Beach County
| id =
| design = [[Swing bridge]]
| material = Steel
| material1 = Steel
| material2 = Concrete
| length =
| width =
| height =
| depth =
| traversable =
| towpath =
| mainspan =
| number_spans =
| piers_in_water =
| load =
| clearance_above =
| clearance_below =
| lanes = 1
| life =
| num_track =
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| structure_gauge =
| electrification =
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| winner =
| engineering =
| builder =
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| begin =
| complete =
| cost =
| open = 1935
| inaugurated =
| rebuilt =
| traffic =
| toll = None
| extra =
}}
The '''Torry Island Swing Bridge''' (also known as the '''Point Chosen Swing Bridge''') is a historic [[swing bridge]] located just west of [[Belle Glade, Florida]]. The bridge was built in 1935, making it the oldest swing drawbridge in [[Florida]] and the only one in the state that is still operated manually via a [[Crank (mechanism)|crank]].<ref name="Streeter">{{cite news |last1=Streeter |first1=Angel |title=Florida's oldest swing drawbridge spans history |url=https://www.staugustine.com/story/n...t-swing-drawbridge-spans-history/16192326007/ |access-date=1 May 2024 |agency=St. Augustine Record |date=23 September 2009}}</ref> The bridge connects [[List of county roads in Palm Beach County, Florida#County Road 717|County Road 717]] (West Canal Street) on the east side of [[Lake Okeechobee]] to Torry Island, a historic site and the lake's only inhabited island.<ref>{{cite web |title=Slims Fish Camp on Torry Island |url=https://slimsfishcamp.com/torry-island/ |website=Slim's Fish Camp |access-date=7 May 2024}}</ref>
The Torry Island Swing Bridge crosses [[Lake Okeechobee]]'s rim canal and is only one lane wide with traffic lights on both sides of the bridge controlling the direction of travel on the single lane (as well as stopping traffic when the swing span is open). The Torry Island Swing Bridge notably provides access to the Torry Island Campground and is opened for vessel traffic on demand by operations at Slims Fish Camp.<ref>{{cite web |title=Torry Island Swing Bridge |url=https://www.pbfilm.com/torry-island-swing-bridge |website=Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission |access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref>
==History==
[[File:Torry Island FL swing bridge01.jpg|left|thumb|Roadway on the bridge looking toward Torry Island]]
Built in 1935, the bridge was needed after the construction of the [[Herbert Hoover Dike]] around [[Lake Okeechobee]]. The dike's construction led to the creation of the rim canal, which needed to be bridged to access what is now Torry Island.<ref name="Streeter" /> The bridge's steel swing span was a recycled span that had been used previously on the original [[Old Roosevelt Bridge|Roosevelt Bridge]] in [[Stuart, Florida|Stuart]] from 1916 to 1934.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Luckhardt |first1=Greg E. |last2=Luckhardt |first2=Alice L. |title=Historical Vignettes: Martin County bridges and bridge tenders |url=https://archive.tcpalm.com/news/his...nd-bridge-tenders-ep-306449407-342336761.html |access-date=1 May 2024 |agency=TCPalm |date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
The bridge's first tender was Slim Corbin. Corbin was a worker on the Hervert Hoover Dike after moving to the area from [[Alabama]] looking for work during the [[Great Depression]]. Corbin created Slim's Fish Camp on Torry Island, which is still operated today by the Corbin family and still houses the swing bridge's operation.<ref>{{cite web |title=About US – Slims Lake Okeechobee Marina |url=https://slimsfishcamp.com/about-us/ |website=Slim's Fish Camp |access-date=7 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="Streeter" />
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Commons category}}
{{Bridges of Florida}}
[[Category:Landmarks in Florida]]
[[Category:Road bridges in Florida]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1935]]
[[Category:Swing bridges in the United States]]
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