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Anita Koltun

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 * 1) What is the name of the bridge? The bridge I am studying is called The Seven Mile Bridge.
 * 2) When and where was the bridge built? The Seven Mile Bridge was built from 1978-1982, and was opened on May 24, 1982. It is located in the Florida Keys, the exact coordinates of the bridge are 24.696666N 81.17W.
 * 3) What is the purpose of this bridge? What does it span and what does it connect? This bridge was needed for automobiles to cross through the Keys. The Seven Mile Bridge runs over a channel between the gulf of Mexico and the Florida straight, connecting Knights key in the middle keys to the little duck key in the lower.-It also crosses with Moser Channel.
 * 4) What type of bridge is it (arch, suspension, cable, beam, etc.)?This bridge has a precast segmented box girder design.
 * 5) How much did it cost? This bridge costs $45 million by the time it was finished.
 * 6) What were some of the special challenges that the bridge engineers faced? How did they overcome these challenges?
 * 7) How long did it take to build this bridge? It took 5 years to build the Seven Mile Bridge.
 * 8) What are the measurements of this bridge? The bridge is whopping 38ft wide, clearance below the bridge is 65ft, 6.765 miles is the surprising total length of the bridge, and did you that the longest span of this bridge is 135ft!
 * 9) Did you find any fun or interesting facts or stories about this bridge? The fabulous Seven Mile Bridge was in the following movies, True lies, 2 fast 2 furious, the James Bond film, License to Kill, Criss Cross, and Up Close and Personal. Also almost every year there is a run along the bridge, it is made up of roughly 1,500 runners. This event started in 1982, and was started to commemorate the Florida Key bridge rebuilding project. And I bet you did not know that 15% of you travel time in Key West is spent on the bridges. The nickname for this bridge is the Overseas HIghway.