Page "Broadway Bridge (Daytona Beach)" Paragraph 6

By 1947, the Broadway Bridge was carrying traffic for a spur of Florida State Road A1A and Florida State Road 600.

The Florida State Road Department determined a new four lane 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 ( drawbridge ) open.