Wilson Pigott Bridge

Wilson Pigott Bridge
Wilson Pigott Bridge
	Wilson Pigott Bridge open for a sailboat
Coordinates	26°42′58.44″N 81°45′38.35″W / 26.7162333°N 81.7606528°W
Carries	SR 31 (Babcock Ranch Road)
Crosses	Caloosahatchee River
Locale	Fort Myers Shores, Florida
Official name	Wilson Pigott Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Bascule bridge
Clearance above	27 Feet (with drawbridge lowered)
Statistics
Toll	None
Location

The Wilson Pigott Bridge (also locally known as the State Road 31 Bridge) is a small two-lane drawbridge located near Fort Myers Shores in Lee County, Florida. It is one of four drawbridges in Lee County. It is 27 feet tall.

The Wilson Pigott Bridge was built in 1960, and it carries State Road 31 over the Caloosahatchee River. This segment of State Road 31 is located between State Road 80 on the southern side of the river, and State Road 78 on the north side of the river. The Lee Civic Center is located nearby.

It is named for Wilson Pigott, a Lee County Commissioner.

History[]

The Wilson Pigott Bridge opened for traffic in 1960. It was built to replace an earlier swing bridge in Olga that previously carried State Road 31. The now-demolished swing bridge in Olga was built in 1911 and was located about three miles upstream from the Wilson Pigott Bridge.^[1]

Wilson Pigott Bridge
Former SR 31 swing bridge in Olga

References[]

^ "North Olga Community Plan" (PDF). Lee County, Florida. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

Coordinates: 26°42′58.44″N 81°45′38.35″W / 26.7162333°N 81.7606528°W / 26.7162333; -81.7606528

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[1] "North Olga Community Plan" (PDF). Lee County, Florida. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

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