Billy's Creek Bridge, Fort Myers

Name: Billy's Creek Bridge
Address: Fort Myers, United States

#22 among attractions in Fort Myers

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The Billy's Creek Bridge is a historic vertical-lift bridge located just east of downtown Fort Myers, Florida. It carries westbound traffic of State Road 80 across Billy's Creek. It carried State Road 80 in both directions before eastbound traffic was rerouted onto the adjacent Second and Seaboard Streets. ()

Opened: 1941 (84 years ago)Coordinates: 26°39'6"N, 81°51'24"W

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Downtown Ft. MyersFort Myers United States

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Billy's Creek Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Murphy-Burroughs House, Caloosahatchee Bridge, Southwest Florida Museum of History, Edison Bridge.

0.7 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Murphy-Burroughs House, Fort Myers
17 min walk • The Murphy-Burroughs House, also known as the Burroughs Home and Gardens, is a historic home in Fort Myers, Florida. It is located at 2505 1st Street. On August 1, 1984, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
1.2 miW
Bridge
Caloosahatchee Bridge, Fort Myers
31 min walk • The Caloosahatchee Bridge is a bridge located in Fort Myers, Florida. It carries U.S. Highway 41 over the Caloosahatchee River, which is where its name comes from. The bridge has four lanes and is 55 feet tall.
1 miSW
Museum, History museum
Southwest Florida Museum of History, Fort Myers
26 min walk • The Southwest Florida Museum of History is a history museum in Fort Myers, Florida. The museum is in historic downtown Ft. Myers, in a former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad depot at 2031 Jackson Street. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm.
0.9 miW
Bridge
Edison Bridge, Fort Myers
24 min walk • The Edison Bridge is the name given to a set of two one-way bridges located in Fort Myers, Florida. Named after inventor Thomas Alva Edison, the two bridges carry each direction of U.S.
0.8 miS
Museum, Children's museum, Science museum
Imaginarium Science Center, Fort Myers
21 min walk • IMAG History & Science Center is a hands-on science and aquarium museum in Fort Myers, Florida. Exhibit include dinosaurs and fossils, Calusa culture, live native and non-native small animals, aquariums and touch tanks, and interactive displays about science and scientific topics including weather and nanotechnology.
0.8 miSW
26°38'43"N • 81°52'7"W
The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, Fort Myers
22 min walk • Museum, Convention center, Theater
0.8 miSW
Library
Lee County Library System, Fort Myers
20 min walk • The Lee County Library System was founded in 1964 and is composed of 13 branches which serve Lee County, Florida. Olive Stout, who arrived in Fort Myers, Florida in 1886, started the town's first reading room and was pivotal in founding its first library. Around 1955, the city moved the library into a small one room building.
~990 ftSW
Neighbourhood
Dean Park Historic Residential District, Fort Myers
5 min walk • Dean Park Historic Residential District is a national historic district located at Fort Myers, Florida in Lee County. Its context is very similar to the one in the early 1920s, when the district was built.
1 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Baseball field
Terry Park, Fort Myers
25 min walk • The Terry Park Ballfield is a historic site in Fort Myers, Florida, United States. The park is named after the family who donated the land in the 1920s. For years the stadium hosted Major League Baseball spring training, as well as a dozen years of Florida State League baseball.
1.4 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
City of Palms Park, Fort Myers
36 min walk • City of Palms Park is a baseball stadium in Fort Myers, Florida. It served as the spring training home of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball from its opening in 1993 to 2011.
1 miSW
Neighbourhood
River District, Fort Myers
25 min walk • The Fort Myers Downtown Commercial District is a U.S. historic district located in Fort Myers, Florida. The district is bounded by Bay and Lee Streets, Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and Monroe Street. It contains 69 historic buildings.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Billy's Creek Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Dean Park Historic Residential District, Fort Myers (5 min walk), Murphy-Burroughs House, Fort Myers (17 min walk), Lee County Library System, Fort Myers (20 min walk), Imaginarium Science Center, Fort Myers (21 min walk).

How to get to Billy's Creek Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to Billy's Creek Bridge:

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Rosa Parks Transportation Center (28 min walk)