Here are some key dates in the almost 100-year life of the Blackburn Point Road Swing Bridge. Many of these early dates were taken from Sarasota County’s application to list the bridge on the National Register of Historic Places.
– Aug., 1924, Sarasota County residents approve a bond issue to build 15 roads and five bridges, including the Blackburn Point Road Swing Bridge, that connected Casey Key to the mainland in Osprey.
– Feb. 2, 1925, the Sarasota County Commission awards a contract to Warren truss swing bridges on Blackburn Point Road and Stickney Point Road to the Champion Bridge Company of Wilmington, Ohio…