Acrow Bridge Provides Temporary Bridge and Lift Span to Speed Replacement of Bridge Connecting Palm Beach and West Palm Beach Avoids need for lengthy disruption of road and water traffic at key crossing Connecting the Town of Palm Beach and the City of West Palm Beach, the Southern Boulevard Bridge is one of three bascule bridges crossing the Intracoastal Waterway and Lake Worth Lagoon. When structural problems were found with the bridge, it was determined that a temporary lift span would also be needed during the replacement process to accommodate heavy vehicle traffic on the roadway as well as commercial and recreational vessel travel in the waterway below. The use of a long-term, dual-purpose detour structure eliminates disruption to the communities around it. At the same t

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