Indian Rocks Causeway
{{short description|Bridge in Florida, United States of America}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
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| caption = The Indian Rocks Causeway in 2019.
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| coordinates = {{coord|27|53|00.1|N|82|50|43.6|W}}
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| carries = {{jct|state=FL|SR|688}}
| crosses = The Narrows
| locale = Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
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| official_name = Indian Rocks Causeway
| other_name = Indian Rocks Bridge
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| owner = State Highway Agency
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| design = Bascule
| material = Steel
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| length = 458 feet
| width = 35 feet
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| clearance_above = 19 feet
| clearance_below = 23 feet
| lanes = Four
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| open = 1916 (original swing bridge)
1958 (current eastbound)
1999 (current westbound)
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| traffic = 8,550
| toll = None
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The Indian Rocks Causeway (also called the Indian Rocks Bridge) is a twin-span double-leaf bascule bridge that crosses the Narrows, part of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, connecting the barrier islands of Indian Rocks Beach and the mainland of Largo, Florida. The bridge carries Walsingham Road, part of SR 688. The eastbound span of the Indian Rocks Causeway was built in 1958, replacing the original swing bridge built in 1916, and the westbound span was built in 1999.{{Cite web|title=BridgeReports.com {{!}} SR 688 WALSINGHAM over INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, Pinellas County, Florida|url=http://bridgereports.com/1080357|access-date=2020-10-17|website=bridgereports.com}}{{Cite web|title=Florida Route 688 Bascule Bridge|url=http://bridgehunter.com/fl/pinellas/150112|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Bridgehunter.com}}{{Cite web|title=Indian Rocks Causeway Bridge|url=http://drawbridgeahead.com/indianrocks.html|access-date=2020-10-17|website=drawbridgeahead.com}}
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