It was located just east of the Barron Collier Bridge, running from Live Oak Point on the north bank of the river to Nesbit Street in Punta Gorda (near where the Laishley Park fishing pier stands).

[1] Barron G. Collier, who owned the Hotel Charlotte Harbor, was one of the main proponents of building a new bridge for the Tamiami Trail.

The construction of the bridge necessitated the demolition of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad’s dock at King Street, as well as its original passenger depot.

The old Charlotte Harbor Bridge was then closed to traffic, and its swing span over the navigation channel was removed.

[3][4] The old Barron Collier Bridge was then demolished, and its remains were sunk into Charlotte Harbor for an artificial reef.