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[[Image:17thAveBridge-1935.jpg|thumb|right|The railroad trestle circa 1935]]
 
The '''17th Avenue railroad trestle''' (more commonly called  '''graffiti bridge''') is a concrete bridge that carries the [[CSX railroad]] over a two-lane span of [[17th Avenue]] near its terminus at [[Pensacola Bay]]. It is well-known for the copious amounts of (mostly good-natured) graffiti that cover its surface at any given time. It is also known for the occasional collision with large trucks whose drivers do not heed the clearance warnings.
 
  
According to local lore, motorists will receive good luck if they honk their horn while driving under the bridge. (According to the ''[[Pensacola News Journal]]'', "the additional recommendation to simultaneously raise both feet off the floorboard is probably best ignored."<ref>"Seven Wonders of Pensacola," ''Pensacola News Journal'', August 5, 2007.</ref>)
 
 
The ''[[Pensacola News Journal]]'' reported on June 12, 2007 that the [[Oak Point]] development, just southwest of the bridge, has experienced graffiti-related vandalism on its privacy wall and, more recently, on a house under construction.<ref name="tooclose">"Too close to home." ''Pensacola News Journal'', June 12, 2007.</ref>
 
 
The city of Pensacola recognized the bridge as a place for legal graffiti in [[2008]].
 
 
==References==
 
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[[Category:Graffiti]] [[Category:Landmarks]] [[Category:Outdoor art]]
 

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