A rare Hanover Skew bridge once crossed the Miami Canal at NW 36th Street. Completed in 1952, it was built to carry increasing automobile traffic to and from Miami International Airport, southwest of this location. In the early 1950s, as Miami politicians closely watched municipal spending, they chose this affordable design to reduce traffic issues and accommodate growing boat traffic on the canal. The engineering firm of Hardesty & Hanover developed the Hanover Skew design to solve the skewed crossing at this site. The bridge required only one set of machinery, a massive pier, and one bascule leaf, making it economical. Hanover Skew bridges were distinctive for an angled bascule leaf that rose up and over when opening, like turning pages in a book. This bridge was one of only three Hanover Skew bridges built in Florida and one of four built in the United States between 1945 and 1963. It was removed in 2015.