This aerial photo shows the city of Punta Gorda on the south shore of Charlotte Harbor. The Hotel Charlotte Harbor and its Olympic-sized pool can be seen in the center foreground. The bridge at far left was the first to span the bay; the middle of the bridge was removed, turning the abutments into fishing piers, when the second bridge was built in 1931. The second bridge (the first Barron Collier Bridge) is seen at the bottom center of the photo; the street it connects to is now northbound U.S. 41.

The Hotel Charlotte Harbor (opened in 1887 as the Hotel Punta Gorda) can be seen slightly left of center in this aerial photo of Punta Gorda. The bridge seen partially at far left, connecting to Nesbit Street, was the first to span the bay; the center portion was removed to make fishing piers of the remaining abutments when the second bridge was built in 1931. The wider second bridge (the first Barron Collier Bridge) is seen to the right of the first bridge; the street it connects to is now northbound U.S. 41.