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Coordinates: 30°5′57.4″N 83°10′18.3″W / 30.099278°N 83.171750°W / 30.099278; -83.171750
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Hal W. Adams Bridge
Hal W. Adams Bridge in 2009
Coordinates30°05′57″N 83°10′18″W / 30.0993°N 83.1718°W / 30.0993; -83.1718
Carries2 lanes of SR 51
CrossesSuwannee River
LocaleBetween Lafayette and Suwannee countries, U.S.
Maintained byFlorida Department of Transportation
ID number330009 [1]
Characteristics
DesignSuspension bridge
Longest span423 ft.
History
OpenedJuly 4, 1947
"Way down upon the Suwannee River"

The Hal W. Adams Bridge, built in 1947, is a historic bridge that carries State Road 51 across the Suwannee River between Lafayette and Suwannee counties, Florida in the United States. Located 3 miles north of Mayo, it was the first suspension bridge built in Florida, and the only one to carry highway traffic. At its opening on July 4, 1947, it was named for Hal W. Adams of Mayo, former county judge of Lafayette County and then longtime circuit judge for the circuit encompassing Lafayette and Suwannee counties.[2] [3]

In 1989, the Hal W. Adams Bridge was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.[2]

  • Opening of bridge 1947
    Opening of bridge 1947
  • Side view 1981
    Side view 1981
  • Another view 1981
    Another view 1981
  • Another view 1981
    Another view 1981
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See also

References

  1. ^ Florida Dept. of Transportation, Florida Bridge Information
  2. ^ a b F. Blair Reeves (1989). Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture. University Press of Florida. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-8130-0941-4.
  3. ^ Hal W. Adams biography

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