Hal W. Adams Bridge

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bridge_name= Hal W. Adams Bridge


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carries= 2 lanes of Florida State Road 51
crosses= Suwannee River
locale= North Florida
maint= Florida Department of Transportation
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design= Suspension bridge
mainspan= 423 ft.
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open= July 4, 1947
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The Hal W. Adams Bridge, built in 1947, is an historic bridge that carries Florida State Road 51 across the Suwannee River between Lafayette and Suwannee counties, Florida. Located 3 miles north of Mayo, it was the first suspension bridge built in Florida. 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 both Lafayette and Suwannee counties. ["A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture", 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 47, ISBN 0-8130-0941-3] [ [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fllafaye/hwadams.htm Hal W. Adams biography] ]

In 1989, the Hal W. Adams Bridge was listed in "A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture", published by the University of Florida Press. ["A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture", 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 47, ISBN 0-8130-0941-3]

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