Hal W. Adams Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:	Hal W. Adams Bridge
Carries:	2 lanes of
Crosses:	Suwannee River
Locale:	Between Lafayette and Suwannee countries, U.S.
Maint:	Florida Department of Transportation
Id:	330009 ^[1]
Design:	Suspension bridge
Mainspan:	423 ft.
Open:	July 4, 1947

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]

See also

• List of crossings of the Suwannee River

References

30.0993°N -83.1718°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Florida Dept. of Transportation, Florida Bridge Information . 2009-05-13 . 2012-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212222030/http://www.dot.state.fl.us/statemaintenanceoffice/CBR/Florida%20Bridge%20Information%2007-01-08.pdf . dead .
2. Book: F. Blair Reeves. Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture. 1989. University Press of Florida. 978-0-8130-0941-4. 47. registration.
3. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fllafaye/hwadams.htm Hal W. Adams biography