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The Hal W. Adams Bridge, built in 1947, is a historic bridge that carries State Road 51 across the Hal W. Adams biography
/ref> In 1989, the Hal W. Adams Bridge was listed in ''A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture'', published by the University of Florida Press.
File:Hal Adams Bridge 1947 n028483.jpg, Opening of bridge 1947
File:Hal Adams Bridge 1981 n029640.jpg, Side view 1981
File:Hal Adams Bridge 1981 n029644.jpg, Another view 1981
File:Hal Adams Bridge 1981 n029643.jpg, Another view 1981
The Hal W. Adams Bridge, built in 1947, is a historic bridge that carries State Road 51 across the Suwannee River
The Suwannee River (also spelled Suwanee River or Swanee River) is a river that runs through south Georgia southward into Florida in the Southern United States. It is a wild blackwater river, about long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrog ...
between Lafayette and Suwannee counties, Florida
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in the United States
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. Located 3 miles north of Mayo, it was the first suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck (bridge), deck is hung below suspension wire rope, cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 1800s. Simple suspension bridg ...
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.
/ref> In 1989, the Hal W. Adams Bridge was listed in ''A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture'', published by the University of Florida Press.
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See also
* List of crossings of the Suwannee RiverReferences
Suspension bridges in the United StatesAdams
Adams may refer to:
* For persons, see Adams (surname)
Places United States
*Adams, California
*Adams, California, former name of Corte Madera, California
* Adams, Decatur County, Indiana
*Adams, Kentucky
*Adams, Massachusetts, a New England to ...
Transportation buildings and structures in Lafayette County, Florida
Road bridges in Florida
Bridges over the Suwannee River
Towers in Florida
Bridges completed in 1947
1947 establishments in Florida
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