St. Lucie Canal, St. Lucie Lock No. 1, St. Lucie, Cross State Canal, Okeechobee Intracoastal Waterway, Stuart, Martin County, FL
Summary
Significance: Engineered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville Office in 1937, St. Lucie Lock and Dam was designed for preventive measures during hurricanes, floods, and droughts while allowing navigation on the Okeechobee Intracoastal Waterway, a 155-mile passage connecting the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Coast via Lake Okeechobee.
Survey number: HAER FL-20-A
Building/structure dates: 1937 Initial Construction
Tags
locks
dams
canals
stuart
lucie
lucie canal
lock
lucie lock
cross
cross state canal
okeechobee
waterway
martin
martin county
florida
west palm beach cleary brothers construction company
historic american engineering record
jacksonville us engineer office
okeechobee intracoastal waterway
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Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
U.S. Engineer Office, Jacksonville, FL War Department, Architect/Engineer
Cleary Brothers Construction Company, West Palm Beach, FL, Builder
Location
Stuart
,
27.19755, -80.25283
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
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