Apalachicola River Bridge, State Route 20 spanning the Apalachicola River, Blountstown, Calhoun County, FL
Summary
Significance: This structure is significant as the first long-span steel bridge and first continuous truss bridge built in Florida. As the third bridge in the state to cross the Apalachicola River, a major waterway, it greatly improved travel in the panhandle. The bridge is also a notable example of a Depression-era public works project.
Survey number: HAER FL-12
Building/structure dates: 1937 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Allied Engineering Corporation, engineer
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company, builder
Calloway, Deborah, transmitter
Anderson, Sherry, field team
Schwarz, Rebecca Spain, field team
Delahaye, Daniel, field team
Location
Blountstown, 30.44353, -85.04520
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html