Hal W. Adams Bridge

{{short description|Historic bridge in Florida, United States}}

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|bridge_name= Hal W. Adams Bridge

|image= Luraville FL Hal Adams bridge north01.jpg

|caption= Hal W. Adams Bridge in 2009

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|carries= 2 lanes of {{jct|state=FL|SR|51}}

|crosses= Suwannee River

|locale= Between Lafayette and Suwannee countries, U.S.

|maint= Florida Department of Transportation

|id= 330009 {{Cite web |url=http://www.dot.state.fl.us/statemaintenanceoffice/CBR/Florida%20Bridge%20Information%2007-01-08.pdf |title=Florida Dept. of Transportation, Florida Bridge Information |access-date=2009-05-13 |archive-date=2012-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212222030/http://www.dot.state.fl.us/statemaintenanceoffice/CBR/Florida%20Bridge%20Information%2007-01-08.pdf |url-status=dead }}

|design= Suspension bridge

|mainspan= 423 ft.

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|open= July 4, 1947

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File:Luraville FL Hal Adams bridge north sign01.jpg

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.{{cite book| author = F. Blair Reeves| title = Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture| year = 1989| publisher = University Press of Florida| isbn = 978-0-8130-0941-4| page = [https://archive.org/details/guidetofloridash00reev/page/47 47]| url-access = registration| url = https://archive.org/details/guidetofloridash00reev/page/47}}

[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.