florida isn't exactly known for awesome progressive acts, but one of the few cool things to happen there was the cancelation of a cross-state barge canal (canceled for environmental reasons!) the canal was to run from the atlantic coast to the gulf coast, across the north-central part of the state, to cut travel costs and time for barges. it was funded in the 1930s and construction began, only to be stopped and restarted many times until the project was officially canceled in 1991.
the best part is, the entire length of the route is now a protected greenway that spans a mile across almost the entire way.
several of the supports for a bridge over the canal are located just outside my hometown, in santos. these particular supports date back to the original go-ahead in 1935.
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I'm curious, do you know where exactly these supports are located? Are they all in the median behind a Sheriff's office on 441? If so, I have a good idea, but I'd love to come up and see these one day. They are quite an interesting part of FL history.
the ones in the photo are the ones behind the sheriff's station... i believe there may be a few more scattered across the state though?
this might be a good starting point for info:
http://www.floridastateparks.org/crossflorida/
p.s. when i went, the office was super chill about parking in their parking lot, and when you walk back behind the office, there's some state park bulletin boards with info, and a fairly clear trail through to the first support. the second support was a bit more challenging to get to, but nothing too bad. i'd recommend long pants though!
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