Marquis Bayou Bridge Historical

Marquis Bayou Bridge Historical (HM1UTS)

Location: Milton, FL 32583 Santa Rosa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 37.647', W 87° 1.803'

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The Marquis Bayou Bridge, named for George Marquis, the owner of a local saw mill that operated in the mid-1800s, opened in 1937. A Santa Rosa County delegation that included future Florida Governor Millard Caldwell helped to make the bridge a reality. The bridge was designed by the Florida State Road Department, and Federal funds, some from the Works Progress Administration, were used in the bridge's construction. Tidewater Construction Company, George D. Auchter Construction Company, and Duval Engineering & Construction Company helped to build the bridge, which provided an economic boost to Milton during the Great Depression. The Marquis Bayou Bridge was a two-lane, reinforced concrete T-beam bridge with a slight curve and a single sidewalk on the north side.
Its historic cast concrete railings with distinctive vertical, oval openings were typical if 1920s - 30s bridges but few remain in Florida. When the need arose for a new bridge, the Florida Department of Transportation worked closely with the community to design this new two-lane bridge on the same alignment and incorporating some of the historic railings from the original bridge.
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HM NumberHM1UTS
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Year Placed2013
Placed ByFlorida Department of Transportation and the Florida Department of State
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Date Added Tuesday, October 4th, 2016 at 9:03am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 497120 N 3388315
Decimal Degrees30.62745000, -87.03005000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 37.647', W 87° 1.803'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 37' 38.82" N, 87° 1' 48.18" W
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Area Code(s)850
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 7076-7140 FL-87, Milton FL 32583, US
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