File:Three counties bridge (Alachua, Dixie, and Levy counties in Florida).jpg

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wooden bridge across Suwannee River, between Fanning Springs and Old Town

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English: A picture of the first bridge across the Suwannee River, between Fanning Springs and Old Town Florida. Bridge was a wooden structure, with a steel turntable so that one part of the bridge could be rotated 90º to allow ships to pass. This predates the creation of Gilchrist County FL. Bridge was dedicated September 27, 1923.
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Source Facebook group "Who Remembers when Dixie was Dixie", concerning the history of Dixie County Florida. Image is approximately 101 years old.
Author Unknown authorUnknown author
Camera location29° 35′ 28.35″ N, 82° 56′ 13.79″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

Unverified information is that the swing assembly on this bridge, may have been moved from an ever earlier bridge further down river.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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Note: This tag should not be used for sound recordings.PD-1923Public domain in the United States//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Three_counties_bridge_(Alachua,_Dixie,_and_Levy_counties_in_Florida).jpg

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