Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway

Start of the Historic Ship Canal Trail, part of the Cross Florida Greenway along the route of the unfinished Cross Florida Barge Canal
One of the two completed sections of the Barge Canal, looking west from the SR 19 bridge south of Palatka
A map of the Cross Florida Barge Canal as planned and built
The Cross Florida Greenway bridge over I-75
One of the supports for the never completed bridge, in Santos in the US 441 median

The Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway is a protected green belt corridor, more than one and a half miles (2.4 km) wide in places, that was the former route of the proposed Cross Florida Barge Canal.[1][2] It is named for the leader of the opposition to the Cross Florida Barge Canal, Marjorie Harris Carr, and was originally a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers canal project to connect the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean across Florida for barge traffic. Two sections were built, but the project was ultimately cancelled because of local opposition related to environmental concerns, including protecting the state's water supply and conservation of the Ocklawaha River Valley ecosystem, as well as national opposition for the costs being perceived as "government waste" with "limited national value".[1] The greenway is part of the system of Florida State Parks, including the Santos Trail System, and is managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.[3]

  1. ^ a b Noll, Steven; Tegeder, M. David (2003). From Exploitation to Conservation, A History of The Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway (PDF).
  2. ^ "Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway". Florida State Parks. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
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