Cross Florida Barge Canal

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Cross_Florida_Barge_Canal
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:canal
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Florida_Department_of_Environmental_Protection
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Cross_Florida_Canal
gptkb:Florida_Barge_Canal
gptkbp:cancellationDate environmental concerns
gptkbp:category gptkb:infrastructure
abandoned canal
environmental history of Florida
gptkbp:constructionHalted 1971
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1935
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major environmental controversy in Florida
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cross Florida Barge Canal
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Florida
gptkbp:mainRiverCrossed gptkb:Ocklawaha_River
gptkb:St._Johns_River
gptkb:Withlacoochee_River
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Marjorie_Harris_Carr
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Rodman_Dam
gptkb:Buckman_Lock
gptkb:Eureka_Lock
gptkb:Inglis_Lock
gptkbp:plannedConnection gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkbp:plannedLength about 107 miles
gptkbp:projectCancelled gptkb:President_Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:purpose to provide a navigable waterway across Florida
gptkbp:remnantsNowPartOf gptkb:Marjorie_Harris_Carr_Cross_Florida_Greenway
gptkbp:status never completed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ocklawaha_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6