Cross Florida Barge Canal project

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Cross_Florida_Barge_Canal_project
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infrastructure
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Cross_Florida_Canal
gptkb:Florida_Barge_Canal
gptkbp:cancellationDate gptkb:President_Richard_Nixon
environmental concerns
gptkbp:constructionHalted 1971
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1935
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:environmentalImpact altered Ocklawaha River ecosystem
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:U.S._federal_government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cross Florida Barge Canal project
gptkbp:initiallyProposed 16th century
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Marjorie_Harris_Carr_Cross_Florida_Greenway
gptkbp:location gptkb:Florida
gptkbp:majorConstructionPeriod 1960s
gptkbp:namedFor crossing the Florida peninsula
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Inglis_Lock
gptkb:Rodman_Reservoir
gptkb:Ocklawaha_River
gptkb:St._Johns_River
gptkbp:opposedBy environmentalists
gptkbp:plannedConnection gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkbp:plannedLength about 107 miles
gptkbp:purpose to create a navigable waterway across Florida
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Florida_Defenders_of_the_Environment
gptkb:Marjorie_Harris_Carr
gptkbp:remnants gptkb:Rodman_Dam
Inglis Dam
abandoned canal sections
gptkbp:status cancelled
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rodman_Dam
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7