Gaines Bridge, 1925
Item
Title
Gaines Bridge, 1925
Description
Concrete bridge built in 1923 over the south fork of the St. Lucie River on what was the Stuart-Annie Road, then Gaines Highway. The Gaines Highway Bridge is open only to pedestrians in 2026. Also known as the Humpback Bridge.
Recorded in the Florida Photographic Concern Record Book #2 (PDF p. 37) as "9494=6 Lyons Views South Fork, Stuart, L." 3 December 1925.
Photograph commissioned by local realtor, Harry Lyons, who along with his real estate partners Scott Atkin and Don Innes, formed a committee to plan the Martin County birthday festival, held in January 1926.
Poor quality image.
Recorded in the Florida Photographic Concern Record Book #2 (PDF p. 37) as "9494=6 Lyons Views South Fork, Stuart, L." 3 December 1925.
Photograph commissioned by local realtor, Harry Lyons, who along with his real estate partners Scott Atkin and Don Innes, formed a committee to plan the Martin County birthday festival, held in January 1926.
Poor quality image.
Source
Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow
Rights
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Format
Black and white negative; 1x1.5 inches
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
Thurlow-2025-039-brown-002
2025.039
Coverage
Original Format
Negatives
Collection
Citation
Lowell Gordon Hill (1894-1955) and Florida Photographic Concern (Ft. Pierce, Fla.), “Gaines Bridge, 1925,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/17730.