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29 - FMSF l � . CITY COMMISSION DOCUMENTATION TO: DAV T. CIA:DE QITY MANAGER THRU: P UL DORLING,if� TING PLANING AND ZONING DIRECTOR FROM: PATRICIA CAYCE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER Se-garee SUBJECT: MEETING OF AUGUST 1, 2000 FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO DESIGNATE THE GEORGE BUSH BOULEVARD BRIDGE TO THE LOCAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS The George Bush Boulevard Bridge was completed in 1950. Prior to its construction, the community's access to the beach and the barrier islands east of the Intracoastal Waterway was via the two lane Atlantic Avenue Bridge which was constructed in 1926. As the development of the barrier island intensified in the 1930s and 40s it became apparent that another bridge was needed. Congestion on the Atlantic Avenue Bridge coupled with the need to provide an alternative route for emergency vehicles, convinced the community to lobby for a second bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway. Once constructed, this bridge played an important role in the City's post-WW2 land boom by providing greater access to the rapidly growing subdivisions and commercial areas north of the central core. The double-leaf Bascule bridge was built by the Murphy Construction Company, specialists in heavy and marine construction in South Florida for more than 66 years. Architecturally, the bridge has remained virtually unchanged except for repairs and minor alterations since its completion, making it a prime example of mid-twentieth century bridge building technology. Its small scale contributes to the low-rise commercial and residential buildings located adjacent to the bridge and within the neighboring areas and compliments the streetscape along George Bush Boulevard. Conferring historic status on the bridge will help to preserve it because all alterations or proposed demolition will require review and approval by the Historic Preservation Board. HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD CONSIDERATION The Historic Preservation Board considered this item at a Public Hearing on July 19, 2000. After discussion, the Board voted unanimously to recommend historic designation of the bridge to the City Commission. RECOMMENDED ACTION By motion, approve the ordinance designating the George Bush Boulevard Bridge (f.k.a. the 8th Street Bridge), located at George Bush Boulevard and the Intracoastal Waterway to the Local Register of Historic Places. Attachment: Designation Report File/s/pz/George Bush Bridge-cc r ' HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD STAFF REPORT Project Name: George Bush Boulevard Bridge. Project Location: George Bush Boulevard and the Intracoastal Waterway. ITEM BEFORE THE BOARD The action requested of the Board is that of conducting a Public Hearing to allow the public to comment on a proposal to have the George Bush Boulevard Bridge designated as a local historic site. Based on an analysis of the designation report and testimony presented at the meeting, the Board will consider a recommendation to the City Commission as to the George Bush Boulevard Bridge's designation in the Local Register of Historic Places. STAFF COMMENTS /ANALYSIS At the meeting of June 21, 2000 the Board reviewed the George Bush Boulevard Bridge designation report and determined that it contained all of the required information pursuant to LDR Section 4.5.1(C) (3)(a)(b) & (c). The Board then set the date for the public hearing for July 19, 2000. Pursuant to Section 4.5.1(C) (6), the next step is as follows: After conducting the public hearing, if the Board finds that the nomination fulfills the proper designation criteria and all procedures have been followed correctly, it shall vote on the designation. A majority of the entire Board, present and voting, must act in the affirmation to transmit the nomination and the Board's findings to the City Commission. The City Commission shall consider the recommendation through its standard ordinance adoption procedures, except that at least three affirmative votes of the City Commission is necessary to make a designation. In the event that a directly affected property owner objects to the historic designation, the Commission approval shall require a super majority vote of four votes. To qualify as an historic site the property must fulfill one or more of the criteria set forth in Section 4.5.1(B)(2) or (3) of the LDRs. As exemplified in the attached designation report, the George Bush Boulevard Bridge fulfills two of the criteria as follows: Section 4.5.1(B)(2) (d) Exemplifies the historical, political, cultural, economic, or social trends of the community in history; and, Meeting Date: July 19, 2000 Agenda Item: Ill-B HPB Staff Report George Bush Boulevard Bridge Historic Designation- Page 2 Section 4.5.1(B)(3) (b) Embodies those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style, period, or method of construction. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS 1. Based upon positive findings with respect to LDR Sections 4.5.1(B)(2)(d) and 4.5.1(B)(3)(b), Criteria for Designation, recommend to the City Commission that the George Bush Boulevard Bridge be listed, by ordinance, in the Local Register of Historic Places. 2. Deny the designation request, based on failure to make positive findings to LDR Sections 4.5.1(B)(2) or 4.5.1(B)(3). RECOMMENDATION Based upon positive findings with respect to LDR Sections 4.5.1(B)(2)(d) and 4.5.1(B)(3)(b), Criteria for Designation, recommend to the City Commission that the George Bush Boulevard Bridge be listed, by ordinance, in the Local Register of Historic Places. Attachment: George Bush Boulevard Designation Report File/s/hpb/George Bush Boulevard Bridge-sr : 7 ? 4---11.-' ri: '71.-,'2 4'•::kil- ,,-; '' i'1 „N k:-4.',1' ---.4i= '''' •;t..V f*.: _'-'1:T5 DELRAY BEACH lOC N.W. 1s. AVENUE DELrAY EEAC�-. , L :F D _,C; All-America City i I NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING J 1993 DATE: JULY 7, 2000 TO: PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A 500' RADIUS OF THE GEORGE BUSH BOULEVARD BRIDGE. FROM: PATRICIA CAYCE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION ON A PROPOSAL TO ADD THE GEORGE BUSH BOULEVARD BRIDGE (FORMERLY THE 8TH STREET BRIDGE) TO THE LOCAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. The Historic Preservation Board will conduct a Public Hearing at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, July 19, 2000, in the First Floor Conference Room at City Hall, 100 NW 1st Avenue. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to allow the public to comment on a proposal to have the above referenced bridge designated as a Local Historic Site. The George Bush Boulevard Bridge was completed in 1950. Prior to its construction, the community's access to the beach and the barrier island east of the Intracoastal Waterway was via the two lane Atlantic Avenue Bridge which was constructed in 1926. As the development of the barrier island intensified in the 1930s and 40s it became apparent that another bridge was needed. Congestion on the Atlantic Avenue Bridge coupled with the need to provide an alternative route for emergency vehicles, convinced the community to lobby for a second bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway. The Historic Preservation Board has studied the historical significance of the George Bush Boulevard Bridge and deems it worthy of consideration for placement in the Local Register of Historic Places. Conferring historic status on the George Bush Boulevard will help to preserve it because all alterations or proposed demolition will require review and approval by the Board. Based on the analysis and testimony presented at the meeting, the Board will make a recommendation to the City Commission as to its designation in the Local Register of Historic Places. A copy of the designation report is available in the Planning & Zoning Department at City Hall. You are invited to attend this meeting and comment on the proposed designation. If you have any questions please phone me at (561) 243-7284. Please be advised that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Historic Preservation Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, such person will need a record of the proceedings, and for this purpose such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made. Such record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. The City does not provide or prepare such record. Pursuant to F.S.286.0105 File/pz/hpb/George Bush bridge-pn TH--: =FFGF T A,v,f.LYS MATTERS Pnnte<0'Recycled Psaer 1111 / 11111111111111111-11 , 11 , , hil 1 \ i / I I 1 I DENERY LANE I L BOND WAY I;a ..-/i I w W I 'a 4 I - i n J o WITHERSPOON LANE 1 McKEE LN. I I — _ m I PELICAN LAN i u, , I IIW cn —w > ^> Q a J _ G W `� WATERWAY NORTH CONDO Z _w w j] INL BLVD. Z a / OVDO\ wSN GEORGE BUSH BOULEVARD = ' GEORGE MARINA SOOTHWAYS ST. VINCENT'S THE CHURCH DELRAY LANDINGS — N.E. 7TH CT. 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'11A:1 7'SIY July 17, 2000 COMMISSIONERS Patricia Cayce, Historic Preservation Planner City of Delray Beach TED B.MOORHEAD 100 N.W. 1St Avenue BREV RDAIR COUNTY Delray Beach, FL 33444 CHARLES R.FAULKNER VICE-CHAIR FLAGLER COUNTY Dear Ms. Cayce: JO ANN ALLEN SECRETARY ST LUCIE COUNTY RE: George Bush Boulevard Bridge Historic Designation Hearing CATHLEEN C.VOGEL TREASURER':5!Ald JADE COUNTY Thank you for providing the District with a notice of the referenced ' M.BRENT WADDELL hearing. The District is the "local sponsor" of the Atlantic Intracoastal MARTIN COUNTY Waterway in Florida and therefore is an affected party. The District is in LAURENCE D.LOCKER general opposed to the designation of transportation infrastructure as BROWARD COUNTY GEORGE P.BUNNELL historic. The District is of the opinion that this type of designation has a INDIAN RIVER COUNTY negative impact on the ability of the bridge owner to maintain and PIERRE D.THOMPSON upgrade this transportation infrastructure to meet safety and operational ST.JOHNS COUNTY THOMAS P.JONES,JR. needs of vehicles and vessels utilizing this structure in the future. DUVAL COUNTY GRAYCE K.BARCK Please have this letter entered into the public record of the hearing. I VOLUSIA COUNTY JI-ANG SONG would like to thank you in advance for the consideration of our PALM BEACH COUNTY comments and your support for the enhancement and protection of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Delray Beach for the enjoyment and use of future generations. DAVID K.ROACH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 'n rel MARK T.CROSLEY ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR David K. Roach Executive Director E VFD JUL 1 9 2000 I'i_iibiviitid & LUiVING ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY IN PALM BEACH COUNTY 1314 MARCINSKI ROAD,JUPITER,FLORIDA33477-9498 TELEPHONE 561-627-3386 FAX No.561-624-6480 www.aicw.org Smooth Feed SheetsTM' 12 6.. 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Murphy & Associates, Inc. for the Downtown Merchant& Business Association the Delray Beach Historic Preservation Board and the City of Delray Beach May 2000 r c ` Table of Contents I. General Information II. Location Map III. Time Line IV. Architectural Significance V. Historical and Cultural Significance VI. Statement of Significance VII. Threats and Recommendations VIII. End Notes IX. Bibliography and Sources X. Photograph Log Report Prepared BY: Janet G.Murphy&Associates,Inc. 218 Almeria Road West Palm Beach,Florida 33405 (561) 832-4224 (561) 804-9598 (fax) Bridge Owned By: Palm Beach County Engineering&Public Works Road&Bridge Division 3700 Belvedere Road Building"C" West Palm Beach,Florida 33406 (561)233-3980 (561) 233-3986(fax) Report Prepared May 2000 I. GENERAL INFORMATION Setting The George Bush Boulevard Bridge, originally the Eighth Street Bridge, spans the Intracoastal Waterway in a commercial and residential area eight blocks north of downtown Delray Beach. The bridge is located 3/10ths of a mile west of AIA. Residential condominiums are situated adjacent to the bridge on the banks of the Intracoastal to the northwest, northeast, and southeast. The 1950s Marina Delray is located immediately to the southwest. There are no historically designated properties in the immediate vicinity of the bridge. The closest historic district is the locally designated Del-Ida Park Historic District located approximately five blocks west of the bridge. The closest individual historic site is the locally designated Koch House situated 4/10ths of a mile east of the bridge at 777 North Ocean Boulevard near the Delray Beach/Gulfstream Town Line. Physical Description The George Bush Boulevard Bridge(State Structure#930026)is a five span,rolling lift, double-leaf Bascule bridge. The construction of the bridge was begun 1948 and completed in 1950. It is a two-lane highway and pedestrian bridge constructed of steel and reinforced concrete. The structural length is 270 feet and the deck width is 35.3 feet, with the roadway width from curb to curb being 21.9 feet. The approach roadway width, including the shoulders, is 22.6 feet and there is no median. The vertical clearance above mean high water level is 9 feet and the horizontal clearance is 80 feet. The four approach spans and adjacent sidewalks are constructed of reinforced concrete. The main bridge span,which is comprised of the moveable double leafs and the adjacent sidewalks, is constructed of steel and covered with steel decking. There are slotted rail concrete balustrades on the bridge approaches and steel handrails across the draw spans. The bridge site includes a Bridge Tender's House on the southwest corner of the center bridge span. The rectangular masonry building was constructed upon completion of the bridge in1950. The building currently features one-over-one windows on the north,south and east elevations, a single door on the west elevation, a flat roof with stucco banding at the cornice, and a large antenna. I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIiI1 / 1II ; II U I , ,\ / ' I I III ( I , I DENERY LANE i I la 1 BOND WAY p C > w I I Li. / WITHERSPOON LANE 7 /I C McKEE LN. 11 I / 7 I I a) I I PELICAN LAN _ 00 > I > -< 4 In I _1 T 4 L.., L� ^ = WATERWAY NORTH CONDO I o z w -a_ BLVD. —z z ui 11 m INLET z c COVE CONDO gk3SN GEORGE BUSH BOULEVARI w` GEORGE I I I I • MARINA I C sou THWAYS ST. VINCEN T'S THE I I I I CHURCH DELRAY LANDINGS — N.E. 7TH CT. CONDO JJ WEDGE- SITE CRESTWOOD DRIVE C 1I I CONDO I I I N.E. 7TH ST. NAMMOND RD 1 > I J M.S.A. M.S.A. TRA C T TRACT J VJ Q -' a Q — N.E. 6TH ST. 0 HARBOR DRIVE HARBOR DRIVE r I I I I v I I I a o III I j irlu N.E. 5TH ST. = I 1 1 L. INIMINI C ISLAND DRIVE w BMW 0 ( I I I I I I I , i \� N -gmr" GEORGE BUSH BOULEVARD BRIDGE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH. FL (f.k.a. 8th Street Bridge) PLANNING & ZONING DEPARTMENT -- DIGITAL BASE MAP SYSTEM -- MAP REF: LM439 III. Time Line 1893-95: In 1893,the Florida Coast Line Canal and Transportation Company built two dredge boats to dig canals below Palm Beach; one machine started to cut south from Lake Worth, and the other began to work north from Biscayne Bay. On May 18, 1895,the canal company completed the canal when the dredges operating from both ends met. The canal was originally known as the Florida East Coast Canal, and later as the Intracoastal Waterway. 1896: The original plat was recorded for the Town of Linton by William S. Linton of Saginaw,Michigan. 1896: First Florida East Coast Railway train arrives in Linton. 1898: Post Office is renamed Delray. The original name was Linton. 1911: Town of Delray incorporated and John Shaw Sundy is elected Delray's first Mayor. 1923: Town of Delray Beach incorporated. The town included the land between the canal and the ocean. 1926: Town of Delray and Town of Delray Beach combine to incorporate as the City of Delray Beach. 1928-1929: The Florida Inland Navigation District(FIND)was formed to buy the privately-owned Florida East Coast Canal(toll canal). In December 1929, by an act of Congress,the waterway became the Intracoastal Waterway, extending approximately 350 miles from Jacksonville to Miami. 1938-1950: Federal Intracoastal Navigation District widens and deepens the Intracoastal Waterway. This was considered vital to the War effort. 1947: The County Commission and Delray Beach residents begin discussions of the need to build a second bridge spanning the Intracoastal in Delray Beach. The chosen site is NE Eighth Street. October 1948: Murphy Construction Company begins work on the 270 foot, electrically controlled double-leaf rolling Bascule span and reinforced concrete approach spans over the Intracoastal at NE Eighth Street. February 1, 1950: The new bridge spanning the Intracoastal at NE Eight Street is completed and more than 500 people attend the opening ceremonies. 1957: Marina Defray, located adjacent to the bridge on the southwest side,is completed and open for business. August 1989: Eighth Street is renamed George Bush Boulevard and the bridge becomes George Bush Boulevard Bridge. For two years the road and bridge are known by dual names. In 1991,the road and bridge officially become George Bush Boulevard and George Bush Boulevard Bridge. VI. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE The George Bush Boulevard Bridge is architecturally significant as a good example of bridge engineering because it represents advanced American bridge-building technology of the mid- twentieth century. It is a double-leaf, rolling lift Bascule bridge that has had very little alteration since it was completed in1950. The bridge contributes positively to the George Bush Boulevard streetscape because its low vertical clearance provides a clear view across the Intracoastal Waterway from both the east and the west and its scale is in keeping with the surrounding low- rise buildings. The bridge was constructed by Murphy Construction Company, a notable family- owned construction firm that was founded in1924 and is still in operation today. The Murphy Construction Company has built numerous bridges in Palm Beach County and throughout South Florida. Bascule bridges are a type of moveable balanced structure that can be tilted at the abutment to move up and out of the way of boats and barges. The term Bascule derives from the French term for a weighing device or seesaw. Bascule bridges are the most ancient in principle of the moveable bridges. The drawbridge of a medieval castle was a Bascule bridge that was simply hinged at its base and hauled up when necessary. The amount of effort required to raise a drawbridge could be dramatically reduced if the bridge was counterbalanced,with the hinge nearer the span's center of gravity. Many ingenious forms of counterbalancing were developed by Dutch builders for their canal spans so that heavy structures could be lifted by one person.' Though Bascule bridges have been built since ancient times,the technology of today's bridges developed into their modern form between the 1880s and 1940s. Bascule bridges that use hinge mechanisms to move the spans are usually called heel and trunnion designs? However,many American Bascule bridges use a form of the patent Scherzer roller bearing as a pivot. In this type of bridge,the lifting spans rock backwards as they raise on a geared track. This kind of bearing is most advantageous because it allows the whole width of the channel to be clear when the bridge is opened. The George Bush Boulevard Bridge is a rolling lift bridge based on a variation of the Scherzer design. On July 16, 1948,the Board of County Commissioners awarded the Eighth Street Bridge contract to Murphy Construction Company. The Murphy Construction Company is a family- owned West Palm Beach general contracting firm that was founded by Martin Murphy in 1924. Martin Murphy was a native of Columbus, Ohio. He began visiting South Florida in1919 and moved to West Palm Beach in the early 1920s. In 1924,he formed the Dudley-Murphy Construction Company and began building bridges and sea walls soon after. In the mid 1930s, the company was renamed Murphy Construction Company. It was located on Clare Avenue in West Palm Beach. During the past sixty-six years Murphy Construction Company has specialised in heavy and marine construction. In the late 1930s and early 1940s,the company built numerous drainage bridges in the Glades and railroad bridges throughout Palm Beach County. In 1948-1950,when Murphy Construction Company built the Eighth Street Bridge, Martin E. Murphy was president and E.R. Wieberson was vice-president. In the 1950s,the company built bridges over the Boynton Beach Inlet and the Boca Raton Inlet. In 1964,Martin Murphy passed away and his son,Martin E. Murphy,Jr.,took over operations. The company is still in business today continuing to do heavy and marine construction. Their offices remain on Clare Avenue and they have an additional marine yard in Riviera Beach. The company recently built the I-95 sound wall from Boynton Beach to Delray Beach and the sea wall in Delray Beach just east of the George Bush Boulevard Bridge. V. HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE The history of the George Bush Boulevard Bridge begins in 1894-1896,the years when the East Coast Canal was dredged from Lake Worth to Biscayne Bay. Also during these years,the Town of Linton was settled and the lighter barge was established to transport people and supplies across the canal at Atlantic Avenue. In 1898,the Linton Post Office was renamed Delray. As the population of the area grew,bridges were built to accommodate the increased traffic over the canal at Atlantic Avenue. The first,a wooden swing bridge,was completed in 1911. This was replaced with another wooden bridge in 1918. In 1926, during the Florida Land Boom,the 1918 wooden bridge and was replaced with a concrete lift bridge. In 1894,William S.Linton and his friend David Swinton,both of Saginaw,Michigan, traveled to south Florida on a tropical wilderness adventure. While in West Palm Beach,they learned of a land sale near the Orange Grove House of Refuge No. 3 and traveled down the newly dredged East Coast Canal to inspect the land. Linton,with Swinton's help,purchased 160 acres from the owner, Captain William Gleason, for$25 an acre. The following year Linton returned with about 10 people who each purchased 5 acres of his land. With great effort,these pioneers cleared the land and began planting crops. In 1896, Henry Flagler's East Coast Railroad arrived in the settlement on its route south to Miami. In conjunction with the arrival of the train,E. Burslem Thomson, a civil engineer for Flagler's Model Land Company, surveyed,platted and recorded the Town of Linton.' The growth of the town and surrounding settlements necessitated a means of transportation to be established across the canal at Atlantic Avenue.Two lighter barges were brought in to transport passengers and their supplies. The smaller barge carried passengers and Iimited supplies while the larger barge carried wagons,horses and produce being grown east of the canal. Much of the produce was taken to the railroad station west of the canal for distribution to the north. In 1898,Linton experienced financial trouble resulting in foreclosure of his land, and the town was renamed Delray. By the turn-of-the century,the town had grown from a small settlement of pioneer families to 150 residents, and by 1910 the population had risen to 250 residents. The railroad helped facilitate this growth with regular passenger and freight service,bringing supplies,residents and winter visitors. By 1911,Atlantic Avenue had been paved with rocks from Swinton Avenue to the canal,and the avenue was in its early stage of becoming a commercial corridor. The lighter barge was no longer a sufficient means of transportation across the canal,so a hand-cranked wooden swing bridge was constructed. This new bridge created easier access between the Town of Delray,west of the canal,and the area east of the canal. The bridge,however, began experiencing trouble within five years, and collapsed into the water in 1917.4 A new wooden bridge was built in 1918 to replace the bridge that had become a travel"menace."' Like many other towns in South Florida,the Florida Land Boom of the mid 1920s had a significant impact on the Town of Delray. Land auctions were held nearly every day and commercial and residential buildings rose quickly in order to accommodate the new residents and winter visitors. The Land Boom also brought several new developments to the town. These included a number of new subdivisions. Several of these subdivisions were platted north of Delray's central core on either side of McKinley Avenue (also listed in the mid-1920s as Pinehurst Avenue and later renamed Eighth Street). In January of 1922,the Floridixi Farms Company recorded a plat for the Dell Park subdivision. Its approximate boundaries were NE Eighth Street on the south,NE Thirteenth Street on the north, Swinton Avenue on the west and the F.E.C. Railroad tracks on the east. When the neighborhood was established,the streets were named after western cities such as Denver, Sacremento, Seattle and Phoenix (the street names were changed to numbers in 1925). During the Land Boom years,this neighborhood was a popular area for middle-income level families.6 The locally designated Del-Ida Park Historic District was another early subdivision located north of Delray's central core. Platted in 1923,the subdivision included the 58 acre tract bounded on the north by NE Eighth Street,on the south by NE Fourth Street,on the west by Swinton Avenue, and on the east by the F.E.C.Railroad tracks. It was one of Delray's first planned developments and contained 300 building lots and three public parks. Motivated by the patriotic spirit of the time,the developer maned six of Del-Ida's streets after U.S. Presidents,including McKinley,Roosevelt,Taft, Wilson, Coolidge and Harding.' These were later changed to conform with the city numbering system. Many of the early houses were designed in the Mediterranean and Mission Revival styles. East of these subdivisions and adjacent to the current bridge site on the northeast side,is the Sophia Frey subdivision. Platted in March of 1926,this subdivision remained mostly undeveloped until the late 1940s and early 1950s. Florida's Land Boom was short lived,and after two hurricanes(1926 and 1928) and the Stock Market crash of 1929,much of Delray Beach's real estate was virtually worthless. Delray Beach, however,maintained its status as a resort community and it remained relatively stable in terms of growth and development throughout the 1930s.s Growth slowed during the World War II years, but sharply increased afterwards when many veterans returned with their families to settle in the area. Newspaper articles from the late 1940s through the early 1950s consistently reported record numbers of building permits and significantly increased construction of both commercial and residential buildings. The tourist population also increased past its pre-War levels. In addition, from 1938 to 1950,the Federal Intracoastal Navigational District,which bought the Florida East Coast Canal in 1929 and renamed it the Intracoastal Waterway,widened and deepened the canal as part of the World War II effort and to promote increased navigation. A significant amount of Delray Beach's growth was occurring north of the city's central core both east and west of the Intracoastal. Homeowners and developers in these areas recognized the need for a nearby bridge and believed a bridge spanning the Intracoastal at NE Eighth Street would be a desirable site. However, discussion of a new Atlantic Avenue Bridge had also begun. U.S. engineers of the War Department requested that the Atlantic Avenue Bridge be replaced with a new bridge that would have an eighty-foot horizontal clearance to allow increased marine traffic. Meetings were held by the County Commission and City Council to discuss replacement of the bridge. These discussions led to the determination that Delray Beach needed two new bridges;a replacement of the Atlantic Avenue Bridge and a new bridge over the Intracoastal at NE Eighth Street. In June of 1947,Delray Beach merchants banded together to fight for the rebuilding of the Atlantic Avenue Bridge before start of the proposed Eighth Street Bridge. They gathered more than 200 names on a petition requesting that the County Commission make immediate arrangements and plans for financing of a new, modern bridge to span the Intracoastal at Atlantic Avenue. This was a direct attack on the proposition of first building a bridge over the Intracoastal at Eighth Street. The petition stated that the reconstruction of the Atlantic Avenue Bridge was vital to the future growth of the city because the present bridge was more than twenty years old,was obsolete and worn out, and may at times be condemned and be required to remain open for boat traffic indefinitely, in which event the traffic from the business section to the beach would be interrupted indefinitely.' Convinced that the majority of the people of Delray Beach wanted the Atlantic Avenue Bridge given priority over the Eighth Street Bridge, County Commissioner C.Y. Byrd stated that he would start immediately to do everything in his power to see if the new Atlantic Avenue Bridge could be financed through the State Road Board using surplus gasoline tax funds instead of having the building financed by a bond issue. Commissioner Byrd also stated that it would not be possible for the Eighth Street Bridge to be given consideration for financing by using gasoline tax funds because the Eighth Street Bridge was considered purely a local bridge for local convenience. As a result of the petition, County Engineer,Jake Boyd,was instructed to proceed with complete plans for the Atlantic Avenue Bridge including its approaches.10 Those in favor of building the Eighth Street Bridge before replacing the Atlantic Avenue Bridge called a special meeting of the Delray Beach Property Owners Association to begin plans to fight the petition. They invited Commissioner Byrd to attend so they could voice their position. The June 20, 1947 edition of Delray Beach News reported that the supporters of the Eighth Street Bridge moved swiftly into high gear to inform voters of their beliefs why the Atlantic Avenue Bridge should not be erected until the Eighth Street Bridge was completed. President of the Delray Beach Property Owners Association,Kenneth Montgomery, stated that the city needed two bridges and the Property Owners Association had made extensive investigations into the matter two years previous and their findings backed the building of the Eighth Street Bridge first. Some of the reasons he stated for building the Eighth Street Bridge first included the significant expense of building a temporary bridge at Atlantic Avenue,the need for beach residents to have another means of reaching the mainland in the case of a hurricane,the need of an additional bridge for providing better fire protection to the beach area, and the need to ease congestion at the Atlantic Avenue Bridge. In addition, it was suggested the Eighth Street Bridge should be built first because it would be far better to have traffic diverted and rolled over to a new bridge eight blocks away than to have congestion, exasperation and delay that was bound to occur if an attempt was made to handle the heavy traffic over any type of temporary structure at Atlantic Avenue. Since the expression of the meeting was so overwhelmingly in favor of two bridges,with the Eighth Street Bridge to be built first, Commissioner Byrd stated that if that was the way the residents wanted it,he would submit a bill for both bridges, and if they passed the State Legislature,the election to validate the Eighth Street Bridge project would be submitted to the people first. The election would take place in December when all of the property owners would be back to vote, and if it failed to pass, an election would be held on the Atlantic Avenue Bridge some time later." On December 16, 1947,Delray Beach property holders overwhelmingly authorized the issuance of$200,000 worth of municipal bonds to build the Eighth Street Bridge. To appease those concerned about the construction of a new Atlantic Avenue Bridge,representatives of the State Road Department and County Commission announced that a new Atlantic Avenue Bridge would be started as soon as the Eighth Street Bridge was completed, which was expected to be late 1949. In March 1948,the Atlantic Avenue Bridge malfunctioned, causing traffic congestion and confusion for most of an afternoon. This incident prompted questions concerning progress on the Eighth Street Bridge. County Commissioner C.Y. Byrd answered the concerns, stating that the bridge was progressing according to schedule. The permit for the construction had been obtained from the War Department and details were being worked out in order to comply with their specifications. This work was in the hands on Palm Beach County Engineer J.M. Boyd. Boyd anticipated that bids would be advertised in June and construction started shortly thereafter. He emphasized,however,that the bridge would not be available for the next winter season because even if construction were begun immediately,the difficulty of obtaining steel and other materials would delay its completion. He further explained that the bridge would be a drawspan type double-leaf Bascule bridge complete and modern in every way and possessing all the latest improvements.l'- The Delray Beach Property Owners Protective Association wrote to Commissioner Byrd and County Engineer Boyd in April 1948 requesting information on the progress of the Eighth Street Bridge. Commissioner Byrd assured the property owners that the work was being carried forward with all possible speed and said that the right of ways for the approaches were being secured. He emphasized that everything possible was being done to have the bridge in operation by the next tourist season. Byrd also stated that the money for the construction was in the hands of the County and that the bonds for the bridge had been purchased in February by the First National Bank of Palm Beach from TM Cook&Company, agents of Palm Beach.13 Boyd also assured the property owners that plans for the new bridge were progressing,however,he stated that he had experienced some complications with the detailed construction plans and specifications. First,he had to overcome the War Department District Engineer's contention for a higher bridge that would have significantly added to the cost of the structure and interfered with the use of abutting property due to high approaches, all without any tangible advantages. And second,he had to completely redesign the original bridge plan due to the conditions at the bridge site. Instead of having the bridge built on a 90 degree angle,the site required that the bridge be constructed on a skewed angle.14 On May 28, 1948, a call for bids for construction of the Eighth Street Bridge was issued by the Board of County Commissioners. The notice specified that all labor,materials, equipment and supplies necessary for the bridge construction be included in the bid. According to the plans, the bridge would have an electrically controlled double-leaf rolling Bascule span and concrete approach spans of an overall length of 267 feet.' Two months later, in July 1948,the Board of County Commissioners voted to accept the bid of the Murphy Construction Company to build the Eighth Street Bridge. Although the bid was over the allotted $200,000 provided by the bond issue to finance the project, it was the lowest bid submitted. Plans for financing the additional amount would be worked out between the County Commission and the State Road Department.16 Due to increased steel requisitions by the Government for defense planning, shipments of rolled steel were protracted, delaying the start of the bridge construction for several months. Steel was finally obtained, and in late October 1948, Murphy Brothers Construction Company began work on the Eighth Street Bridge." Work progressed largely on schedule and an early completion date was anticipated. However, on December 29, 1949, hopes of an early completion date received a setback when vice president of Westinghouse, C.E. Black, stated in a letter to County Engineer Boyd and the Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce that changes in the design of the bridge control panel were delaying its delivery. He assured them that the matter was receiving the personal attention of Westinghouse's industrial control division manager, and that the panel would be shipped by January 6, 1950.18 On January 12, 1950, County Engineer Boyd reported that the Westinghouse control equipment was expected to arrive shortly and that an early February bridge dedication could be planned. Commissioner Byrd was authorized by the County Commission to have complete authority for arranging the dedicatory services for the new bridge. Two weeks later, Commissioner Byrd announced that all equipment for the bridge had arrived and that the bridge would be opened on February 1, 1950. As planned,the Eighth Street Bridge opened on February 1, 1950,to a crowd of more than 500 people. The event climaxed a year and a half of construction work and provided a second means of access to the beach area. Ceremonies for the dedication were under the direction of E.L. Emerson, secretary-manager of the Chamber of Commerce, and postmaster LeRoy Diggans acted as master of ceremonies. Featured speakers included Delray Beach Mayor John N. Kabler, who made the dedicatory speech, and T.M. O'Neal,former county commissioner who introduced the original bill for the bridge. O'Neal gave credit to Dorothy Day Mitchell, C.W. Gamer, Charles Crane and Kenneth Montgomery for their active support that made the bridge possible. State Senator John Beacham, State Representative John Bollinger, County Commission Chairman Lake Lytal, State Road Department Representative Risdon Boykin, County Engineer J.M. Boyd and Martin E.Murphy,president of the Murphy Construction Company, also spoke briefly. County Commissioner Byrd, making what he called his final public appearance after eighteen years in office,termed the bridge as a true example of public expression. "The people voted for the bridge and the people will pay for it through taxation.i19 Byrd also confirmed a report by Representative Bollinger that the State Road Department may lease the bridge at a rental that would cover the retirement of the bonds issued for its construction. The State funds would come from the gasoline tax. Miss Barbara McMurrain,Miss Spirit of Fishing for 1950, cut the ribbon, officially opening the span to traffic. The Seacrest band then presented a concert and led the first automobile across the bridge. Mayor Kabler was the first to drive across the bridge followed by dignitaries and a long procession of residents.20 Two month after the bridge opening,the Delray Beach News ran an article on William L. Christenson, a Palm Beach resident who owned the Eighth Street property on either side of the road east of the bridge. The article reported that Christenson had undertaken a project of beautifying and landscaping the property in order to preserve the natural beauty of the area which contained many interesting species of tropical trees and foliage, including palms,banyans,rubber trees and a few almost ancient lemon and orange trees.21 The post-war housing boom lasted through the first half of the 1950s. The Sophia Frey subdivision and surrounding areas flourished with new homes. A few low-rise apartment buildings and tourist motels were also built in areas neighboring the new bridge.NE Eighth Street developed into a commercial corridor with gas stations,taverns,restaurants and shops. In 1957, Marina Delray was constructed on property at the southeast corner of the bridge. This significantly increased the marine traffic surrounding the bridge. Development in the area has continued until the present time. There was another wave of activity in the 1970s and 1980s when several condominium buildings were constructed along the Intracoastal on property adjacent to the bridge. The subdivisions east and west of the Intracoastal encountered infill, often with larger and more grand houses than those built in the 1940s and 1950s. Another development which took place from 1963 to 1988 on property adjacent to bridge on the west side was city annexation of county land. From the time the Town of Delray incorporated in 1911,the city had been annexing unincorporated property from the county to increase its land holdings. Most of the land surrounding the bridge had been annexed in the 1910s and 1920s,however,a small portion of the land just west of the bridge remained under Palm Beach County ownership. The various parcels were gradually annexed by the City of Delray Beach between 1963 and 1988. In 1982, Palm Beach County proposed to transfer control of the Eighth Street Bridge to the City of Delray Beach. However,the Delray Beach City Council opposed the transfer, stating that the maintenance and operation of the bridge would unfairly burden Delray Beach taxpayers with an estimated$120,000 a year expense. Today the bridge continues to be owned and operated by Palm Beach County. During the past fifty years,the George Bush Boulevard Bridge has played an important role in the transportation of Delray Beach. The bridge has remained virtually unchanged except for repairs and minor alterations since its completion in 1950,making it a prime example of mid- twentieth century bridge-building technology and architectural design. Its small scale contributes to the low-rise commercial and residential buildings located adjacent to the bridge and within the neighboring areas. Today the bridge gets considerable automobile traffic as well as a large volume of marine traffic. It has become a vital part of Delray Beach's transportation system by providing residents and business owners greater access to the beach area in addition to increased access to Delray Beach by tourists and residents traveling MA. VI. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The George Bush Boulevard Bridge is historically significant as an important means of transportation spanning the Intracoastal Waterway. The bridge meets criteria(d) of the Delray Beach Historic Preservation ordinance for local designation of historic sites by"exemplifying the historical,political, cultural, economic, or social trends of the community in history." The the bridge has played a significant role in connecting the beach and residential area east of the bridge with the commercial corridors and residential neighborhoods west of the bridge. It also played an important role in Delray Beach's post-World War II land boom by providing greater access to the rapidly growing subdivisions and commercial areas north of the city's central core. Its access for tourists and residents traveling AIA has also helped Delray Beach develop and thrive as a year-round municipality and a seasonal resort town. Recently the bridge has aided in the increased land values and development east of the Intracoastal Waterway. Architecturally the George Bush Boulevard Bridge is significant as a good example of a double-leaf Bascule bridge built by Murphy Construction Company, a notable construction company that has been specializing in heavy and marine construction in South Florida for more than sixty-six years. The bridge meets criteria(b) "embodies those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style,period or method of construction"of the Delray Beach Historic Preservation Ordinance for local designation of historic sites. The George Bush Boulevard Bridge embodies distinguishing characteristics of a method of construction for moveable, Bascule bridges of the twentieth century. In addition,the size and scale of the bridge compliment the streetscape along George Bush Boulevard for they are in keeping with the size and scale of the buildings on the surrounding properties. VII. Threats and Recommendations There is currently no impending threat to the George Bush Boulevard Bridge,however, during the past decade there has been some discussion about replacing numerous Intracoastal bridges in order to accommodate the two-way marine traffic that the U.S. Coast Guard and the Florida Inland Navigational District(FIND)would like to see on the waterway. In a 1996 article in the Palm Beach Post, David Roach,FIND's assistant executive director, stated that his agency had plans to develop the Intracoastal Waterway into a"sort of watery Interstate 95,wide enough for tugs, barges, and other commercial vessels to transport petroleum,manufactured goods, and building materials along the waterway."22 To accommodate two-way marine traffic, a bridge would have to have 21 feet of vertical clearance and 125 feet of horizontal clearance. Fortunately for those wishing to preserve the character of the Intracoastal and its bridges,very few existing Intracoastal bridges have the clearances necessary for this type of marine traffic. At the present time it would be a daunting and financially unfeasible project for the bridge owners,mostly states and municipalities,to undertake replacement of the bridges that don't meet FIND's specifications. Many opponents believe that new and larger bridges would be visually disruptive to the surrounding communities and pose a danger if they promoted increased traffic of hazardous materials. In addition, opponents don't believe that the"build-it-and-they-will- come"attitude on waterway commerce is accurate since the Intracoastal is only 10 feet deep for much of its expanse,prohibiting many types commercial marine vessels from traveling the waterway. Another development that could be viewed as either a threat or a protection for historic bridges has been the enactment of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act(ISTEA) of 1991. Under this Act, and the earlier Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Act of 1987, some historically significant bridges could be slated for replacement because the Acts facilitate the massive replacement of the nation's aging and deteriorated highway infrastructure. However,the Acts also permit funding for bridge rehabilitation and relocation projects, and clearly state that historic bridges should be rehabilitated,reused, and preserved. Moreover, ISTEA requires funding for some preservation projects. The Cultural Resources Department of the National Park Service produced a publication that addressed the issue of bridge preservation. It offered evidence that preserving concrete,metal, and stone bridges is financially prudent,technically feasible, and in many situations, the preferred alternative to new construction. This publication also emphasized that innovative engineering solutions must be embraced by bridge engineers and transportation officials in order to preserve bridges as important physical reminders of our engineering and transportation legacy.`3 As presented in the statement of significance,the George Bush Boulevard Bridge meets the criteria for local Historic Site Designation as a historically and architecturally significant structure. Designating the bridge a historic site will help preserve the bridge because all exterior alterations and any proposed demolition would have to be reviewed by the Delray Beach Historic Preservation Board and meet the Board's Historic Preservation Guidelines. It would also promote interest in the bridge's architecture and history and enhance community recognition. The designation of the George Bush Boulevard Bridge will help preserve the bridge and the boulevard's streetscape for future generations of Delray Beach residents and visitors. VIII. END NOTES 1. Martin Hayden, The Book of Bridges,New York City: Galahad Books, 1976, p.105. 2. Donald C. Jackson. Great American Bridges and Dams. Washington D.C.: The Preservation Press. 1988. pp. 32-33. 3. Dade County Plat Book. Plat Book 1, Page 3. 4. "Bridge Across Canal at Delray Collapses,"Palm Beach Post 29 June 1917. 5. "Delray Bridge Ready for Traffic,"Palm Beach Post 24 August 1918. 6. Janus Research. City of Delray Beach Historic Resources Report(St. Petersburg, Florida: Janus Research,July 1999)24. 7. Patricia Cayce, Del-Ida Park Local Historic District Nomination, 1988. 8. Janus Research, City of Delray Beach Historic Resources Report(St. Petersburg,Florida: Janus Research,July 1999)25. 9. "Battle on Bridge Question Brewing: Petition Demands Atlantic Bridge Be First,"Delray Beach News 6 June 1947. 10. "Support Indicates Atlantic Avenue Bridge Will Be First: Byrd Hopes Bridge Can Be Financed With Surplus Taxes,"Delray Beach News 13 June 1947. 11. "Attack Atlantic Avenue Bridge Priority: Property Owners Association Heads Map Plans Tonight,"Delray Beach News 20 June 1947. 12."Atlantic Avenue Bridge Cause of Confusion Sunday." Delray Beach News. 19 March 1948. 13. "Letters State Progress of New Bridge." Delray Beach News. 12 April 1948. 14. "Letters State Progress of New Bridge." Delray Beach News. 12 April 1948. 15. "Call for Bids Issued for Eighth Street Bridge." Delray Beach News. 28 May 1948. 16. "8th Street Bridge Bid Accepted." Delray Beach News. 16 July 1948. 17. "Second Bridge for Delray Beach." Delray Beach News. 29 July 1948. 18. "Completion of Waterway Bridges to Be Delayed." Delray Beach News. 29 December 1949. 19. "Eighth Street Bridge Dedicated in Ceremonies Yesterday Afternoon." Delray Beach News. 2 February 1950. 20. "Eighth Street Bridge Dedicated in Ceremonies Yesterday Afternoon." Delray Beach News. 2 February 1950. 21. "Eighth Street Property Being Beautified." Delray Beach News. 13 April 1950. 22. 'Intracoastal a Watery I-95,"Palm Beach Post 5 February 1996. 23. Thomas C. Jester, "Preserving Historic Bridges,"CRM Supplement Vol. 15.No. 2 (Washington, D.C.: The National Park Service, 1992) 1-2. IX. BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SOURCES "8th Street Bridge Bid Accepted." Delray Beach News. 16 July 1948. "Another Bridge Approved For Delray 9-1." Delray Beach News. 19 December 1947. "Attack Atlantic Avenue Bridge Priority: Property Owners Association Heads House Maps Plan Tonight." Delray Beach News. 20 June 1947. "Battle on Bridge Question Brewing: Petition Demands Atlantic Avenue Bridge Be First." Delray Beach News. 6 June 1947. "Bond Election on 8th Street Bridge Set for November County Commissioners Fix Date for Voters to Approve or Disapprove Second Bridge Across Infra-Coastal Canal In Defray." Delray Beach News. 26 September 1947. "Bridge Transfer Opposed." Miami Herald. 16 March 1982. Britt,Lora Sinks. My Gold Coast: South Florida in Earlier Years. Palatka,FL: Brittany House, 1984. "Byrd in Charge of Eighth Street Bridge Dedication." Defray Beach News. 12 January 1950. "Call for Bids Issued for Eighth Street Bridge." Delray Beach News. 28 May 1948. "Candidates Give Views on City Issues." Delray Beach News. 14 November 1947. Cayce,Patricia. Del-Ida Park Historic Designation Report. Delray Beach Historic Preservation Board and the Del-Ida Park Neighborhood Association. 15 January 1988. City of Delray Beach Annexation Map. "Completion of Waterway Bridges To Be Delayed." Delray Beach News. 29 December 1949. Crawford, William G.,Jr. "A History of Florida's East Coast Canal: The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway from Jacksonville to Miami." Broward Legacy. Vol.20:Nos. 3-4, Summer/Fall 1997. pp. 2-31. Curl, Donald W. Palm Beach County: An Illustrated History. Northbridge CA: Windsor Publications, 1986. Delray Beach Historical Society. Archives and Photographs. Earle Bridge Machinery Company. Palm Beach County Moveable Bridge Survey. Boca Raton, Florida, June 1972. "Eighth Street Bridge Dedicated In Ceremonies Yesterday Afternoon." Delray Beach News. 2 February 1950. "Eighth Street Bridge Set for Opening Celebration at 4 p.m." Delray Beach News. 26 January 1950. Florida: Historic. Dramatic_ Contemporary: Family and Personal History. Volume IV. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company,Inc., 1957. "Freeholders Will Ballot on 8h Street Bridge First : Property Owners Plan Membership Meeting Issue." Delray Beach News. 27 June 1947. The Historic Highway Bridges of Florida. Tallahassee,FL.: Florida Department of Transportation, 1989. "Intracoastal: A Watery I-95. Bridge Project Worries Other Towns." Palm Beach Post. 5 February 1996. Jackson,Donald C. Great American Bridges and Dams. Washington, D.C. The Preservation Press, 1988 Janus Research. City of Delray Beach Historic Resources Report. St. Petersburg,FL,July 1999. Jester,Thomas C. "Preserving Historic Bridges." CRM Supplement. Volume 15:No. 2, 1992. The Koch House Designation Report. Delray Beach Historic Preservation Board. 1998. "Letters State Progress on New Bridge." Delray Beach News. 2 April 1948. Milly,Nancy. "Boynton Woman is a Bridge Tender." Delray Beach News Journal. 15 February 1979. National Bridge Inventory. Structural Inventory and Appraisal. Florida Department of Transportation, 1998. "Opening of Bridge Set for Tomorrow at 4 p.m." Delray Beach News. 31 January 1950. Sanborn Insurance Company Maps. 1922, 1926, 1949, 1963. "Scenes at Eight Street Bridge Opening." Delray Beach News. 7 February 1950. "Second Bridge For Delray Beach." Delray Beach News. 29 October 1948. Simon, Sandy. Remembering: A History of Florida's South Palm Beach County 1894-1998. Delray Beach,FL: The Cedars Group, 1999. Sophia Frey Subdivision Plat Map. Addition to Delray, Palm Beach County. 6 March 1926. Spanton, Michael J., Florida Department of Transportation Inspector. Personal Interview. February 2000 "Support Indicates Atlantic Avenue Bridge Will Be First: Byrd Hopes Bridge Can Be Financed With Surplus Taxes.- Delray Beach News. 13 June 1947. Thomson. E. Burslem. C.E. Map of the Town of Linton. Florida. 1895. Palm Beach County Abstract Department, Plat Book 1,P. 3. West Palm Beach City Directory. 1952. X. PHOTOGRAPH LOG Historic Photographs: All historic photographs are from the Delray Beach Historical Society's photograph collection. 1. Barge crossing over East Coast Canal in early 1900s at site that later became Eighth Street (and later George Bush Boulevard). 2. Aerial view, 1956,Eighth Street Bridge (later George Bush Boulevard Bridge). Current Photographs: All photographs of George Bush Boulevard Bridge taken May 2000. 1. Looking northeast 2. Looking northwest 3. Looking northeast 4. Looking northwest 5. Looking southeast 6. Looking east 7. Looking northeast 8. Looking southwest 9. 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Do not use for International Mail(See reverse) Sent to Palm Beach County Street&Number Post Office,State,&ZIP Code Postage $ Certified Fee Special Delivery Fee . Restricted Delivery Fee rn Return Receipt Showing to Whom&Date Delivered .. Retum Receipt Showing to Whom, < Date,&Addressee's Address O TOTAL Postage&Fees $ CO CI Postmark or Date E 0 U- co °- TTERS E.: L--•4' .-AR et-dec Pa.:,e 6 - _- - ORB 1 2 153 PB 1437 ORDINANCE NO. 19-00 1l AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF • -..;1 DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, DESIGNATING THE GEORGE BUSH BOULEVARD BRIDGE LOCATED AT GEORGE BUSH BOULEVARD AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, AS A LOCAL HISTORIC SITE TO BE LISTED IN THE LOCAL R 'GISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES; PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE ZONING MAP OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, 1994" TO SHOW THE HISTORIC DESIGNATION IN AN OVERLAY MANNER; PROVIDING A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVING CLAUSE,AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Section 4.5.1 of the Land Development Regulations of the Code of �'. Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach provides for the designation and protection of historic sites; and WHEREAS, a designation report was prepared for the George Bush Boulevard Bridge (formerly known as the N.E. 8th Street Bridge) located at George Bush Boulevard and the Intracoastal Waterway; and • WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Board held a duly noticed public hearing in regard to the historic designation on July 19,2000, and voted unanimously to recommend that the George Bush Boulevard Bridge be designated a local historic site; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach has conducted a duly noticed public hearing in regard to the designation of the George Bush Boulevard Bridge as a local historic site. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH,FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the following described property in the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby designated as a local historic site in accordance with and under the provisions of Section 4.5.1 of the Land Development Regulations of the City of Delray Beach,to-wit: J l - - THE GEORGE BUSH BOULEVARD BRIDGE, formerly known as the N.E. 8th Street Bridge, (State Structure #930026), located at _! George Bush Boulevard and the Intracoastal Waterway in the City of Delray Beach,Palm Beach County,Florida. Section 2. That the Planning Director of said City shall, upon the effective date of this ordinance, amend the Zoning Map of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, to show the historic designation, in an overlay manner. ORB 12153 Pg 1438 DOROTHY H. WILKEN, CLERK PB COUNTY, FL Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed. Section 4. That should any section or provision of this ordinance or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid. Section 5. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage on second and final reading. PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading on this the 15th day of August , 1999. 3 <0(2 .••••12'fr41 MAYOR ATTEST: City Clerk" First Reading August 1 , 2000 Second Reading August 15 , 2000 A j 2 — Ord. No. 19-00 Designation Report for the George Bush Boulevard Bridge (Formerly Eighth Street Bridge) in the City of Delray Beach Prepared by Janet G. Murphy &Associates, Inc. for the Downtown Merchant& Business Association the Delray Beach Historic Preservation Board and the City of Delray Beach May 2000 Table of Contents I. General Information II. Location Map III. Time Line IV. Architectural Significance V. Historical and Cultural Significance VI. Statement of Significance VII. Threats and Recommendations VW. End Notes IX. Bibliography and Sources X. Photograph Log Report Prepared By: Janet G. Murphy&Associates,Inc. 218 Almeria Road West Palm Beach,Florida 33405 (561) 832-4224 (561) 804-9598 (fax) Bridge Owned By: Palm Beach County Engineering&Public Works Road&Bridge Division 3700 Belvedere Road Building"C" West Palm Beach,Florida 33406 (561)233-3980 (561)233-3986(fax) Report Prepared May 2000 I. GENERAL INFORMATION Setting The George Bush Boulevard Bridge, originally the Eighth Street Bridge, spans the Intracoastal Waterway in a commercial and residential area eight blocks north of downtown Delray Beach. The bridge is located 3/10ths of a mile west of AIA. Residential condominiums are situated adjacent to the bridge on the banks of the Intracoastal to the northwest,northeast, and southeast. The 1950s Marina Delray is located immediately to the southwest. There are no historically designated properties in the immediate vicinity of the bridge. The closest historic district is the locally designated Del-Ida Park Historic District located approximately five blocks west of the bridge. The closest individual historic site is the locally designated Koch House situated 4/10ths of a mile east of the bridge at 777 North Ocean Boulevard near the Delray BeachlGulfstream Town Line. Physical Description The George Bush Boulevard Bridge(State Structure#930026)is a five span,rolling lift, double-leaf Bascule bridge. The construction of the bridge was begun 1948 and completed in 1950. It is a two-lane highway and pedestrian bridge constructed of steel and reinforced concrete. The structural length is 270 feet and the deck width is 35.3 feet,with the roadway width from curb to curb being 21.9 feet. The approach roadway width,including the shoulders, is 22.6 feet and there is no median. The vertical clearance above mean high water level is 9 feet and the horizontal clearance is 80 feet. The four approach spans and adjacent sidewalks are constructed of reinforced concrete. The main bridge span,which is comprised of the moveable double leafs and the adjacent sidewalks, is constructed of steel and covered with steel decking. There are slotted rail concrete balustrades on the bridge approaches and steel handrails across the draw spans. The bridge site includes a Bridge Tender's House on the southwest corner of the center bridge span. The rectangular masonry building was constructed upon completion of the bridge in1950. 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( 1 w L a ISLAND DRIVE w 3 cc 7_ 0 w a Z ( I I l I I I I i I N --0011- GEORGE BUSH BOULEVARD BRIDGE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FL (f.k.a.8th Street Bridge) PLANNING & ZONING DEPARTMENT -- D/CITAL BASE MAP SYSTEM -- MAP REF: LM439 III. Time Line 1893-95: In 1893,the Florida Coast Line Canal and Transportation Company built two dredge boats to dig canals below Palm Beach; one machine started to cut south from Lake Worth, and the other began to work north from Biscayne Bay. On May 18, 1895,the canal company completed the canal when the dredges operating from both ends met. The canal was originally known as the Florida East Coast Canal,and later as the Intracoastal Waterway. 1896: The original plat was recorded for the Town of Linton by William S. Linton of Saginaw,Michigan. 1896: First Florida East Coast Railway train arrives in Linton. 1898: Post Office is renamed Delray. The original name was Linton. 1911: Town of Delray incorporated and John Shaw Sundy is elected Delray's first Mayor. 1923: Town of Delray Beach incorporated. The town included the land between the canal and the ocean. 1926: Town of Delray and Town of Delray Beach combine to incorporate as the City of Delray Beach. 1928-1929: The Florida Inland Navigation District(FIND)was formed to buy the privately-owned Florida East Coast Canal(toll canal). In December 1929, by an act of Congress,the waterway became the Intracoastal Waterway, extending approximately 350 miles from Jacksonville to Miami. 1938-1950: Federal Intracoastal Navigation District widens and deepens the Intracoastal Waterway. This was considered vital to the War effort. 1947: The County Commission and Delray Beach residents begin discussions of the need to build a second bridge spanning the Intracoastal in Delray Beach. The chosen site is NE Eighth Street. October 1948: Murphy Construction Company begins work on the 270 foot,electrically controlled double-leaf rolling Bascule span and reinforced concrete approach spans over the Intracoastal at NE Eighth Street. February 1, 1950: The new bridge spanning the Intracoastal at NE Eight Street is completed and more than 500 people attend the opening ceremonies. 1957: Marina Delray,located adjacent to the bridge on the southwest side,is completed and open for business. August 1989: Eighth Street is renamed George Bush Boulevard and the bridge becomes George Bush Boulevard Bridge. For two years the road and bridge are known by dual names. In 1991,the road and bridge officially become George Bush Boulevard and George Bush Boulevard Bridge. VI. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE The George Bush Boulevard Bridge is architecturally significant as a good example of bridge engineering because it represents advanced American bridge-building technology of the mid- twentieth century. It is a double-leaf,rolling lift Bascule bridge that has had very little alteration since it was completed in1950. The bridge contributes positively to the George Bush Boulevard streetscape because its low vertical clearance provides a clear view across the Intracoastal Waterway from both the east and the west and its scale is in keeping with the surrounding low- rise buildings. The bridge was constructed by Murphy Construction Company,a notable family- owned construction firm that was founded ini924 and is still in operation today. The Murphy Construction Company has built numerous bridges in Palm Beach County and throughout South Florida. Bascule bridges are a type of moveable balanced structure that can be tilted at the abutment to move up and out of the way of boats and barges. The term Bascule derives from the French term for a weighing device or seesaw. Bascule bridges are the most ancient in principle of the moveable bridges.The drawbridge of a medieval castle was a Bascule bridge that was simply hinged at its base and hauled up when necessary. The amount of effort required to raise a drawbridge could be dramatically reduced if the bridge was counterbalanced,with the hinge nearer the span's center of gravity. Many ingenious forms of counterbalancing were developed by Dutch builders for their canal spans so that heavy structures could be lifted by one person.' Though Bascule bridges have been built since ancient times,the technology of today's bridges developed into their modem form between the 1880s and 1940s. Bascule bridges that use hinge mechanisms to move the spans are usually called heel and trunnion designs? However,many American Bascule bridges use a form of the patent Scherzer roller bearing as a pivot. In this type of bridge,the lifting spans rock backwards as they raise on a geared track. This kind of bearing is most advantageous because it allows the whole width of the channel to be clear when the bridge is opened. The George Bush Boulevard Bridge is a rolling lift bridge based on a variation of the Scherzer design. On July 16, 1948,the Board of County Commissioners awarded the Eighth Street Bridge contract to Murphy Construction Company. The Murphy Construction Company is a family- owned West Palm Beach general contracting firm that was founded by Martin Murphy in 1924. Martin Murphy was a native of Columbus, Ohio. He began visiting South Florida in1919 and moved to West Palm Beach in the early 1920s. In 1924,he formed the Dudley-Murphy Construction Company and began building bridges and sea walls soon after. In the mid 1930s, the company was renamed Murphy Construction Company. It was located on Clare Avenue in West Palm Beach. During the past sixty-six years Murphy Construction Company has specialized in heavy and marine construction. In the late 1930s and early 1940s,the company built numerous drainage bridges in the Glades and railroad bridges throughout Palm Beach County. In 1948-1950,when Murphy Construction Company built the Eighth Street Bridge, Martin E. Murphy was president and E.R. Wieberson was vice-president. In the 1950s,the company built bridges over the Boynton Beach Inlet and the Boca Raton Inlet. In 1964,Martin Murphy passed away and his son,Martin E.Murphy,Jr.,took over operations. The company is still in business today continuing to do heavy and marine construction. Their offices remain on Clare Avenue and they have an additional marine yard in Riviera Beach. The company recently built the I-95 sound wall from Boynton Beach to Delray Beach and the sea wall in Delray Beach just east of the George Bush Boulevard Bridge. V. HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE The history of the George Bush Boulevard Bridge begins in 1894-1896,the years when the East Coast Canal was dredged from Lake Worth to Biscayne Bay. Also during these years,the Town of Linton was settled and the lighter barge was established to transport people and supplies across the canal at Atlantic Avenue. In 1898,the Linton Post Office was renamed Delray. As the population of the area grew,bridges were built to accommodate the increased traffic over the canal at Atlantic Avenue. The first,a wooden swing bridge,was completed in 1911. This was replaced with another wooden bridge in 1918. In 1926,during the Florida Land Boom,the 1918 wooden bridge and was replaced with a concrete lift bridge. In 1894,William S.Linton and his friend David Swinton,both of Saginaw,Michigan, traveled to south Florida on a tropical wilderness adventure. While in West Palm Beach,they learned of a land sale near the Orange Grove House of Refuge No. 3 and traveled down the newly dredged East Coast Canal to inspect the land. Linton,with Swinton's help,purchased 160 acres from the owner, Captain William Gleason, for$25 an acre. The following year Linton returned with about 10 people who each purchased 5 acres of his land. With great effort,these pioneers cleared the land and began planting crops. In 1896,Henry Flagler's East Coast Railroad arrived in the settlement on its route south to Miami. In conjunction with the arrival of the train,E. Burslem Thomson, a civil engineer for Flagler's Model Land Company, surveyed,platted and recorded the Town of Linton? The growth of the town and surrounding settlements necessitated a means of transportation to be established across the canal at Atlantic Avenue.Two lighter barges were brought in to transport passengers and their supplies. The smaller barge carried passengers and limited supplies while the larger barge carried wagons,horses and produce being grown east of the canal. Much of the produce was taken to the railroad station west of the canal for distribution to the north. In 1898,Linton experienced financial trouble resulting in foreclosure of his land,and the town was renamed Delray. By the turn-of-the century,the town had grown from a small settlement of pioneer families to 150 residents, and by 1910 the population had risen to 250 residents. The railroad helped facilitate this growth with regular passenger and freight service,bringing supplies,residents and winter visitors. By 1911,Atlantic Avenue had been paved with rocks from Swinton Avenue to the canal,and the avenue was in its early stage of becoming a commercial corridor. The lighter barge was no longer a sufficient means of transportation across the canal, so a hand-cranked wooden swing bridge was constructed. This new bridge created easier access between the Town of Delray,west of the canal,and the area east of the canal. The bridge,however,began experiencing trouble within five years,and collapsed into the water in 1917.4 A new wooden bridge was built in 1918 to replace the bridge that had become a travel"menace.s5 Like many other towns in South Florida,the Florida Land Boom of the mid 1920s had a significant impact on the Town of Delray. Land auctions were held nearly every day and commercial and residential buildings rose quickly in order to accommodate the new residents and winter visitors. The Land Boom also brought several new developments to the town. These included a number of new subdivisions. Several of these subdivisions were platted north of Delray's central core on either side of McKinley Avenue(also listed in the mid-1920s as Pinehurst Avenue and later renamed Eighth Street). In January of 1922,the Floridixi Farms Company recorded a plat for the Dell Park subdivision. Its approximate boundaries were NE Eighth Street on the south,NE Thirteenth Street on the north, Swinton Avenue on the west and the F.E.C. Railroad tracks on the east. When the neighborhood was established,the streets were named after western cities such as Denver, Sacremento, Seattle and Phoenix(the street names were changed to numbers in 1925). During the Land Boom years,this neighborhood was a popular area for middle-income level families.' The locally designated Del-Ida Park Historic District was another early subdivision located north of Delray's central core. Platted in 1923,the subdivision included the 58 acre tract bounded on the north by NE Eighth Street,on the south by NE Fourth Street,on the west by Swinton Avenue,and on the east by the F.E.C.Railroad tracks. It was one of Delray's first planned developments and contained 300 building lots and three public parks. Motivated by the patriotic spirit of the time,the developer maned six of Del-Ida's streets after U.S. Presidents,including McKinley,Roosevelt,Taft, Wilson, Coolidge and Harding.' These were later changed to conform with the city numbering system. Many of the early houses were designed in the Mediterranean and Mission Revival styles. East of these subdivisions and adjacent to the current bridge site on the northeast side,is the Sophia Frey subdivision. Platted in March of 1926,this subdivision remained mostly undeveloped until the late 1940s and early 1950s. Florida's Land Boom was short lived,and after two hurricanes(1926 and 1928)and the Stock Market crash of 1929,much of Delray Beach's real estate was virtually worthless. Delray Beach, however,maintained its status as a resort community and it remained relatively stable in terms of growth and development throughout the 1930s.8 Growth slowed during the World War II years, but sharply increased afterwards when many veterans returned with their families to settle in the area. Newspaper articles from the late 1940s through the early 1950s consistently reported record numbers of building permits and significantly increased construction of both commercial and residential buildings. The tourist population also increased past its pre-War levels. In addition,from 1938 to 1950,the Federal Intracoastal Navigational District,which bought the Florida East Coast Canal in 1929 and renamed it the Intracoastal Waterway,widened and deepened the canal as part of the World War II effort and to promote increased navigation. A significant amount of Delray Beach's growth was occurring north of the city's central core both east and west of the Intracoastal. Homeowners and developers in these areas recognized the need for a nearby bridge and believed a bridge spanning the Intracoastal at NE Eighth Street would be a desirable site. However,discussion of a new Atlantic Avenue Bridge had also begun. U.S. engineers of the War Department requested that the Atlantic Avenue Bridge be replaced with a new bridge that would have an eighty-foot horizontal clearance to allow increased marine traffic. Meetings were held by the County Commission and City Council to discuss replacement of the bridge. These discussions led to the determination that Delray Beach needed two new bridges;a replacement of the Atlantic Avenue Bridge and a new bridge over the Intracoastal at NE Eighth Street. In June of 1947,Delray Beach merchants banded together to fight for the rebuilding of the Atlantic Avenue Bridge before start of the proposed Eighth Street Bridge. They gathered more than 200 names on a petition requesting that the County Commission make immediate arrangements and plans for financing of a new,modem bridge to span the Intracoastal at Atlantic Avenue. This was a direct attack on the proposition of first building a bridge over the Intracoastal at Eighth Street. The petition stated that the reconstruction of the Atlantic Avenue Bridge was vital to the future growth of the city because the present bridge was more than twenty years old,was obsolete and worn out,and may at times be condemned and be required to remain open for boat traffic indefinitely,in which event the traffic from the business section to the beach would be interrupted indefinitely.' Convinced that the majority of the people of Delray Beach wanted the Atlantic Avenue Bridge given priority over the Eighth Street Bridge, County Commissioner C.Y. Byrd stated that he would start immediately to do everything in his power to see if the new Atlantic Avenue Bridge could be financed through the State Road Board using surplus gasoline tax funds instead of having the building financed by a bond issue. Commissioner Byrd also stated that it would not be possible for the Eighth Street Bridge to be given consideration for financing by using gasoline tax funds because the Eighth Street Bridge was considered purely a local bridge for local convenience. As a result of the petition, County Engineer,Jake Boyd,was instructed to proceed with complete plans for the Atlantic Avenue Bridge including its approaches!' Those in favor of building the Eighth Street Bridge before replacing the Atlantic Avenue Bridge called a special meeting of the Delray Beach Property Owners Association to begin plans to fight the petition. They invited Commissioner Byrd to attend so they could voice their position. The June 20, 1947 edition of Delray Beach News reported that the supporters of the Eighth Street Bridge moved swiftly into high gear to inform voters of their beliefs why the Atlantic Avenue Bridge should not be erected until the Eighth Street Bridge was completed. President of the Delray Beach Property Owners Association,Kenneth Montgomery, stated that the city needed two bridges and the Property Owners Association had made extensive investigations into the matter two years previous and their findings backed the building of the Eighth Street Bridge first. Some of the reasons he stated for building the Eighth Street Bridge first included the significant expense of building a temporary bridge at Atlantic Avenue,the need for beach residents to have another means of reaching the mainland in the case of a hurricane,the need of an additional bridge for providing better fire protection to the beach area, and the need to ease congestion at the Atlantic Avenue Bridge. In addition,it was suggested the Eighth Street Bridge should be built first because it would be far better to have traffic diverted and rolled over to a new bridge eight blocks away than to have congestion, exasperation and delay that was bound to occur if an attempt was made to handle the heavy traffic over any type of temporary structure at Atlantic Avenue. Since the expression of the meeting was so overwhelmingly in favor of two bridges,with the Eighth Street Bridge to be built first, Commissioner Byrd stated that if that was the way the residents wanted it,he would submit a bill for both bridges,and if they passed the State Legislature,the election to validate the Eighth Street Bridge project would be submitted to the people first. The election would take place in December when all of the property owners would be back to vote, and if it failed to pass, an election would be held on the Atlantic Avenue Bridge some time later." On December 16, 1947,Delray Beach property holders overwhelmingly authorized the issuance of$200,000 worth of municipal bonds to build the Eighth Street Bridge. To appease those concerned about the construction of a new Atlantic Avenue Bridge,representatives of the State Road Department and County Commission announced that a new Atlantic Avenue Bridge would be started as soon as the Eighth Street Bridge was completed,which was expected to be late 1949. In March 1948,the Atlantic Avenue Bridge malfunctioned, causing traffic congestion and confusion for most of an afternoon. This incident prompted questions concerning progress on the Eighth Street Bridge. County Commissioner C.Y. Byrd answered the concerns, stating that the bridge was progressing according to schedule. The permit for the construction had been obtained from the War Department and details were being worked out in order to comply with their specifications. This work was in the hands on Palm Beach County Engineer J.M. Boyd. Boyd anticipated that bids would be advertised in June and construction started shortly thereafter. He emphasized,however,that the bridge would not be available for the next winter season because even if construction were begun immediately,the difficulty of obtaining steel and other materials would delay its completion. He further explained that the bridge would be a drawspan type double-leaf Bascule bridge complete and modem in every way and possessing all the latest improvements.12 The Delray Beach Property Owners Protective Association wrote to Commissioner Byrd and County Engineer Boyd in April 1948 requesting information on the progress of the Eighth Street Bridge. Commissioner Byrd assured the property owners that the work was being carried forward with all possible speed and said that the right of ways for the approaches were being secured. He emphasized that everything possible was being done to have the bridge in operation by the next tourist season. Byrd also stated that the money for the construction was in the hands of the County and that the bonds for the bridge had been purchased in February by the First National Bank of Palm Beach from TM Cook&Company,agents of Palm Beach.13 Boyd also assured the property owners that plans for the new bridge were progressing,however,he stated that he had experienced some complications with the detailed construction plans and specifications. First,he had to overcome the War Department District Engineer's contention for a higher bridge that would have significantly added to the cost of the structure and interfered with the use of abutting property due to high approaches, all without any tangible advantages. And second,he had to completely redesign the original bridge plan due to the conditions at the bridge site. Instead of having the bridge built on a 90 degree angle,the site required that the bridge be constructed on a skewed angle.14 On May 28, 1948, a call for bids for construction of the Eighth Street Bridge was issued by the Board of County Commissioners. The notice specified that all labor,materials,equipment and supplies necessary for the bridge construction be included in the bid. According to the plans, the bridge would have an electrically controlled double-leaf rolling Bascule span and concrete approach spans of an overall length of 267 feet.15 Two months later, in July 1948,the Board of County Commissioners voted to accept the bid of the Murphy Construction Company to build the Eighth Street Bridge. Although the bid was over the allotted$200,000 provided by the bond issue to fmance the project, it was the lowest bid submitted. Plans for fmancing the additional amount would be worked out between the County Commission and the State Road Department.16 Due to increased steel requisitions by the Government for defense planning, shipments of rolled steel were protracted,delaying the start of the bridge construction for several months. Steel was finally obtained, and in late October 1948,Murphy Brothers Construction Company began work on the Eighth Street Bridge.17 Work progressed largely on schedule and an early completion date was anticipated. However, on December 29, 1949,hopes of an early completion date received a setback when vice president of Westinghouse, C.E. Black, stated in a letter to County Engineer Boyd and the Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce that changes in the design of the bridge control panel were delaying its delivery. He assured them that the matter was receiving the personal attention of Westinghouse's industrial control division manager,and that the panel would be shipped by January 6, 1950.18 On January 12, 1950, County Engineer Boyd reported that the Westinghouse control equipment was expected to arrive shortly and that an early February bridge dedication could be planned. Commissioner Byrd was authorized by the County Commission to have complete authority for arranging the dedicatory services for the new bridge. Two weeks later, Commissioner Byrd announced that all equipment for the bridge had arrived and that the bridge would be opened on February 1, 1950. As planned,the Eighth Street Bridge opened on February 1, 1950,to a crowd of more than 500 people. The event climaxed a year and a half of construction work and provided a second means of access to the beach area. Ceremonies for the dedication were under the direction of E.L. Emerson, secretary-manager of the Chamber of Commerce, and postmaster LeRoy Diggans acted as master of ceremonies. Featured speakers included Delray Beach Mayor John N. Kabler, who made the dedicatory speech,and T.M. O'Neal,former county commissioner who introduced the original bill for the bridge. O'Neal gave credit to Dorothy Day Mitchell, C.W. Garner, Charles Crane and Kenneth Montgomery for their active support that made the bridge possible. State Senator John Beacham, State Representative John Bollinger, County Commission Chairman Lake Lytal, State Road Department Representative Risdon Boykin, County Engineer J.M. Boyd and Martin E. Murphy,president of the Murphy Construction Company,also spoke briefly. County Commissioner Byrd,making what he called his final public appearance after eighteen years in office,termed the bridge as a true example of public expression. "The people voted for the bridge and the people will pay for it through taxation.i19 Byrd also confirmed a report by Representative Bollinger that the State Road Department may lease the bridge at a rental that would cover the retirement of the bonds issued for its construction. The State funds would come from the gasoline tax. Miss Barbara McMurrain,Miss Spirit of Fishing for 1950, cut the ribbon, officially opening the span to traffic. The Seacrest band then presented a concert and led the first automobile across the bridge. Mayor Kabler was the first to drive across the bridge followed by dignitaries and a long procession of residents.70 Two month after the bridge opening,the Delray Beach News ran an article on William L. Christenson, a Palm Beach resident who owned the Eighth Street property on either side of the road east of the bridge. The article reported that Christenson had undertaken a project of beautifying and landscaping the property in order to preserve the natural beauty of the area which contained many interesting species of tropical trees and foliage, including palms,banyan,rubber trees and a few almost ancient lemon and orange trees.21 The post-war housing boom lasted through the first half of the 1950s. The Sophia Frey subdivision and surrounding areas flourished with new homes. A few low-rise apartment buildings and tourist motels were also built in areas neighboring the new bridge.NE Eighth Street developed into a commercial corridor with gas stations,taverns,restaurants and shops. In 1957,Marina Delray was constructed on property at the southeast corner of the bridge. This significantly increased the marine traffic surrounding the bridge. Development in the area has continued until the present time. There was another wave of activity in the 1970s and 1980s when several condominium buildings were constructed along the Intracoastal on property adjacent to the bridge. The subdivisions east and west of the Intracoastal encountered infill, often with larger and more grand houses than those built in the 1940s and 1950s. Another development which took place from 1963 to 1988 on property adjacent to bridge on the west side was city annexation of county land. From the time the Town of Delray incorporated in 1911,the city had been annexing unincorporated property from the county to increase its land holdings. Most of the land surrounding the bridge had been annexed in the 1910s and 1920s,however,a small portion of the land just west of the bridge remained under Palm Beach County ownership. The various parcels were gradually annexed by the City of Delray Beach between 1963 and 1988. In 1982,Palm Beach County proposed to transfer control of the Eighth Street Bridge to the City of Delray Beach. However,the Delray Beach City Council opposed the transfer, stating that the maintenance and operation of the bridge would unfairly burden Delray Beach taxpayers with an estimated$120,000 a year expense. Today the bridge continues to be owned and operated by Palm Beach County. During the past fifty years,the George Bush Boulevard Bridge has played an important role in the transportation of Delray Beach. The bridge has remained virtually unchanged except for repairs and minor alterations since its completion in 1950,making it a prime example of mid- twentieth century bridge-building technology and architectural design. Its small scale contributes to the low-rise commercial and residential buildings located adjacent to the bridge and within the neighboring areas. Today the bridge gets considerable automobile traffic as well as a large volume of marine traffic. It has become a vital part of Delray Beach's transportation system by providing residents and business owners greater access to the beach area in addition to increased access to Delray Beach by tourists and residents traveling ALA. VI. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The George Bush Boulevard Bridge is historically significant as an important means of transportation spanning the Intracoastal Waterway. The bridge meets criteria(d) of the Delray Beach Historic Preservation ordinance for local designation of historic sites by"exemplifying the historical,political, cultural, economic,or social trends of the community in history." The the bridge has played a significant role in connecting the beach and residential area east of the bridge with the commercial corridors and residential neighborhoods west of the bridge. It also played an important role in Delray Beach's post-World War II land boom by providing greater access to the rapidly growing subdivisions and commercial areas north of the city's central core. Its access for tourists and residents traveling ALA has also helped Delray Beach develop and thrive as a year-round municipality and a seasonal resort town. Recently the bridge has aided in the increased land values and development east of the Intracoastal Waterway. Architecturally the George Bush Boulevard Bridge is significant as a good example of a double-leaf Bascule bridge built by Murphy Construction Company, a notable construction company that has been specializing in heavy and marine construction in South Florida for more than sixty-six years. The bridge meets criteria(b) "embodies those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style,period or method of construction"of the Delray Beach Historic Preservation Ordinance for local designation of historic sites. The George Bush Boulevard Bridge embodies distinguishing characteristics of a method of construction for moveable, Bascule bridges of the twentieth century. In addition,the size and scale of the bridge compliment the streetscape along George Bush Boulevard for they are in keeping with the size and scale of the buildings on the surrounding properties. VII. Threats and Recommendations There is currently no impending threat to the George Bush Boulevard Bridge,however,during the past decade there has been some discussion about replacing numerous Intracoastal bridges in order to accommodate the two-way marine traffic that the U.S. Coast Guard and the Florida Inland Navigational District(FIND)would like to see on the waterway. In a 1996 article in the Palm Beach Post,David Roach,F1ND's assistant executive director, stated that his agency had plans to develop the Intracoastal Waterway into a"sort of watery Interstate 95, wide enough for tugs,barges, and other commercial vessels to transport petroleum,manufactured goods,and building materials along the waterway."" To accommodate two-way marine traffic, a bridge would have to have 21 feet of vertical clearance and 125 feet of horizontal clearance. Fortunately for those wishing to preserve the character of the Intracoastal and its bridges,very few existing Intracoastal bridges have the clearances necessary for this type of marine traffic. At the present time it would be a daunting and financially unfeasible project for the bridge owners,mostly states and municipalities,to undertake replacement of the bridges that don't meet F1ND's specifications. Many opponents believe that new and larger bridges would be visually disruptive to the surrounding communities and pose a danger if they promoted increased traffic of hazardous materials. In addition, opponents don't believe that the"build-it-and-they-will- come"attitude on waterway commerce is accurate since the Intracoastal is only 10 feet deep for much of its expanse,prohibiting many types commercial marine vessels from traveling the waterway. Another development that could be viewed as either a threat or a protection for historic bridges has been the enactment of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act(ISTEA)of 1991. Under this Act, and the earlier Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Act of 1987, some historically significant bridges could be slated for replacement because the Acts facilitate the massive replacement of the nation's aging and deteriorated highway infrastructure. However,the Acts also permit funding for bridge rehabilitation and relocation projects, and clearly state that historic bridges should be rehabilitated,reused,and preserved. Moreover, ISTEA requires funding for some preservation projects. The Cultural Resources Department of the National Park Service produced a publication that addressed the issue of bridge preservation. It offered evidence that preserving concrete,metal, and stone bridges is financially prudent,technically feasible,and in many situations,the preferred alternative to new construction. This publication also emphasized that innovative engineering solutions must be embraced by bridge engineers and transportation officials in order to preserve bridges as important physical reminders of our engineering and transportation legacy.23 As presented in the statement of significance,the George Bush Boulevard Bridge meets the criteria for local Historic Site Designation as a historically and architecturally significant structure. Designating the bridge a historic site will help preserve the bridge because all exterior alterations and any proposed demolition would have to be reviewed by the Delray Beach Historic Preservation Board and meet the Board's Historic Preservation Guidelines. It would also promote interest in the bridge's architecture and history and enhance community recognition. The designation of the George Bush Boulevard Bridge will help preserve the bridge and the boulevard's streetscape for future generations of Delray Beach residents and visitors. VIII. END NOTES 1. Martin Hayden, The Book of Bridges,New York City: Galahad Books, 1976,p.105. 2. Donald C. Jackson. Great American Bridges and Dams. Washington D.C.: The Preservation Press, 1988. pp. 32-33. 3. Dade County Plat Book. Plat Book 1, Page 3. 4. "Bridge Across Canal at Delray Collapses,"Palm Beach Post 29 June 1917. 5. "Delray Bridge Ready for Traffic,"Palm Beach Post 24 August 1918. 6. Janus Research, City of Delray Beach Historic Resources Report(St. Petersburg,Florida: Janus Research,July 1999)24. 7. Patricia Cayce, Del-Ida Park Local Historic District Nomination, 1988. 8. Janus Research, City of Delray Beach Historic Resources Report(St. Petersburg, Florida: Janus Research, July 1999)25. 9. "Battle on Bridge Question Brewing: Petition Demands Atlantic Bridge Be First,"Delray Beach News 6 June 1947. 10. "Support Indicates Atlantic Avenue Bridge Will Be First: Byrd Hopes Bridge Can Be Financed With Surplus Taxes,"Delray Beach News 13 June 1947. 11. "Attack Atlantic Avenue Bridge Priority: Property Owners Association Heads Map Plans Tonight,"Delray Beach News 20 June 1947. 12."Atlantic Avenue Bridge Cause of Confusion Sunday." Delray Beach News. 19 March 1948. 13. "Letters State Progress of New Bridge." Delray Beach News. 12 April 1948. 14. "Letters State Progress of New Bridge." Delray Beach News. 12 April 1948. 15. "Call for Bids Issued for Eighth Street Bridge." Delray Beach News. 28 May 1948. 16. "8h Street Bridge Bid Accepted." Delray Beach News. 16 July 1948. 17. "Second Bridge for Delray Beach." Delray Beach News. 29 July 1948. 18. "Completion of Waterway Bridges to Be Delayed." Delray Beach News. 29 December 1949. 19. "Eighth Street Bridge Dedicated in Ceremonies Yesterday Afternoon." Delray Beach News. 2 February 1950. 20. "Eighth Street Bridge Dedicated in Ceremonies Yesterday Afternoon." Delray Beach News. 2 February 1950. 21. "Eighth Street Property Being Beautified." Delray Beach News. 13 April 1950. 22. ""Intracoastal a Watery I-95,"Palm Beach Post 5 February 1996. 23. Thomas C. Jester, "Preserving Historic Bridges,"CRM Supplement Vol. 15,No. 2 (Washington, D.C.: The National Park Service, 1992) 1-2. IX. BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SOURCES "8th Street Bridge Bid Accepted." Delray Beach News. 16 July 1948. "Another Bridge Approved For Delray 9-1." Delray Beach News. 19 December 1947. "Attack Atlantic Avenue Bridge Priority: Property Owners Association Heads House Maps Plan Tonight." Delray Beach News. 20 June 1947. "Battle on Bridge Question Brewing: Petition Demands Atlantic Avenue Bridge Be First." Delray Beach News. 6 June 1947. "Bond Election on 8th Street Bridge Set for November 18th: County Commissioners Fix Date for Voters to Approve or Disapprove Second Bridge Across Intra-Coastal Canal In Defray." Delray Beach News. 26 September 1947. "Bridge Transfer Opposed." Miami Herald. 16 March 1982. Britt,Lora Sinks. My Gold Coast: South Florida in Earlier Years. Palatka, FL: Brittany House, 1984. "Byrd in Charge of Eighth Street Bridge Dedication." Defray Beach News. 12 January 1950. "Call for Bids Issued for Eighth Street Bridge." Delray Beach News. 28 May 1948. "Candidates Give Views on City Issues." Delray Beach News. 14 November 1947. Cayce,Patricia. Del-Ida Park Historic Designation Report. Delray Beach Historic Preservation Board and the Del-Ida Park Neighborhood Association. 15 January 1988. City of Defray Beach Annexation Map. "Completion of Waterway Bridges To Be Delayed." Delray Beach News. 29 December 1949. Crawford, William G.,Jr. "A History of Florida's East Coast Canal: The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway from Jacksonville to Miami." Broward Legacy. Vol.20:Nos. 3-4, Summer/Fall 1997. pp. 2-31. Curl, Donald W. Palm Beach County: An Illustrated History. Northbridge CA: Windsor Publications, 1986. Delray Beach Historical Society. Archives and Photographs. Earle Bridge Machinery Company. Palm Beach County Moveable Bridge Survey. Boca Raton, Florida,June 1972. "Eighth Street Bridge Dedicated In Ceremonies Yesterday Afternoon." Delray Beach News. 2 February 1950. "Eighth Street Bridge Set for Opening Celebration at 4 p.m." Delray Beach News. 26 January 1950. Florida: Historic. Dramatic. Contemporary: Family and Personal History, Volume IV. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company,Inc., 1957. "Freeholders Will Ballot on 8th Street Bridge First : Property Owners Plan Membership Meeting Issue." Delray Beach News. 27 June 1947. The Historic Highway Bridges of Florida. Tallahassee,FL.: Florida Department of Transportation, 1989. "Intracoastal: A Watery I-95. Bridge Project Worries Other Towns." Palm Beach Post. 5 February 1996. Jackson, Donald C. Great American Bridges and Dams. Washington,D.C. The Preservation Press, 1988 Janus Research. City of Delray Beach Historic Resources Report. St. Petersburg,FL, July 1999. Jester,Thomas C. "Preserving Historic Bridges." CRM Supplement. Volume 15:No. 2, 1992. The Koch House Designation Report. Delray Beach Historic Preservation Board. 1998. "Letters State Progress on New Bridge." Delray Beach News. 2 April 1948. Milly,Nancy. "Boynton Woman is a Bridge Tender." Delray Beach News Journal. 15 February 1979. National Bridge Inventory. Structural Inventory and Appraisal. Florida Department of Transportation, 1998. "Opening of Bridge Set for Tomorrow at 4 p.m." Delray Beach News. 31 January 1950. Sanborn Insurance Company Maps. 1922, 1926, 1949, 1963. "Scenes at Eight Street Bridge Opening." Delray Beach News. 7 February 1950. "Second Bridge For Delray Beach." Delray Beach News. 29 October 1948. Simon, Sandy. Remembering: A History of Florida's South Palm Beach County 1894-1998. Delray Beach, FL: The Cedars Group, 1999. Sophia Frey Subdivision Plat Map. Addition to Delray, Palm Beach County. 6 March 1926. Spanton, Michael J., Florida Department of Transportation Inspector. Personal Interview. February 2000 "Support Indicates Atlantic Avenue Bridge Will Be First: Byrd Hopes Bridge Can Be Financed With Surplus Taxes." Delray Beach News. 13 June 1947. Thomson,E. Burslem, C.E. Map of the Town of Linton. Florida. 1895. Palm Beach County Abstract Department,Plat Book 1, P. 3. West Palm Beach City Directory. 1952. X. 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