5/5 Ariel W. 4 years ago on Google
Having
only
been
founded
on
July
10,
1963
there
aren't
too
many
historic
buildings
in
Coral
springs.
You
have
a
tiny
history
museum
in
Mullins
Park
and
this
bridge.
At
the
time
this
bridge
was
built
the
only
roads
in
Coral
Springs
were
dirt
and
the
only
houses
that
existed
were
on
paper.
The
bridge
was
built
over
N.W.
95th
Ave,
just
south
of
Wiles
Rd.
It
was
originally
the
entrance
to
the
city.
The
Coral
Springs
Covered
Bridge
was
the
first
permanent
structure
to
be
built
in
Coral
Springs.
It
was
designed
by
George
Hodapo
and
built
in
1964
by
Coral
Springs
founder
James
Hunt,
Lewis
Mullins,
the
namesake
of
Mullins
Park
and
George
Porter.
Both
Lewis
and
George
worked
for
Coral
Ridge
Properties
which
sold
the
homes
that
were
going
to
be
built
in
Coral
Springs.
The
small
building
the
men
worked
out
of
has
now
been
moved
to
Mullins
Park
and
turned
into
a
museum.
The
covered
bridge
was
built
to
be
a
landmark
and
to
convey
a
sense
of
country
and
genteel
old
south
to
prospective
home
buyers.
James
Hunt
saw
an
advertisement
for
tobacco
and
thought
it
looked
southern
so
he
had
the
Bull
of
the
Woods
logo
painted
for
free
by
the
company
on
the
east
side
of
the
bridge.
On
the
west
side
of
the
bridge
is
the
Peach
Sweet
Snuff
logo
meant
to
appeal
to
the
ladies.
The
bridge
was
originally
painted
red
and
then
weathered
to
make
it
look
older.
Once
the
bridge
was
built,
Coral
Ridge
Properties
held
the
"largest
land
rush
discount
land
sale
and
barbecue".
Ten
thousand
people
drove
over
the
bridge
to
attend
the
event.
In
September
of
2018
the
bridge
was
damaged
by
a
12
foot
truck
that
thought
it
could
fit
under
a
10
foot
bridge.
The
damage
exceeded
over
a
hundred
thousand
dollars.
The
city
of
Coral
Springs
made
the
repairs
and
the
bridge
reopened
in
May
of
2019.
Not
very
many
people,
even
residents
of
Coral
Springs
know
about
this
bridge.
It
is
the
only
covered
bridge
in
Florida
on
a
public
road.
There
is
a
Florida
Heritage
Site
Marker
detailing
its
history
on
the
side
of
the
road
next
to
it.
You
can
drive
across
the
bridge
and
experience
authentic
Coral
Springs
history.
It
is
also
a
great
spot
to
take
pictures.
I'm
sure
James
Hunt
would
be
proud
to
know
that
his
landmark
bridge
still
stands.
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