Near Naples in Collier County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Bay City Walking Dredge

National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark

— 1924 —

Bay City Walking Dredge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 4, 2022

1. Bay City Walking Dredge Marker

Inscription. This walking dredge, built by the Bay City (Michigan) Dredge Works, is the earliest known survivor of its type. Designed for use over swampy terrain where wheeled or tracked vehicles would bog down the machine’s weight was distributed over shoes. To move, the middle movable shoes were lowered to take some of the weight off the corner shoes, the frame then was pulled forward about ten fee, using both an on-board winch and the shovel bucket, and lowered back onto the corner shoes. This machine was used to dredge roadbed fill material for the Tamiami Trail through the Everglades.

Erected 1993 by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the ASCE Civil Engineering Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.

Location. 25° 59.504′ N, 81° 35.587′ W. Marker is near Naples, Florida, in Collier County. It can be reached from Tamiami Trail East (U.S. 41) south of San Marco Road (County Route 92), on the right when traveling south. Located in Collier-Seminole State Park. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 20200 Tamiami Trail East, Naples FL 34114, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: How the Dredge Walks (here, next to this marker); This Bay City Walking Dredge (here, next to this marker); The Walking Dredge (a few steps from this marker); Bay City Walking Dredge No. 489 (within shouting distance of this marker); Big Cypress Swamp (within shouting distance of this marker); The Blockhouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Goodland Village and Access Road (approx. 5.7 miles away); Pineapple Plantation (approx. 8 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Bay City Walking Dredge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel

2. Bay City Walking Dredge

of all markers in Naples.

Also see . . .
1. ASME Landmark. (Submitted on April 7, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
2. The Bay City Walking Dredge - Florida State Parks. (Submitted on April 7, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 486 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.