Venice in Sarasota County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Colonel George Kumpe Bridge
Photographed By Julie Szabo, January 19, 2008
1. Colonel George Kumpe Bridge Marker
George Kumpe
Bridge
Designated by
1967 Legislature
of Florida
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1967.
Location. 27° 5.997′ N, 82° 26.246′ W. Marker is in Venice, Florida, in Sarasota County. Marker is on E. Venice Avenue near Warfield Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Venice FL 34285, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Gunther Gebel-Williams (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fred Albee Municipal Airport (approx. ¼ mile away); Johnson-Schoolcraft Building 1926 (approx. half a mile away); Edgewood (approx. half a mile away); Kentucky Military Institute (approx. 0.6 miles away); San Marco Hotel (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Supreme Sacrifice (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ennes Arcade and Hotel Valencia 1926 (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Venice.
Also see . . . Col. Kumpe Bridge is Silent Memorial. This article by Mark Hansen was published in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on Sunday, Nov. 25, 1979. (Submitted on July 7, 2010, by Ann Kumpe Suziedelis of White Lake, Michigan.)
Additional commentary.
this page online
Col. Kumpe was my father. He was a graduate of West Point, and served out his career as an army officer. He retired in 1959, and he and my mother, Francetta, moved to Sarasota. He had an office in Bradenton as Executive Director of the West Coast Inland Navigation District. In June of 1966, they traveled to an opening of a part of the Intracoastal Waterway, in Kissimmee, I believe. On the way home, on June 25, 1966, they were killed in an automobile accident in Tampa. He was dear man, and the tributes that honored him were many. They included the naming of this bridge after him. It is so touching to find this photo on the web. Thank you.
— Submitted July 31, 2009, by Ann Kumpe Suziedelis of White Lake, Michigan.
Photographed By Julie Szabo, January 19, 2008
2. Colonel George Kumpe Bridge Marker
Photographed By Julie Szabo, January 19, 2008
3. Colonel George Kumpe Bridge Marker
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 6, 2010
4. Colonel George Kumpe Bridge Marker
View of the historical marker and the Colonel George Kumpe Bridge from the west end of the bridge.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 6, 2010
5. Colonel George Kumpe Bridge
View of the west end of the Colonel George Kumpe Bridge.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 6, 2010
6. Colonel George Kumpe Bridge
View looking north of the Colonel George Kumpe Bridge (Venice Avenue Bridge) spanning the intracoastal waterway.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 6, 2010
7. Colonel George Kumpe Bridge Marker
A more distant view, looking north, of the Colonel George Kumpe Bridge (Venice Avenue Bridge) spanning the intracoastal waterway.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 2,110 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 21, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 6, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
