The historic 1949 Andrews Causeway in Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 bisects the Lake Estelle, allowing attractive views of Orlando

Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

 Loch Haven Park, Florida Hospital and the surrounding neighborhoods. Andrews Causeway allows Mills Avenue to enter into Orlando from Winter Park to the North. The Causeway was renamed by order of the 1949 State Legislature and was dedicated by President Truman

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...

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Dedication

On Tuesday, March 8th, 1942, President Truman continued his trip from Key West to Orlando. As Lieut. Comdr. William M. Rigdon

William M. Rigdon

Commander William M. Rigdon is most known for being the Assistant Naval Aide in the United States White House from 1942 to 1953 during the presidencies of Harry S. Truman and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Several of his works are in the Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.-Life:Rigdon was born in...

, United States Navy recorded in the President's log:

The motorcade was halted on North Mills Street, Orlando – at the causeway across Lake Estelle. The President, at 11:05 a.m., alighted from his car and was greeted by Mrs. Charles O. Andrews

Charles O. Andrews

Charles Oscar Andrews was a Democratic Party politician from Florida, who represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 until 1946.-Biography:...

 (widow of the former United States Senator) and Mr. Charles O. Andrews, Jr. Mr. Andrews presented to the President approximately fifty guests who had been invited to witness the ceremony to be held at the causeway.

Mayor Beardall extended to the President the official greetings of his city. The President responded and, with a pair of scissors handed to him, cut the ribbon symbolizing the dedication of the causeway as the "Charles O. Andrews Causeway" honoring the memory of Senator Andrews. The President paid special tribute to Senator Andrews, referring to him as a great public servant and fine gentleman.