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FEC St. Johns River Bridge

Duval County, Florida
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Florida East Coast Railway St. Johns River Bridge

Photo taken by Ben Tate in March 2011

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Description 

Owned by Florida East Coast Railroad, it also sees trains from CSX and Norfolk Southern.

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Overview
Through truss bridge w/Strauss Trunnion bascule lift span over St. Johns River in Jacksonville
Location
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1925, replaced a single-track swing bridge originally built in 1890
Design
Through truss with a Strauss Trunnion bascule lift span
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 216.0 ft.
Deck width: 32.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 22.5 ft.
Also called
FEC Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.32250, -81.66556   (decimal degrees)
30°19'21" N, 81°39'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/436016/3354709 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Jacksonville
Inventory number
BH 38239 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (560)
Built 1925 (949)
Built during 1920s (7,046)
CSX Railroad (583)
Deck girder (1,832)
Duval County, Florida (17)
Florida (341)
Florida East Coast Railway (7)
Girder (3,288)
Have street view (10,035)
Jacksonville, Florida (17)
Movable (1,360)
 Navigable waterway (1,453)
Norfolk Southern Railway (459)
Open (28,454)
Owned by railroad (4,120)
Plate girder (2,285)
Pratt through truss (3,184)
Pratt truss (5,687)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,489)
St. Johns River (7)
Strauss Heel Trunnion Bascule (10)
Through truss (9,254)
Truss (23,615)

Update Log 

  • February 15, 2013: Photo imported by Joseph Hinson
  • November 30, 2012: Photo imported by Joseph Hinson
  • March 16, 2011: New photos from Ben Tate
  • May 5, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

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