Dames Point Bridge

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Dames Point Bridge

This was taken from a park that is right under the north side of the bridge. It's a great spot to get some good pictures.

Photo taken by Ben Tate in March 2011

BH Photo #195380

Overview: Cable-stayed bridge over St. Johns River on FL 9A in Jacksonville
Location: Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1989
Builders: - Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff Corporation of Kansas City, Kansas
- Massman Construction Co. of Kansas City, Missouri
Design: Cable-stayed
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 1,299.9 ft.
Total length: 10,646.5 ft. (2.0 mi.)
Deck width: 86.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 39.7 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +30.38667, -81.55667 (decimal degrees)
30°23'12" N, 81°33'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/446519/3361763 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Eastport
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 73,861
Inventory numbers: FDOT 720518 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 12360 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 82.4 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

May 25, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
November 24, 2014: Updated by Nathan Holth: NRHP Eligible (due to "exceptional significance within the past 50 years")
February 24, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added builders & alt name
February 24, 2014: New photos from Jack Schmidt
March 21, 2011: New Street View added by J.P.
March 16, 2011: New photos from Ben Tate

Dames Point Bridge

Posted February 8, 2007, by Brian and Jennifer Roos (dragon8warrior [at] gmail [dot] com)

This one was really neat to drive across!