Rating:
62470
{40}%
3 votes
George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park
Photos
Nassa Sound Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013
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BH Photo #291091
Description
The bridge/state park is named after Florida Representative George Crady, who spearheaded local support to save the bridge for public fishing use.
Facts
- Overview
- Deck plate girder swing bridge over Nassa Sound on George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park
- Location
- Jacksonville, Nassau County, Florida, and Duval County, Florida
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built 1948; Replaced by the adjacent bridge in 1999; Converted to pedestrian use 2003
- Design
- Deck plate girder swing
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 174.0 ft.
Total length: 3,413.0 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
- Also called
- Buccaneer Trail Bridge
Heckscher Drive
Nassau Sound Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +30.51821, -81.45284 (decimal degrees)
30°31'06" N, 81°27'10" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/456552/3376296 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Amelia City
- Inventory numbers
- FDOT 740055 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 62470 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- November 20, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
- October 16, 2015: Updated by Luke: Changed name and marked bridge as open to pedestrians
- October 16, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
- August 13, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler