Distinguish Jacksonville: The Bridges of Downtown

[Metro Jacksonville]

Distinguish Jacksonville: The Bridges of Downtown



Connecting the River City for travel and commerce, they create an urban-scape that is unique in the Southeast. They are the bridges of Downtown Jacksonville.

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[JUSTDAVE]

GREAT JOB..If somewhere in your research you came close to finding an expense amount  for maintianing these bridges it would be much appreciated by people trying to save the ferry

The ferry is expected to allow people to cross the river for free (no cost to the taxpayer that doesn't go that way) these bridges don't provide that either.

[Lunican]

This is a cool article. Although not downtown, I think the Dames Point Bridge is worth mentioning.

The Dames Point Bridge (also known as the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge or Dame Point Bridge) spans the St. Johns River northeast of downtown Jacksonville, Florida. Two miles long, and 175 feet above the main channel of the river, the Dames Point Bridge connects northern Jacksonville with the Arlington and Beaches area of east Jacksonville via Florida Highway 9A. Opened to traffic in 1989, it is a premier example of the beautiful simplicity of the cable-stayed bridge.

[jeh1980]

Great article (except for the missed opportunity part about the old Fuller Warren bridge part). I have been across the Hart bridge a whole lot. It might need a fresh new coat of paint like the Dames Point bridge is getting!   

[uptowngirl]

I love jacksonville's bridges, especially at night.....they do make this place unique. When I tell people I now live in Jacksonville they always say "oh ya, that place with all the bridges!".

[MattnJax]

Yeah it'd be nice if the city painted both the Hart and the Matthews Bridges. It was amazing the difference after the Main St. Bridge was painted for the Super Bowl.
Also, it would also be nice if they ever built the supposed Timucan Bridge (I believe that's the name) that would be between the Fuller Warren and the Buckman and connect University Blvd to Roosevelt Blvd. Imagine the convenience.

[rjp2008]

Um...woohoo for the bridges? Yeah, they're functional, but I wouldn't go so far as to call them an attraction.

Dames Point is post-card worthy, impressive design there.

[Jason]

They're not necessarily an attraction but they are most definitely a significant part of Jacksonville's identity.  So yeah, woohoo for the bridges! 

[Lunican]

[MattnJax]

Um...woohoo for the bridges? Yeah, they're functional, but I wouldn't go so far as to call them an attraction.

Dames Point is post-card worthy, impressive design there.

Ever since they repainted and added the neon light display to the Main St. Bridge I think it has made it a bit of an attraction.

There's nothing that says a bridge can't be both functional and an attraction. Notable examples are the Golden Gate and the Brooklyn.

[MattnJax]

Great shots Lunican. I just remember how during the Super Bowl the Main St. Bridge was a focal point of the whole event. Maybe one day it will be a pedestrian only bridge in a vibriant downtown. Only time will tell.

[Ocklawaha]

Just for fun, I thought you might like to see how we handled "Dames Point" in Colombia!

http://www.youtube.com/v/hrf0WExLiaI&hl=en&fs=1

This is in the Cauca Valley, near Cali... Okay, for you US school grads, that's center of the country, and off to the West side, one mountain range from the coast. Or in other words... It's not in FLORIDA!

This is REALLY FUN, but you know, 3rd world and all of that.... if you fall in the fish eat you, if the fish don't get you the croc's will, but if they miss the FARC or FALN guerrilla's will kidnap or shoot you, but if they don't get you you'll probably be robbed in the town square, however if that doesn't happen either, then one of the 50+ volcano's will pop and you'll be swept away in a lahar, or pyroclastic flow... LOL, Damn we North American's have all become spoiled little, chicken shit, cowards!!

The way I see it, he said
You just cant win it...
Everybodys in it for their own gain
You cant please em all
Theres always somebody calling you down
I do my best
And I do good business
Theres a lot of people asking for my time
Theyre trying to get ahead
Theyre trying to be a good friend of mine

I was a free man in pereira
I felt unfettered and alive
There was nobody calling me up for favors
And no ones future to decide
You know Id go back there tomorrow
But for the work Ive taken on
Stoking the streetcar maker machinery
Behind the popular throngs...


With apology's to Joni!


OCKLAWAHA

[Charles Hunter]

Went across Dames Point Bridge the other day - they've finished the paint job!  And the Hart painting seems to be coming along - cool "covered bridge" effect at the Stadium end right now.

[Overstreet]

There will always be one of the bridges being painted and one needing paint.

[heights unknown]

City of Bridges, City of Bridges, Dames, Hart, Main Street, Fuller Warren, Matthews, the big 5.

Heights Unknown