Napoleon Bonaparte Broward

[urbanlibertarian]

As I was reminded by Abel Harding's Florida Morning blog on jacksonville.com, today is the birthday of Napoleon Bonaparte Broward for whom the Dames Point Bridge is officially named.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_B._Broward

[billy]

My late uncle always pointed out that the Dames Point was actually the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward bridge......

[David]

Yep, we've always taken liberities with naming the local bridges. Napolen Bonaparte Broward is called the Dames Point, so why not call the Matthews bridge the "Arlington Bridge" ?

Ok ok i'll never get mass support for that one.

The only one-offs are the Main St. Bridge (John T Alsop) & The Dames Point. I suppose the original names just weren't catchy enough.

[Dog Walker]

Nine syllables is just too much to repeat all the time.  Three is OK. 

On the other hand we don't call it the St. Elmo W. Acosta Bridge either.

[Charles Hunter]

But "Bonaparte Bridge"?  Sounds too close to "Blown Apart Bridge"!

[Dog Walker]

LOL!  Good one, Charles.  Remind me never to get into a punning match with you.

[Timkin]

Yep, we've always taken liberities with naming the local bridges. Napolen Bonaparte Broward is called the Dames Point, so why not call the Matthews bridge the "Arlington Bridge" ?

Ok ok i'll never get mass support for that one.

The only one-offs are the Main St. Bridge (John T Alsop) & The Dames Point. I suppose the original names just weren't catchy enough.

We could call them the Cable-stayed bridge , the Red Bridge , the Green Bridge, the Blue Bridge and the two grey concrete monsters  .

[wsansewjs]

Or two ugly broads with their rigid bikinis.

-Josh

[Timkin]

[billy]

I can see see the eagle flyin'
cross the deepest sea
traffic going towards I-95
St. Elmo Acosta's Fire
burnin' in me.....

[Cliffs_Daughter]

If they're called by location...
Dames Point bridge
Arlington bridge
Commodore Point bridge
Main Street
the 'Riverside' bridge
The I-95 bridge
The I-295 bridge

[Timkin]

True .

How are you , CD?

[southshore]

Many of his descendants still live in Broward Point on the Trout River right off Main St.

[Wacca Pilatka]

I can see see the eagle flyin'
cross the deepest sea
traffic going towards I-95
St. Elmo Acosta's Fire
burnin' in me.....

[Cliffs_Daughter]

True .

How are you , CD?

I'm getting level-headed...  Got the big volunteer recognition going on next week, so I've threatened to shove a couple of coworkers off a bridge! Only, which one? 

Nah, one of them I'll let live for another month at least - she changed her mind to vote for Alvin!