Main Street Bridge (Jacksonville)
Main Street Bridge (John T. Alsop Jr. Bridge) | ||
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Clearance above 16.0 feet (4.9 m) | | |
| Clearance below | 35 feet (11 m) closed 135 feet (41 m) open | |
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| Opened | July 1941 | |
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The Main Street Bridge, officially the John T. Alsop Jr. Bridge and nicknamed the Blue Bridge, is a
John T. Alsop Jr., but continues to be known, even on road signs, as the Main Street Bridge. It remains one of the most recognizable features of the Downtown Jacksonville
skyline.
History
Construction of the Main Street Bridge began in 1938 at a cost of $1.5 million by the Mount Vernon Bridge Company. It was a
John T. Alsop. The bridge carries traffic to and from San Marco, Southbank, Downtown Jacksonville and Interstate 95. In 2014 the Main Street Bridge underwent an $11 million renovation to upgrade metal barriers and patch sidewalks.[3][4]
With other nearby bridges having been rebuilt as fixed spans by around the end of the 20th century, the Main Street Bride is now the only remaining moveable bridge carrying automobile traffic across the St. Johns river in the Jacksonville area. Of the eight vehicle crossings in the region, four (Shands, Fuller Warren, Acosta and Main St.) had included movable spans when they initially opened.
Gallery
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A 1992 map of the Main Street Bridge (the east one) -
Looking south from downtown along Main Street towards the Main Street Bridge -
Looking south through the truss of the Main Street Bridge -
With lift span raised -
Illuminated at night: View from Hyatt Regency Hotel, with the Acosta Bridge visible in the background -
Sidewalk view from the south
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The bridge opens on demand except during restricted hours. Restricted hours are 7-8:30am and 4-6:30pm.
References
- ^ "Main Street Bridge". Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Main Street Bridge - Jacksonville, FL". Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Seven Bridges: Main Street Bridge". thecoastal.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "The JHS Archives reveals lots of changes in city budget through the decades". jaxhistory.com. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
External links
Media related to Main Street Bridge (Jacksonville) at Wikimedia Commons
