BRIDGES 

MISCELLANEOUS INFO

• VARIOUS LOCAL BRIDGES -- Histories & info for the major bridges in Jacksonville.  From Jacksonville History Magazine.  NOTE:  When you get to the website, click on the "Bridges" hyperlink.  It's in the category called "Facts about Jacksonville."

• VARIOUS LOCAL BRIDGES -- Histories of Jacksonville's local bridges.  Info provided by the City of Jacksonville.

• VARIOUS LOCAL BRIDGES -- Info about several Jacksonville bridges, including the Fuller Warren Bridge & the Main Street Bridge.  From MyFlorida.com.  

• THREE LOCAL BRIDGES -- Informative Water's Edge article entitled "Span City."  Provides info about the Acosta Bridge, the Dames Point Bridge, & the Mathews Bridge.

• 1891 -- FIRST RAILROAD BRIDGE ACROSS ST. JOHNS -- Info about the opening of the first railroad bridge across the St. Johns River at Jacksonville in 1890  can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  Go to pages page 351.  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page.

• EARLY 1900s BRIDGE BUILDING -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Bridge Touted as Spur to Area Growth," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the plans to build a St. Johns River bridge in Jacksonville during the early 1900s. 

• STREET PAVING, BRIDGES, & VIADUCTS -- Info about  Jacksonville's street paving, bridges, & viaducts can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  Go to pages325-330.  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page.

• JACKSONVILLE-ST. JOHNS RIVER BRIDGE, 1921 -- Info about the Jacksonville-St. Johns River Bridge (the first bridge for autos across the St. Johns River at Jacksonville) can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  Go to pages 329-330.  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page. (The Jax-St. Johns Bridge stood where the Acosta Bridge is now.)

• 1920s BRIDGE BUILDING -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "Bridge touted as spur to area growth," by Bill Foley. Tells about Jacksonville bridge-building efforts in the early 1900s.

• 1920s BRIDGE BUILDING -- Florida Times-Union article called "Bridges Don't Burn, City Learned," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the burning of a St. Johns River ferryboat in 1929.  The fire gave added momentum to the movement to build a another bridge across the St. Johns in Jacksonville.  

• 1940s PONTOON BRIDGES -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Millennium Moment: April 14, 1949," by Bill Foley.  Tells about a scheme in 1949 to use war-surplus pontoon bridges across the St. Johns in Jacksonville.  

SPECIFIC BRIDGES

• ACOSTA BRIDGE -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Jacksonville's Millennium Moment: Aug. 17, 1949: Out with the 'Old' Bridge, In with the Acosta," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the naming of the Acosta Bridge.

• B. B. McCORMICK BRIDGE -- "Official Dedication Program for Beach Boulevard and the B. B. McCormick Bridge: Saturday, December 17, 1949," either is or will be available online in its entirety.  It is being provided by the Florida Heritage Collection.

• DAMES POINT BRIDGE -- Lots of history, info, & photos for the Dames Point Bridge.  From an interesting web page created by Mike Strong.

• DAMES POINT BRIDGE -- About ten contemporary photos of the Dames Point Bridge. From an unnamed personal webpage.

• FULLER WARREN BRIDGE -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Jacksonville's Millennium Moment: Dec. 30, 1954," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the opening of the old Fuller Warren Bridge. 

• FULLER WARREN BRIDGE -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Millennium Moment: March 9, 1950 ," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the early planning for the Mathews Bridge and the Fuller Warrren Bridge.

• FULLER WARREN BRIDGE -- Florida Times-Union article called, "Caravan Makes Final Trip across Fuller Warren: Namesake's Family, Others Take Sentimental Journey on Old Span," by David Bauerlein.  Tells about the closing of the old Fuller Warren Bridge.

• MAIN STREET BRIDGE -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Bridge Woes Nothing New for Residents," by Bill Foley.  Tells about problems with the Main Street Bridge in 1945.  

• MATTHEWS BRIDGE -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Millennium Moment: March 9, 1950 ," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the early planning for the Mathews Bridge and the Fuller Warrren Bridge.

• ST. JOHNS RIVER BRIDGE -- "Road and Bridge Department and Jacksonville-St. Johns River (Toll) Bridge" (Is from 1931) -- NOTE:  The entire text of this source is available online.  It's provided in the wonderful website called the "Florida Heritage Collection," maintained by the State University System of Florida.   When you get to the website, you can search by keywords.  Just type in "Jacksonville," or "Duval County," or other keywords, such as words from a title.  ALSO NOTE: Most of the individual Jacksonville items in the Florida Heritage Collection are listed in JacksonvilleStory.com, the site you're now in.

• ST. JOHNS RIVER BRIDGE -- "Road and Bridge Department and Jacksonville-St. Johns River (Toll) Bridge" (Is from 1930) -- NOTE:  The entire text of this source is available online.  It's provided in the wonderful website called the "Florida Heritage Collection," maintained by the State University System of Florida.   When you get to the website, you can search by keywords.  Just type in "Jacksonville," or "Duval County," or other keywords, such as words from a title.  ALSO NOTE: Most of the individual Jacksonville items in the Florida Heritage Collection are listed in JacksonvilleStory.com, the site you're now in.