Buckman Bridge

Infobox Bridge
bridge_name=Buckman Bridge
official_name=Henry Holland Buckman Bridge


locale=Jacksonville, Florida|carries=4 general purpose lanes|crosses=St. Johns River|id=720249 southbound
720343 northbound|maint=Florida Department of Transportation|open=1970|below=19.8 meters (65 feet)|design=steel stringer/multi-beam or girder bridge|mainspan=76.2 meters (250 feet)|length=4968.2 meters (16300 feet)|width=10.7 meters (35 feet) per direction|clearance=N/A|lat=30.19166666|long=-81.66666

The Buckman Bridge carries I-295 traffic over the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. It was named for Henry Holland Buckman, a prominent legislator and attorney who was instrumental in establishing a state road system. [http://www.jacksonville.com/discover/2005/stories/011205/com_17624389.shtml]

It is of beam-type construction, approximately 3.1 miles (5 km) in length, and travels roughly east-west. The eastbound (southbound) and westbound (northbound) lanes are built on separate bridge structures. About 1995, it was expanded from two lanes in each direction with no breakdown lanes to four lanes in each direction with breakdown lanes. With two busy exits within a half mile of either end of the bridge, rush-hour backups are typical. Downtown Jacksonville and Naval Air Station Jacksonville are visible from the bridge to the north. On a clear day, the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Palatka can be seen to the south of the bridge.

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structure = Crossings
place = St. Johns River
bridge = Buckman Bridge
bridge signs =
upstream = Shands Bridge
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downstream = Fuller Warren Bridge
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