Shands Bridge

Shands Bridge

Infobox Bridge
bridge_name=Shands Bridge|official_name=Alvin G. Shands Bridge



caption=Westbound on the Shands Bridge
locale=Green Cove Springs, Florida
carries=2 general purpose lanes
crosses=St. Johns River
id=780056
maint=Florida Department of Transportation
open=1963
below=13.7 meters (45 feet)
design=steel stringer/multi-beam or girder bridge
mainspan=39.6 meters (130 feet)
length=2030.6 meters (6662 feet)
width=10.4 meters (34 feet)
clearance=N/A
lat=29.9833
long=-81.6167

The Shands Bridge is a highway bridge over the St. Johns River near Jacksonville, Florida. The span was first opened in 1929. It was located just north of the current span, crossing from Orangedale to the present Shands pier on the west side of the river.

The current bridge was dedicated on October 30, 1963, and features a beam-type construction for a total of two lanes. The bridge is part of SR 16 and is the only crossing of the St. Johns River between Jacksonville and Palatka.

In 2004, proposals were made to replace or upgrade the span. Problems cited include increasing traffic in the Clay County and St. Johns County areas, safety, and the inability of large boats to travel upriver. One plan would put a new bridge north of the existing one, connecting to extensions of SR 9B and SR 23. In the fall of 2005, the railings of the bridge were upgraded to solid concrete barriers in an effort to reduce over-bridge fatalities.

ee also

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External links

* [http://www.sjrbridge.com/default.htm St. Johns River Crossing Corridor Study]

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structure = Crossings
place = St. Johns River
bridge = Shands Bridge
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upstream = Memorial Bridge
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downstream = Buckman Bridge
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