Cruiser's Net » BRIDGES – St. John River

St. Johns River Bridges

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:50:28 +0000

St. Johns River bridges are listed in geographic order, moving east to west to Jacksonville, then north to south from Jacksonville to Lake Monroe

Dames Point Bridge

admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:45:16 +0000

Dames Point Bridge—crosses the St. Johns west of flashing daybeacon #45
30 23.094 North/081 33.424 West
Fixed
169 feet of vertical clearance

Matthews Point Bridge

admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:44:32 +0000

Matthews Point Bridge—crosses the St. Johns south of flashing buoy #78
30 19.047 North/081 37.739 West
Fixed
152 feet of vertical clearance

Hart-Commodore Point Bridge

admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:43:53 +0000

Hart-Commodore Point Bridge—crosses the St. Johns west of flashing buoy #79
30 18.933 North/081 37.640 West
Fixed
135 feet of vertical clearance

Main Street Bridge

admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:43:11 +0000

Main Street Bridge—crosses the St. Johns near downtown Jacksonville, west of unlighted nun buoy #82
30 19.345 North/081 39.514 West
Lift bridge
40 feet closed vertical clearance
Restricted opening
VHF Hailing Channel 9
Does not open at all Monday through Saturday (except Federal holidays) from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.—opens on demand at all other times

Acosta Bridge

admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:41:31 +0000

Acosta Bridge—crosses the St. Johns in downtown Jacksonville hard by charted Hendricks Point
30 19.372 North/081 39.889 West
Fixed
75 feet of vertical clearance

Florida East Coast Railway Bridge

admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:40:53 +0000

Florida East Coast Railway Bridge—crosses the St. Johns immediately west of the Acosta Bridge
30 19.355 North/081 39.928 West
Bascule
5 feet closed vertical clearance
Usually open unless a train is due—delays before, during, and after a train passes can be lengthy

Note temporary closure schedule in a recent Local Notice to Mariners:
http://cruisersnet.net/fec-rr-bridge-closures-mile-24-9-of-st-johns-river-jacksonville-fl/

Fuller Warren/I-95 Bridge

admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:39:58 +0000

Fuller Warren/I-95 Bridge—crosses the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville near the charted location of San Marco
30 18.927 North/081 40.333 West
Fixed
65+ feet of vertical clearance

Three Mile/I-295 Bridge

admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:39:17 +0000

Three Mile/I-295 Bridge—crosses the St. Johns south of Beauclerc Bluff and unlighted daybeacon #9
30 11.394 North/081 40.038 West
Fixed
63 feet of vertical clearance (officially listed as 65 feet)

Shands/Green Cove Springs Bridge

admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:38:41 +0000

Shands/Green Cove Springs Bridge—crosses the St. Johns southeast of the village of Green Cove Springs and flashing daybeacon #20
29 58.927 North/081 37.367 West
Fixed
45 feet of vertical clearance
(sets the height limit for cruising the St. Johns south of Green Cove Springs)