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    • Shands Bridge Sets Vertical Limit for Cruising the Upper St. Johns River

      Many a sailor has exhausted their stock of four and five letter words while shaking their fists at the 45-foot, fixed Shands Bridge. This loathsome span crosses the St. Johns River, upstream of Jacksonville, hard by the village of Green Cove Springs, Florida. If you can’t fit under, then you will have to miss some of the best cruising and anchorages on this wonderful river!

      The Bridge just south of Green Cove Springs is 45′ fixed so you are stopped there. The Water is still brackish (some hard growth still occurs) at Green Cove Springs which has a major marina Reynolds Park with dry storage, work areas and very large lift capability. This was the Navy’s old hurricane hole for ships so some of the piers are ship type piers. The river’s salinity depends on rainfall. Jacksonville does have a nice international airport albeit a not a hub it has access to all major hubs.
      Joe
      M/V “Carolyn Ann”

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of the Shands Bridge at Green Cove Springs

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