Dames point bridge

The St. Johns River and San Pablo River aka Intracoastal Waterway carve through the city so there have to be many crossing points. From just one room of the Bank of America tower Jax's tallest building , you can see 9 bridges. Looking from North to South, this is the list of 9 bridges with an interesting fact about each bridge! Officially it's the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge, named after the local river pilot who went on to become Governor of Florida.

Broward was known for his project to expand agriculture and drain the Everglades. It is one of the largest cable-stayed bridges built in the U. The bridge is just over 2 miles long. The bridge is named after John E. When the bridge was opened in , the Arlington area grew tremendously.

Dames point bridge - news today

The bridge was painted maroon in after the city was awarded a U. Football League franchise called the Jacksonville Bulls. Our green bridge was opened in and is named after the city founder, Isaiah Hart. He laid out the streets in a grid format and called his new city Jacksonville. The annual Gate River Run , the largest 15K race in the county, concludes as runners cross the Hart Bridge - or the Green Monster, in this case - to enter the stadium area.