Dames Point Bridge - Definition and Overview

The Dames Point Bridge, seen from northbound SR 9A.

Dames Point Bridge
Official name	Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge
Carries	four general purpose lanes
Crosses	St. Johns River
Locale	Jacksonville, Florida
Maintained by	Florida Department of Transportation
ID number	720518
Design	continuous prestressed concrete cable-stayed bridge
Longest span	396.2 meters (1300 feet)
Total length	3244.9 meters (10646 feet)
Width	32.2 meters (106 feet)
Vertical clearance	12.11 meters (39.7 feet)
Clearance below	48.7 meters (160 feet)
Opening date	March 1989
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Northbound on the Dames Point Bridge.

The Dames Point Bridge (officially the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida on Florida State Road 9A. It was completed in 1989. The main span is 1300 feet, and is 175 feet high. With a total length of 2 miles, it is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the United States. It is the only bridge in the United States to feature the harp (parallel) stay arrangement on two vertical planes, a design which rivals suspension bridges for strength and beauty.

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St. Johns River crossings in the Jacksonville, Florida area
south of downtown	Shands Bridge (to be replaced or supplemented) - Buckman Bridge - Timuquana Bridge (never built)
south from downtown	Fuller Warren Bridge - Acosta Bridge - Main Street Bridge
east from downtown	Hart Bridge - Mathews Bridge - 20th Street Extension (never built)
east of downtown	Dames Point Bridge - SR 113A (never built) - Mayport Ferry

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