Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.893056,-81.307222
Carries FL A1A over Matanzas River (Intracoastal Waterway)
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Scherzer type double-leaf rolling lift Bascule Deck plate girder with cantilevered, arch-shaped deck plate girder approach spans.
Total Length: 1545.0 Feet
Span Length: 86.9 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Matanzas River (ICWW) on FL A1A in St. Augustine
History: Built 1927; reopened March 16, 2010, following a lengthy rehabilitation
Built: 1927
Location: St. Johns County
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Bridge Of Lions
Looking south; taken late December 2000. Notice the live-aboard cruisers at anchor in the river.
Photo taken by Robert Thompson
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Dismantling the bascule spans in 2006
Photo taken July 2006 by James Baughn
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Bascule spans
Photo taken July 2006 by James Baughn
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Temporary vertical lift bridge bypass
Photo taken July 2006 by James Baughn
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Drawing
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
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Bridge of Lions
Closed
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
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Ponce de Leon
A view of the great Ponce de Leon bridge. Saint Augustine, FL July 24, 2012
Photo taken by Pedro Rezende in July 2012
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The central span
A view of the great Ponce de Leon bridge. Saint Augustine, FL July 24, 2012
Photo taken by Pedro Rezende in July 2012
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The Lion
A view of one of the Lions that adorns the Ponce de Leon bridge. Saint Augustine, FL July 24, 2012
Photo taken by Pedro Rezende in July 2012
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The lanes
A view of the lanes of the Ponce de Leon bridge Saint Augustine, FL July 24, 2012
Photo taken by Pedro Rezende in July 2012
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The entrance
A view of the entrance of the Ponce de Leon bridge Saint Augustine, FL July 24, 2012
Photo taken by Pedro Rezende in July 2012
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The bay
A view of the great Ponce de Leon bridge. Saint Augustine, FL July 24, 2012
Photo taken by Pedro Rezende in July 2012
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Bridge of lions
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt June 2010
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Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in April 2018
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Bridge of Lions
1937 view
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.766716,-81.260090
Carries FL 206 over Matanzas River (Intracoastal Waterway)
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 2980.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Matanzas River/ICW on FL 206
History: Built 1975
Built: 1975
Location: St. Johns County
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289021
Matanzas River Bridge
Crescent Beach FL
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
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Mantazas River Bridge
Closed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2015
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Photo taken by Brian & Jennifer Roos
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Photo taken by Brian & Jennifer Roos
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 30.132492,-81.385379
Carries County Road C210 over Intracoastal Waterway
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: double-leaf bascule plate girder
Total Length: 226.1 Feet
Span Length: 82.0 Feet
Overview: Lost bascule bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on County Road C210
History: Built 1937, replaced 2003
Built: 1937
Location: St. Johns County
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Douglas Butler
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Photo taken by Douglas Butler
314795
Palm Valley Bridge
Raising
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2014
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Palm Valley Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2014
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 29.892560,-81.307719
Carries Anastasia Boulevard over Matanzas River
Design: truss/modern/pony
Design Details: Acrow Pony Truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Removed Acrow Pony Truss vertical lift bridge over Matanzas River on Anastasia Boulevard at St. Augustine
History: Built in 2006 as temporary bridge while original was rehabilitated; removed in 2010.
Built: 2006
Location: St. Johns County
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289022
Bridge Of Lions (Temporary)
Showing traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
289023
Lions Lift bridge
Florida
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in July 2013
316828
2007-12-31-IMG 1174
Photo posted to Wikipedia by user Sfullenwider
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Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
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Both bridges
Photo taken by James Baughn
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Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
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Driving across
Photo taken by James Baughn
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Lift span truss
Photo taken by James Baughn
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Looking up
Photo taken by James Baughn
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Raising the lift span
Photo taken by James Baughn
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Save our temporary bridge sticker
Photo taken by James Baughn
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Signal
Photo taken by James Baughn
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Walkway
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.916627,-81.302077
Carries State Route A1A Coastal Highway over Tolomato River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss vertical lift
Total Length: 2808.2 Feet
Span Length: 107.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Tolomato River on State Route A1A Coastal Highway
History: Built 1949; Replaced 1995; East approach remains as a pier.
Built: 1949
Location: St. Johns County
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290252
Tolomato River Bridge
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 30.101946,-81.468782
Carries an abandoned alignment of Dixie Highway/US 1 over Durbin Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned slab bridge over Durbin Creek on an abandoned alignment of Dixie Highway/US 1
History:
Built:
Location: St. Johns County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.766833,-81.260133
Carries Route 206 over Matanzas River/Intracoastal Waterway
Design: other
Design Details: Other wooden drawbridge
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Matanzas River/Intracoastal Waterway on Route 206
History: Replaced 1975
Built:
Location: St. Johns County
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385991
Crescent Beach Drawbridge (Old)
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2017
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Status: Open to traffic
To be demolished and replaced with new high-level bridge as part of the First Coast Expressway project. Exact timeline unknown.
Location: 29.985318,-81.617860
Carries FL-16 over St. Johns River
Design: beam
Design Details: Concrete trestle beam bridge with steel bascule span
Total Length: 6662.4 Feet
Span Length: 130.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete trestle beam bridge with drawspan over St. Johns River on FL-16
History: Built 1961
Built: 1961
Location: St. Johns County
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418520
Shands Bridge
View beside the bridge
Photo taken by Wikimedia Commons user Ebyabe
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Shands Bridge
Rendering of the proposed replacement bridge
Photo taken by metrojacksonville.com
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Shands Bridge
Crossing the bridge
Photo taken by Wikimedia Commons user Palmount45 in December 2016
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Shands Bridge
View beside bridge from north side
Photo taken by Wikimedia Commons user Ebyabe in April 2010
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Shands Bridge
View beside bridge from south side
Photo taken by Wikimedia Commons user Ebyabe in April 2010
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 29.892458,-81.307342
Carries St Augustine & South Beach Rwy over Matanzas River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Matanzas River on St Augustine & South Beach Rwy
History:
Built:
Location: St. Johns County
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South Beach Bridge
looking east
Photo from old postcard
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
