Dames Point Bridge facts for kids
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Dames Point Bridge in 2010.
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| Coordinates | 30°23′09″N 81°33′27″W / 30.3858°N 81.5574°W |
| Carries |  I-295(six general purpose lanes) |
| Crosses | St. Johns River |
| Locale | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Official name | Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge |
| Maintained by | Florida Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 720518 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Continuous prestressed concrete cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 10,646 feet (3244.9 m) |
| Width | 106 feet (32.2 m) |
| Longest span | 1,300 feet (396.2 m) |
| Clearance above | 39.7 feet (12.11 m) |
| Clearance below | 175 feet (53.34 m) |
| History | |
| Construction begin | 1985 |
| Opened | March 10, 1989 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 66,000 (2012) |
The Dames Point Bridge (officially the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida on the Interstate 295 East Beltway. Construction began in 1985 and was completed in 1989. The main span is 1,300 feet (396.2 m), and is 175 feet (53.3 m) high. The bridge was designed by HNTB Corporation and RS&H, Inc. The Massman Construction Company built the bridge.
Design
The bridge's cables are arranged on multiple vertical planes in a slight modification to the harp (parallel) stay arrangement. Main span cables are paired to anchor into the tower in a vertical plane while side span cables pair up to anchor in a horizontal plane such that four cables anchor in each tower at approximately the same elevation.
Superlatives
Until the 2003 completion of the Sidney Lanier Bridge in Brunswick, Georgia, the Dames Point Bridge was the only bridge in the United States to feature the harp stay arrangement.
It remains one of the largest cable-stayed bridges in the United States, with 21 miles (34 km) of cable.
Gallery
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The Dames Point Bridge, seen from northbound I-295
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Northbound on the Dames Point Bridge.
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The Dames Point Bridge
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The Dames Point Bridge in 2005
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The Dames Point Bridge at Night - 2013
