Main Street Bridge (John T. Alsop Jr. Bridge) | |
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| Coordinates | 30°19′22″N 81°39′31″W / 30.3228°N 81.6586°W |
| Carries | four general purpose lanes of (S. Main Street)   US 1 / US 90 two sidewalks |
| Crosses | St. Johns River |
| Locale | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Official name | John T. Alsop Jr. Bridge |
| Maintained by | Florida Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 720022 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | steel vertical lift bridge |
| Total length | 1,680 feet (510 m) |
| Width | 58 feet (18 m) |
| Longest span | 365 feet (111 m) |
| Clearance above | 16.0 feet (4.9 m) |
| Clearance below | 35 feet (11 m) closed 135 feet (41 m) open |
| History | |
| Opened | July 1941 |
| Location | |
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The Main Street Bridge, officially the John T. Alsop Jr. Bridge and nicknamed the Blue Bridge, is a bridge crossing the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. It was the second bridge built across the river. It carries four lanes of traffic, and is signed as US 1/US 90 (SR 5/SR 10). A lift bridge, it opened in July 1941[1] at a cost of $1.5 million.[2] In 1957 it was named after Mayor John T. Alsop Jr., but continues to be known, even on road signs, as the Main Street Bridge. It remains one of the most recognizable features of the Downtown Jacksonville skyline.
- ^ "Main Street Bridge". Retrieved March 22, 2009.
- ^ "Main Street Bridge - Jacksonville, FL". Retrieved March 22, 2009.