Fuller Warren Bridge

Fuller Warren Bridge (new)
Coordinates 30°18′54″N 81°40′18″W / 30.315°N 81.67166667°W / 30.315; -81.67166667Coordinates: 30°18′54″N 81°40′18″W / 30.315°N 81.67166667°W / 30.315; -81.67166667
Carries Eight lanes of I-95
Crosses St. Johns River
Locale Jacksonville, Florida
Official name Fuller Warren Bridge
Maintained by Florida Department of Transportation
ID number 720156
Characteristics
Design Prestressed concrete girder bridge
Total length 7,500 feet (2,286.0 m)
Width Eight lanes
Longest span 250 feet (76.2 m)
Clearance above Unlimited
Clearance below 75 feet (22.9 m)
History
Opened

April 16, 2000 (2000-04-16) (Partially completed for I-10 Eastbound to I-95 Southbound traffic)

November 17, 2002 (2002-11-17) (All lanes opened)
Fuller Warren Bridge (old)
Coordinates 30°18′54″N 81°40′18″W / 30.315°N 81.67166667°W / 30.315; -81.67166667
Carries four general purpose lanes
Crosses St. Johns River
Locale Jacksonville, Florida
Official name Fuller Warren Bridge
Maintained by Florida Department of Transportation
ID number 720156
Characteristics
Design steel bascule bridge
Total length 111.77 meters (367 ft)
Width 18.8 meters (62 ft)
Longest span 81.4 meters (267 ft)
Clearance above Unlimited
Clearance below 13.4 meters (44 ft) closed
History
Opened June 7, 1954
Closed November 17, 2002

The Fuller Warren Bridge is a prestressed concrete girder bridge that carries Interstate 95 (I-95) across the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. The current bridge was completed in October 2002, replacing the original bascule bridge span completed in 1954. The current bridge was designed by HNTB Corporation in 1990 and built by Balfour Beatty Construction.[1] The entire bridge is over 7,500 ft (2,286 m). long, with a main span of 250 feet (76 m), and a vertical clearance of 75 ft (23 m). The bridge now carries eight lanes across the span.

Naming

The bridge is named after former Florida governor Fuller Warren, former member and eventual denouncer of the KKK,[2] who held the office from 1949 to 1953. He had previously served as a member of the Jacksonville City Council from 1931 to 1937.[3]

Original bridge

The original bascule bridge was tolled until 1988, when the city of Jacksonville abolished toll collections. Increasing wear from heavy traffic, including a 1993 incident in which a 3 square feet (0.28 m2) fragment of concrete broke loose, forced officials to ban large trucks from the bridge in 1998.[4] It was permanently closed June 13, 2001, when all traffic was moved to the new Fuller Warren Bridge.[5] After delays in removal because of legal and environmental concerns,[6] the Florida Department of Transportation used explosives to complete demolition of the old bridge on February 17, 2007.[7]

Switch to new bridge

Conversion from the old Fuller Warren Bridge to the new one began with one lane of southbound I-95 traffic on April 16, 2000.[8] The new bridge, built at a cost of approximately $100 million, was opened to all eight lanes in late 2002 and formally dedicated on January 13, 2003.[9]

Fuller Warren expansion Project (2017)

About 2013, The Florida State Department of Transportation (FDOT) began the Your10&95 project to add operational improvements and enhancements to the I-10, I-95 highway interchange in metro Jacksonville. A planning department held several public meetings to discuss the proposed project and the cost of its construction with residents, community partners and businesses. They also asked for input from the public attendees. The meetings were held on February 10, 2014, on August 28, 2014 and on February 26, 2015. During those meetings, it was suggested that as part of the widening project to add two additional traffic lanes to the Fuller-Warren bridge, an additional pedestrian Shared use path should be added. The proposed path over the St. Johns River would connect the Riverside and Avondale historic neighborhood with the San Marco (Jacksonville) historic neighborhood. The FDOT agreed to implement the shared use path suggestion, as well as a number of other requests, such as adding traffic Noise barrier for residents. The project began May 5, 2017 and was expected to be completed in the summer of 2020. [10] See Shared Use Path (SUP) renderings On the morning of October 4, 2018, a fatal accident involving one of the construction workers caused a suspension of the project until further notice.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ bridgepros.com. "Fuller Warren Bridge Project Update - Progress Report Nov. 1999" Archived 2011-07-01 at the Wayback Machine.. November 1999. Retrieved on January 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Legacy of Harry T. Moore". PBS. In January 1949, Klansmen held a motorcade through Tallahassee, where newly-inaugurated governor Fuller Warren, a former Klansmen himself, denounced them as 'hooded hoodlums and sheeted jerks.'
  3. ↑ Morris, Allen. The Florida Handbook 2001-2002. Peninsular Publishing, 2002, p. 315.
  4. ↑ Halton, Beau & Schoettler, Jim. "Fuller Warren ban widened". Florida Times-Union, February 5, 1998. Retrieved on January 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ Bauerlein, David. "Old Fuller Warren Bridge officially closes". Florida Times-Union, June 13, 2001. Retrieved on January 14, 2013.
  6. ↑ Patterson, Steve. "Old bridge demolition waiting on fish find". Florida Times-Union, June 17, 2005. Retrieved on January 14, 2013.
  7. ↑ Florida Times-Union. "Bridge explosion day changed". February 16, 2007. Retrieved on January 14, 2013.
  8. ↑ Bauerlein, David. "New ride across the St. Johns". Florida Times-Union, April 17, 2000. Retrieved on January 14, 2013.
  9. ↑ Bauerlein, David. "New Fuller Warren Bridge dedicated". Florida Times-Union, January 13, 2003. Retrieved on January 14, 2013.
  10. ↑ http://your10and95.com/Faq
  11. ↑ https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/body-found-of-construction-worker-who-fell-into-st-johns-river-near-fuller-warren-bridge/77-600778121
  • Media related to Fuller Warren Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
  • "FDOT Structures Design Office - Fuller Warren Bridge". Retrieved 2006-05-26.
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