FEC Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge

FEC Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge

Florida East Coast Railway bascule bridge in Jacksonville, Florida
Carries 2 tracks of the Florida East Coast Railway
Crosses St. Johns River
Locale Jacksonville, Florida
Maintained by Florida East Coast Railway
Designer Joseph Strauss
Design Simple truss bridge with bascule lift span, plate girder approaches
Opened 1925

The FEC Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge is a double track railroad bridge spanning the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida.

Completed in 1925, this structure replaced a single-track swing bridge which opened on January 5, 1890. The current structure is a simple truss bridge with plate girder approaches and a bascule lift allowing ships to pass. It runs immediately next to the Acosta Bridge.

References and external links

Upriver from Downtown

Shands Bridge (to be replaced or supplemented) | Buckman Bridge | Timuquana Bridge (never built)
Downtown Jacksonville

Fuller Warren Bridge | FEC Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge | Acosta Bridge | Main Street Bridge | Hart Bridge | Mathews Bridge | 20th Street Extension (never built)
Downriver from Downtown

Dames Point Bridge | State Road 113A (never built) | Mayport Ferry