FEC Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge

Bridge in Florida, United States of America
30°19′21″N 81°39′56″W / 30.32250°N 81.66556°W / 30.32250; -81.66556Carries2 tracks of the Florida East Coast RailwayCrossesSt. Johns RiverLocaleJacksonville, FloridaMaintained byFlorida East Coast RailwayCharacteristicsDesignSimple truss bridge with bascule lift span, plate girder approachesHistoryDesignerJoseph StraussOpened1925LocationMap

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

Completed in 1925 by the Florida East Coast Railway, 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 is adjacent to the Acosta Bridge.

A 1992 map of the FEC bridge (adjacent to the Acosta Bridge)

References and external links

  • Mallery, Paul (2000). Bridge and Trestle Handbook (4th ed.). Newton, New Jersey, U.S.: Carstens Publications. ISBN 978-0-9118-6899-9.
  • Photos and information on the bridge Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
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Downtown Jacksonville
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Italics indicate a bridge was never built.
Crossings of the St. Johns River
Upstream
Fuller Warren Bridge
 FEC Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge
Florida East Coast Railway		 Downstream
Acosta Bridge


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