All lanes of Buckman Bridge reopen following traffic homicide investigation

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol closed all southbound lanes of the Buckman Bridge on Interstate 295 starting at 1 p.m. on Monday. All lanes reopened around 3:30 p.m., FHP said.

The Florida Department of Transportation announced the closure and said it was for “investigative purposes.” FHP told News4JAX it is investigating the bridge following a deadly crash that happened in the area early Sunday morning that left an Orange Park man dead. FHP traffic homicide investigators said they need to take daylight photos of the bridge. No arrests have been made as of Monday.

The investigation caused backups and delays on the interstate for much of the afternoon.

FDOT said the full detour was expected to take about an hour.

Motorists traveling on southbound I-295 at 1 p.m. were detoured to U.S. 17 and drivers were encouraged to plan ahead and seek an alternate route.