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LIVE: Fire breaks out in hourly garage of Jacksonville International Airport; airport currently closed, flights delayed

DAMES POINT BRIDGE


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22-year-old motorcyclist killed in crash on I-295 near Dames Point Bridge

Read full article: 22-year-old motorcyclist killed in crash on I-295 near Dames Point Bridge

A 22-year-old man was killed Sunday night in a crash on Interstate 295 near the Dames Point Bridge, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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Dive teams find final missing child 10 days after boat capsized on St. Johns River, FWC says

Read full article: Dive teams find final missing child 10 days after boat capsized on St. Johns River, FWC says

Almost five days after a vessel capsized on the St. Johns River, crews continue to look for a child who remained unaccounted for as of Wednesday afternoon.

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‘What you can’t see is what will hurt you’: Longtime maritime attorney says nighttime boating should be avoided

Read full article: ‘What you can’t see is what will hurt you’: Longtime maritime attorney says nighttime boating should be avoided

Three boaters remain missing on Saturday night after their boat capsized on the St. Johns River the day before. Rod Sullivan has worked in maritime law for over 40 years dealing with recreational boating accidents. He says with searches like these, the longer they go on, the more difficult the search can become.

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Could the Dames Point Bridge be at risk of collapse? NTSB warns agencies to check safety after Baltimore bridge disaster

Read full article: Could the Dames Point Bridge be at risk of collapse? NTSB warns agencies to check safety after Baltimore bridge disaster

The Dames Point Bridge in Jacksonville was among the 68 bridges flagged by the NTSB in a report released Tuesday as we approach the one-year mark of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.

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It’s been 35 years since Jacksonville’s last major snow event. What do you remember?

Read full article: It’s been 35 years since Jacksonville’s last major snow event. What do you remember?

The historic event resulted when arctic air pushed temperatures below freezing through Florida with ice accumulating down to Miami.

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Strong winds, storms knock down trees across Jacksonville

Read full article: Strong winds, storms knock down trees across Jacksonville

A band of storms that blew through Northeast Florida on Friday morning packed a punch with wind gusts reaching up to 70-plus mph.

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TELL US: Does the Baltimore bridge collapse make you fearful of driving on bridges, or do you feel safe?

Read full article: TELL US: Does the Baltimore bridge collapse make you fearful of driving on bridges, or do you feel safe?

News4JAX Anchor Joy Purdy covered a story and shared her fear of bridges in 2022. Many News4JAX Insiders inundated Purdy with comments and praise about her vulnerability and shared their fears of bridges.

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Mayor Deegan: Dames Point Bridge has safeguards in place to prevent it from collapsing if it’s hit by a ship

Read full article: Mayor Deegan: Dames Point Bridge has safeguards in place to prevent it from collapsing if it’s hit by a ship

After a container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap and plunge into the river below, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan addressed the collapse and tried to ease concerns residents may have about bridge safety in Duval County.

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2 lanes of Dames Point Bridge to close this weekend for cable maintenance

Read full article: 2 lanes of Dames Point Bridge to close this weekend for cable maintenance

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced it will close two outside lanes of the Dames Point Bridge this weekend to perform routine maintenance of the cables.

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All lanes of I-295 reopen following deadly, 4 vehicle crash on Dames Point Bridge

Read full article: All lanes of I-295 reopen following deadly, 4 vehicle crash on Dames Point Bridge

All northbound lanes of I-295 were blocked early Wednesday morning because of a deadly crash on the Dames Point Bridge. All lanes reopened around 9:30 a.m.

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All SB lanes on Dames Point Bridge reopen after multi-vehicle crash

Read full article: All SB lanes on Dames Point Bridge reopen after multi-vehicle crash

The lanes reopened around 11 a.m. The crash caused significant backups for drivers.

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Remember? Saturday marks 34 years since Jacksonville’s last white Christmas

Read full article: Remember? Saturday marks 34 years since Jacksonville’s last white Christmas

The historic event resulted when arctic air pushed temperatures below freezing through Florida with ice accumulating down to Miami.

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Lanes reopened on Dames Point Bridge following police activity

Read full article: TRAFFIC ALERT: Lanes reopened on Dames Point Bridge following police activity

All southbound and two northbound lanes were reopened Saturday afternoon following police activity that close the bridge for hours.

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North, southbound lanes on Dames Point Bridge to close this weekend for inspection

Read full article: North, southbound lanes on Dames Point Bridge to close this weekend for inspection

The north and southbound lanes of Interstate 295 over the Dames Point Bridge will be closing this weekend for the Florida Department of Transportation’s routine bridge inspection.

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Locals share snow photos 33 years after a white Christmas in Jacksonville

Read full article: Locals share snow photos 33 years after a white Christmas in Jacksonville

Let it snow! Let it snow!

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Videos, photos show devastating winds, flooding as Nicole pushes through Florida

Read full article: Videos, photos show devastating winds, flooding as Nicole pushes through Florida

News4JAX was flooded with videos and photos from viewers showing the damage done to their homes, roads and communities.

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Strong wind gust causes semi to overturn on Dames Point Bridge, blocks all lanes

Read full article: Strong wind gust causes semi to overturn on Dames Point Bridge, blocks all lanes

A crash involving a semi-truck closed northbound lanes Thursday morning on the Dames Point Bridge, according to Florida 511.

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Bodycam released from attempted burglary investigation where Jacksonville officer was shot

Read full article: Bodycam released from attempted burglary investigation where Jacksonville officer was shot

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released body camera footage from an evening in October when police were asked to investigate an attempted burglary. JSO said it led to an officer being shot and that the suspect later crashed and jumped off the Dames Point Bridge.

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Lanes reopen after multi-vehicle crash on Dames Point Bridge

Read full article: Lanes reopen after multi-vehicle crash on Dames Point Bridge

All lanes reopened Friday after a multi-vehicle crash on I-295 E North at the Dames Point Bridge.

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Man who shot officer dies after jumping from Dames Point Bridge following 20-mile chase: JSO

Read full article: Man who shot officer dies after jumping from Dames Point Bridge following 20-mile chase: JSO

A man is dead after shooting a Jacksonville police officer and leading law enforcement officers on a chase Sunday night, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Disabled semi-truck closes all northbound lanes on Dames Point Bridge

Read full article: TRAFFIC ALERT: Disabled semi-truck closes all northbound lanes on Dames Point Bridge

A disabled semi-truck closed all northbound lanes Sunday evening on the I-295 near the Dames Point Bridge.

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A look back: The toll Jacksonville’s toll system had on the city’s history

Read full article: A look back: The toll Jacksonville’s toll system had on the city’s history

If you live in Jacksonville long enough, you’re sure to complain about the traffic. It’s basically a River City right of passage. But those who lived and drove in the area from the 1950s to the 1980s remember a different source of traffic complaints: Tolls.

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Truck with trailer flips twice, sends golf cart flying off Dames Point Bridge

Read full article: Truck with trailer flips twice, sends golf cart flying off Dames Point Bridge

The driver a pick-up truck with a trailer carrying a golf cart walked away from a dramatic crash on the Dames Point Bridge unscathed Tuesday morning.

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Crash on Dames Point Bridge closes 2 northbound lanes

Read full article: Crash on Dames Point Bridge closes 2 northbound lanes

A crash on 1-295 E North closed two right lanes on the Dames Point Bridge on Saturday night. The crash happened just before 8:30 pm and condensed all northbound traffic on the bridge to one lane.

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Trooper suffers minor injuries in crash involving semi on Dames Point Bridge, FHP says

Read full article: Trooper suffers minor injuries in crash involving semi on Dames Point Bridge, FHP says

A trooper was injured in a crash Tuesday night on the Dames Point Bridge, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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Miles of delays: Crash on Fuller Warren Bridge snarled traffic Friday morning

Read full article: Miles of delays: Crash on Fuller Warren Bridge snarled traffic Friday morning

Traffic was backed up to University Boulevard during the worst of it, an incredible 4 miles away from the crash scene.

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‘My car flipped over the bridge’: 911 calls released in Dames Point Bridge crash

Read full article: ‘My car flipped over the bridge’: 911 calls released in Dames Point Bridge crash

Jacksonville Fire-Rescue photo of driver being hoisted out of the St. Johns River after his car went off the Dames Point Bridge. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 27-year-old man called 911 moments after a crash on the Dames Point Bridge sent his car plunging into the St. Johns River. News4Jax on Thursday obtained audio of seven calls from people who called 911 to report the Feb. 6 crash. Driver: “I got into a wreck on the Dames Point going to Arlington. AdA crash report shows the 27-year-old man was cited with driving too fast for conditions and driving on an invalid license.

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Driver of car that careened off Dames Point Bridge issued 2 citations

Read full article: Driver of car that careened off Dames Point Bridge issued 2 citations

Jacksonville Fire-Rescue photo of driver being hoisted out of the St. Johns River after his car went off the Dames Point Bridge. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 27-year-old man who was behind the wheel of a car that careened off the Dames Point Bridge earlier this month was issued two citations, according to a crash report. The report, which was obtained Monday by News4Jax, shows the citations were for driving too fast for conditions and driving on an invalid license. The crash happened shortly before 9 p.m. Feb. 6 in the southbound lanes of Interstate 295 on the Dames Point Bridge. The Florida Highway Patrol had initially told New4Jax that the 38-year-old driver was the one speeding.

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City Councilman: ‘Ball of sparks’ as car careens off Dames Point Bridge

Read full article: City Councilman: ‘Ball of sparks’ as car careens off Dames Point Bridge

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – He described it as a “ball of sparks.”A Jacksonville City Council member is among the witnesses to a crash over the weekend on the Dames Point Bridge that sent a car careening off the bridge. It ended in a dramatic rescue with firefighters pulling the car’s driver to safety from the St. Johns River. For District 2 City Councilman Al Ferraro and his wife, Saturday night was not another trip. “Before we got to the bridge, she was saying, how many people have fallen off the bridge?” he recalled. Ad“We just saw what looks like a ball of sparks going off to the side,” Ferraro said.

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Hypothermia, rising tide among dangers as firefighters rescue man from St. Johns River

Read full article: Hypothermia, rising tide among dangers as firefighters rescue man from St. Johns River

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville firefighters saved a 27-year-old man in a dramatic rescue Saturday evening in the St. Johns River, hoisting him out of the water after his car fell over the Dames Point Bridge. Photos from the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department show a captain harnessing the man and as crews on the bridge pulled him to safety. He was taken to the hospital, but amazingly only had minor injuries after the 35-foot fall in his vehicle. Jacksonville firefighters hoisted a driver whose car went... Posted by WJXT4 Vic Micolucci on Monday, February 8, 2021The man, whose name wasn’t released, was kneeling on the roof. (WJXT)State troopers said this happened because another driver, a 37-year-old man, was speeding and hit the 27-year-old man’s sedan from behind.

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FHP: Car plunges into river after crash on Dames Point Bridge

Read full article: FHP: Car plunges into river after crash on Dames Point Bridge

A car that went off the Dames Point Bridge Saturday night was pulled out of the river Sunday morning. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A car was pulled out of the St. Johns River Sunday morning after the vehicle went over the side of the concrete wall of the Dames Point Bridge following a crash Saturday night with another car in the southbound lanes, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the 27-year-old driver of the vehicle that went over the side was able to exit his vehicle and had only minor injuries. All southbound lanes on I-295 were closed for an hour while the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department got the driver out of the water and police cleared the scene. The next morning, the vehicle that went off the side of the bridge was pulled from the water.

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Remember? Snowstorm hits Jacksonville in December 1989

Read full article: Remember? Snowstorm hits Jacksonville in December 1989

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Christmas of 1989 was one to remember in Jacksonville with so much snow sticking to the ground people sledded down the Dames Point Bridge. The historic event resulted when arctic air pushed temperatures below freezing through Florida with ice accumulating down to Miami. Jacksonville Naval Air Station 1 inch of snow fell, while at Jacksonville Beach 2.5 inches was recorded. By December 23, 1989, Counter-clockwise winds around the low pushed the arctic front south across Florida with cold temperatures surging southward across the entire peninsula. By Christmas morning much of the snow began melting.

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Recap: 14 airplane crashes in area this year

Read full article: Recap: 14 airplane crashes in area this year

Drone image of a plane down in St. Johns River near the Dames Point Bridge on Aug. 3, 2019JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The small plane that went down Sunday morning in a marsh along the Intracoastal Waterway near the Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Augustine was the 14th airplane crash in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia this year. The two people in the Mooney M20J, a single-engine low wing aircraft, that went down Sunday were rescued by nearby boaters, according to St. Johns County Fire Rescue. Only three of this year's crashes resulted in fatalities. Here's a recap of the plane crashes in the News4Jax coverage area so far in 2019:Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

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Top to bottom: FDOT inspectors take close look at Dames Point Bridge

Read full article: Top to bottom: FDOT inspectors take close look at Dames Point Bridge

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Florida Department of Transportation shared impressive video of inspectors taking a closer look at the Dames Point Bridge last week. According to FDOT, the inspection covered both the underside and top side of the bridge. Crews used climbing rope and safety harnesses to inspect steel cables that extend from the towers and connect to the bridge span, supporting the structure. The Dames Point Bridge has the longest vertical span bridge, coming in over 1,300 feet. Overall, 168 cables are used to connect the bridge.

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After 9 months, trailer that plunged off Dames Point Bridge salvaged from river

Read full article: After 9 months, trailer that plunged off Dames Point Bridge salvaged from river

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A trailer that plunged off the Dames Point Bridge just before Christmas last year was lifted out of the St. Johns River on Wednesday afternoon. The container sat in mud near the south bank of the river ever since a chain-reaction crash in Dec. 21, 2018. PHOTOS: Images of bridge crashAuthorities said the trailer was carrying water, some of which came loose and spilled into the river. Shortly after the incident, concerned boaters helped clean up the water bottles to keep it from polluting the St. Johns River and harming marine life. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

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Viral photo demonstrates wreckage still in river

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It's been about eight months since a chain-reaction crash on the Dames Point Bridge sent a tractor-trailer over the edge and into the river. The container is still lodged in the mud in the shallow... Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

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All lanes reopened after hit and run crash on Dames Point Bridge

Read full article: All lanes reopened after hit and run crash on Dames Point Bridge

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Florida Highway Patrol responded to a hit-and-run crash that left a trailer hanging off the side of the Dames Point Bridge on Saturday morning. The crash closed the northbound lane on the bridge for several hours. The trailer has since been towed away and all lanes have reopened. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office told News4Jax that no vehicles or people ended up in the water. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

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Pilot rescued after small plane goes down near Dames Point Bridge

Read full article: Pilot rescued after small plane goes down near Dames Point Bridge

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A pilot who apparently made an emergency landing Saturday in the Mill Cove area of the St. Johns River was rescued by a good Samaritan and was uninjured. Jacksonville Fire-Rescue crews said there was no fuel spill and the plane remained in the water while efforts to salvage it begin. Sources told News4Jax that the pilot of the small plane was an aircraft mechanic who experienced engine issues on take-off. (That) didn't happen here, and it tells me the pilot did a masterful job in (a) forced landing." Rob James was on Seatow Jacksonville patrol and took this photo of the plane down in the river.

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Small plane down near Dames Point Bridge, pilot safe

Read full article: Small plane down near Dames Point Bridge, pilot safe

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville Fire Rescue crews report they responded to a plane in the water in the Mill Cove area. There were no injuries and no report of any fuel spillA plane went down in the marsh near the Dames Point Bridge. Single occupant, no injuries. Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) August 3, 2019Sources tell News4Jax that the pilot of the small plane was an aircraft mechanic who experienced engine issues on take-off. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

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WATCH LIVE: Multiple-vehicle crash causes delays on Dames Point Bridge, JFRD says

Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Multiple-vehicle crash causes delays on Dames Point Bridge, JFRD says

A multiple-vehicle crash caused delays Thursday afternoon on the Dames Point Bridge, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said. At least eight vehicles going southbound were reportedly involved in the crash. Avoid the area if possible. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

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WATCH LIVE: Multiple-vehicle crash causes delays on Dames Point Bridge, JFRD says

Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Multiple-vehicle crash causes delays on Dames Point Bridge, JFRD says

A multiple-vehicle crash caused delays Thursday afternoon on the Dames Point Bridge, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said. At least eight vehicles going southbound were reportedly involved in the crash. Avoid the area if possible. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

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Dames Point Bridge reopens after car overturns

Read full article: Dames Point Bridge reopens after car overturns

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An overturned vehicle briefly blocked two southbound lanes of the Dames Point Bridge, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. No injuries were reported in the crash but heavy delays could be seen in the area Tuesday morning. The roadway has since reopened. Live,interactive map of Jacksonville traffic. | Stay with News4Jax for updates.

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