Henry Holland Buckman - Jacksonville, Florida
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macleod1
N 30° 11.199 W 081° 38.443
17R E 438319 N 3339641
The Buckman Bridge that crosses the St.John's River between Jacksonville's Mandarin area and Orange Park is name after Henry Holland Buckman. I295 is the highway that crosses this bridge span.
Waymark Code: WM4BMN
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2008
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Web:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckman_Bridge
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The Buckman Bridge carries I-295 traffic over the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. It was named for Henry Holland Buckman, a prominent legislator and attorney who was instrumental in establishing a state road system. [1]
It is of beam-type construction, approximately 3.1 miles (5 km) in length, and travels roughly east-west. The eastbound (southbound) and westbound (northbound) lanes are built on separate bridge structures. About 1995, it was expanded from two lanes in each direction with no breakdown lanes to four lanes in each direction with breakdown lanes. With two busy exits within a half mile of either end of the bridge, rush-hour backups are typical. Downtown Jacksonville and Naval Air Station Jacksonville are visible from the bridge to the north. On a clear day, the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Palatka can be seen to the south of the bridge.