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The Fuller Warren Bridge is a prestressed concrete girder bridge that carries I-95 across the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. The current bridge was completed in October 2002, replacing the original bascule bridge span completed in 1954. The current bridge was designed by HNTB Corporation in 1990 and built by Balfour Beatty Construction.〔''bridgepros.com''. ("Fuller Warren Bridge Project Update - Progress Report Nov. 1999" ). November 1999. Retrieved on January 14, 2013.〕 The entire bridge is over . long, with a main span of , and a vertical clearance of . The bridge now carries eight lanes across the span. The bridge is named after former Florida governor Fuller Warren, former member and eventual denouncer of the KKK, who held the office from 1949 to 1953. He had previously served as a member of the Jacksonville City Council from 1931 to 1937.〔Morris, Allen. ''The Florida Handbook 2001-2002''. Peninsular Publishing, 2002, p. 315.〕 The original bascule bridge was tolled until 1988, when the city of Jacksonville abolished toll collections. Increasing wear from heavy traffic, including a 1993 incident in which a 3-square-foot fragment of concrete broke loose, forced officials to ban large trucks from the bridge in 1998.〔Halton, Beau & Schoettler, Jim. ("Fuller Warren ban widened" ). ''Florida Times-Union'', February 5, 1998. Retrieved on January 14, 2013.〕 It was permanently closed June 13, 2001, when all traffic was moved to the new Fuller Warren Bridge.〔Bauerlein, David. ("Old Fuller Warren Bridge officially closes" ). ''Florida Times-Union'', June 13, 2001. Retrieved on January 14, 2013.〕 After delays in removal because of legal and environmental concerns,〔Patterson, Steve. ("Old bridge demolition waiting on fish find" ). ''Florida Times-Union'', June 17, 2005. Retrieved on January 14, 2013.〕 the Florida Department of Transportation used explosives to complete demolition of the old bridge on February 17, 2007.〔''Florida Times-Union''. ("Bridge explosion day changed" ). February 16, 2007. Retrieved on January 14, 2013.〕 Conversion from the old Fuller Warren Bridge to the new one began with one lane of southbound I-95 traffic on April 16, 2000.〔Bauerlein, David. ("New ride across the St. Johns" ). ''Florida Times-Union'', April 17, 2000. Retrieved on January 14, 2013.〕 The new bridge, built at a cost of approximately $100 million, was opened to all eight lanes in late 2002 and formally dedicated on January 13, 2003.〔Bauerlein, David. ("New Fuller Warren Bridge dedicated" ). ''Florida Times-Union'', January 13, 2003. Retrieved on January 14, 2013.〕 ==External Links== *(List of Jacksonville Bridges both past and present ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fuller Warren Bridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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