FEC Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge
- FEC Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge
Infobox Bridge
bridge_name= FEC Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge
caption= The FEC Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge today, with the CSX Corporation headquarters building in the background.
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carries= 2 tracks of the Florida East Coast Railway
crosses= St. Johns River
locale= Jacksonville, Florida
maint= Florida East Coast Railway
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design= Simple truss bridge with bascule lift span, plate girder approaches
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open= 1925
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The FEC Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge is a double track railroad bridge spanning the St. Johns River at Jacksonville, Florida.
Completed in 1925, this structure replaced a single-track swing bridge, opened on January 5, 1890.
References and external links
*cite book|author=Mallery,Paul|title=Bridge and Trestle Handbook|publisher=Carstens|year=1992|id=ISBN 911868-79-8
* [http://users.ipa.net/~ewall/fecbr.htm Photos and information on the bridge]
Crossings navbox
structure = Crossings
place = St. Johns River
bridge = FEC Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge
bridge signs = "Florida East Coast Railway"
upstream = Fuller Warren Bridge
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downstream = Acosta Bridge
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