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20-520: The Shands Bridge is a two-lane automobile bridge carrying SR 16 over the St. Johns River south of Jacksonville, Florida . The first structure at the site was a 2-mile-long wooden toll span with a draw bridge inaugurated in 1928. It was located just north of the current span, crossing from Orangedale to the present Shands pier on the west side of the river. The current bridge was dedicated on October 30, 1963, and features concrete beam-type construction for

40-740: A bridge in Florida is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Florida State Road 16 The route begins at Florida State Road 121 in Raiford and runs straight east. After passing the Union Correctional Institute, and a furniture factory across from a forest, it curves southeast to cross a bridge over the New River, thus crossing the Union-Bradford County Line. From there it runs between

60-644: A bridge over Peters Creek. At the Clay County Fairgrounds, the route has a short overlap with Clay CR 315, a tri-county road running from Marion County through Putnam County almost towards Fleming Island. In Green Cove Springs , the road crosses the CSX Sanford Subdivision and the Clay County Historical Museum , then makes a sharp turn to the south at US 17 , sharing an overlap with that route until

80-589: A grade crossing with the two tracks of the CSX Wildwood Subdivision then four blocks later, curves directly east once again. Leaving the city, the road bends slightly to the northeast and later crosses the Bradford-Clay County Line where it then encounters a sharp left curve to the north at a wye intersection with the eastern terminus of SR 230 , only to curve back straight east again, where it has another intersection with

100-546: A total of two lanes. Until the building of the I-295 Buckman Bridge it was the only crossing of the St. Johns River between Jacksonville and Palatka . In 2004, proposals were made to replace or upgrade the span. Problems cited include increasing traffic in the Clay County and St. Johns County areas, safety, and the inability of large boats to travel upriver. One plan proposed a new bridge north of

120-683: Is a city street, and both sides of the intersection are restricted to right turns on US 301. This part of the road also runs through the Call Street Historic District , and a pair of CSX Transportation railroad lines that once carried Amtrak 's Palmetto runs between Thompson and Cherry Streets. As the road crosses the Clay County Line , it is simply named SR 230, where it passes by the Starke Golf and Country Club . The road enters Camp Blanding territory on

140-585: Is a short state highway in northeastern Florida that runs between Starke, Florida and Camp Blanding . It runs east and west and is always no more than two lanes wide. Within the Starke city limits, and slightly beyond, the road is known as Call Street. State Road 230 begins in front of the Old Bradford County Courthouse which is at the northeast corner of US 301 , one block north of SR 100 . West of this intersection, West Call Street

160-578: Is a spur of SR 16 in northwestern St. Johns County. It goes through mainly rural land. It begins at SR 13 just north of the Shands Bridge and continues about 1.5 miles before making a junction with County Road 210 afterwards it continues until its end at SR 16 near World Golf Village . It is the older alignment of SR 16, ending at SR 13 at the Old Shands Bridge pier. Florida State Road 230 State Road 230 (SR 230)

180-469: Is an improvement for marine commerce in the region. In addition to the four lanes of traffic, the new bridge will also include street lighting, full breakdown lanes on both sides of the roadway in each direction, as well as a 12-foot wide shared-use path with several scenic overlooks, compared to the current bridge which has no street lighting or pedestrian path and only one lane of traffic in each direction surrounded by narrow shoulders. This article about

200-475: Is expected to be completed in 2020, with construction beginning in 2023 and ending in 2030. The current bridge will be partially or fully removed. The vertical clearance height of the new bridge will be 65 feet from the water line, compared to the existing 45 feet of clearance. The additional 20 feet will match the clearance of the Buckman Bridge to the north and Palatka's Memorial Bridge to the south and

220-602: The First Coast Expressway (also known as SR 23, which will connect I-10 and I-95 as a partial outer beltway around Jacksonville and Orange Park) includes a new four-lane bridge over the St. Johns River just south of where the Shands Bridge currently stands, as well as construction of new roadway connecting to I-95 in St. Johns County. Right-of-way acquisition, design and permitting for this $ 763 million segment

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240-512: The Florida East Coast Railroad just before the intersection with US 1 . Florida State Road 16 ends two blocks later at San Marco Avenue ( US Business Route 1 ). CR 16A is a county road in Clay County . It is a suffixed spur of SR 16 located just west of the city of Green Cove Springs serving residences around the northwest quadrant of Kingsley Lake . CR 16A is a county road in St. Johns County, Florida . It

260-497: The Florida State Prison and New River Correctional Institute, and remains at this general trajectory until it reaches Starke . After passing under the diamond interchange with U.S. Route 301 Alternate ( Starke Bypass ), the road enters the northern edge of downtown Starke, where it encounters the intersection with CR 229 and makes a curve more towards the east before intersecting US 301 . Five blocks later, it has

280-513: The Leonard C Taylor Parkway, where it leaves US 17 and returns to the east. SR 16 crosses the St. Johns River using the Shands Bridge . This bridge connects Clay and St. Johns Counties. The Shands is often considered an emergency alternative to the Buckman Bridge that is farther north. The difference between both bridges is that the Buckman, which carries Interstate 295, has eight lanes while

300-525: The Shands has only two lanes. The Shands Bridge is expected to be retired and replaced with a wider bridge in the future as part of the First Coast Expressway project. After the bridge, the road has a wye intersection with SR 13 , and turns southbound again in another overlap. As SR 16 turns east again, Route 13 is downgraded into St. Johns County Road 13, which runs along the east bank of the St. Johns River towards Spuds , Hastings , and even as far south as

320-461: The existing one, connecting to extensions of SR 9B and SR 23 . Eventually a planned span just to the south was selected. In the fall of 2005, the railings of the bridge were upgraded to solid concrete barriers in an effort to reduce over-bridge fatalities. On October 7, 2016, the eastern approach to the bridge was eroded by Hurricane Matthew , and the bridge was closed. However, the bridge reopened on October 9, 2016. The third and final segment of

340-502: The same straight path, until curving to the north, while Kingsley Road continues to the east. SR 230 contains two endings at SR 16 . The first is an extension for westbound traffic. The second is along Kingsley Lake, where SR 16 runs north momentarily until curving back to the east. County Road 230A is a spur of State Road 230 southeast of Starke . It runs north from CR 100A to SR 230. Florida State Truck Route 230 in Starke, Florida

360-428: The southern terminus of CR 225. These sharp curves are around the northwest shores of Kingsley Lake, and then the vicinity of Camp Blanding . The southwestern terminus of CR 215 provides a shortcut towards Jacksonville, but the main road leading to that city is found later as SR 21 , north of Belmore. East of SR 21, the road passes by the historic town of Penney Farms and then runs through Pass Station before crossing

380-477: The vicinity of Bunnell . SR 16's eastern trajectory ends again at the southeastern terminus of CR 16A and southern terminus of Silverlake Parkway. It curves back to the east between CR 208 and Interstate 95 at Exit 318. The last CR 16A is at Lewis Speedway before the road crosses a bridge over the San Sebastian River and enters the historic City of Saint Augustine where it crosses the main line of

400-669: Was designated in order to divert trucks from the historic Call Street Historic District. The truck route originally ran for one block on South Water Street between SR 230 and SR 100 along the eastern edge of the Starke Downtown Music Pavilion. Due to the FDOT project to add a bridge for SR 100 over the CSX Wildwood Subdivision, Truck Route 230 was relocated to the newly constructed South Saint Claire Street. This Florida road-related article

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