FEC Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge

FEC Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge
Florida East Coast Railway bascule bridge in Jacksonville, Florida
Coordinates	30°19′21″N 81°39′56″W
Carries	2 tracks of the Florida East Coast Railway
Crosses	St. Johns River
Locale	Jacksonville, Florida
Maintained by	Florida East Coast Railway
Characteristics
Design	Simple truss bridge with bascule lift span, plate girder approaches
History
Designer	Joseph Strauss
Opened	1925
Location

The FEC Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge is a double track railroad bridge spanning the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida.

Completed in 1925 by the Florida East Coast Railway, this structure replaced a single-track swing bridge which opened on January 5, 1890. The current structure is a simple truss bridge with plate girder approaches and a bascule lift allowing ships to pass. It is adjacent to the Acosta Bridge.

A 1992 map of the FEC bridge (adjacent to the Acosta Bridge)

References and external links

• Mallery, Paul (2000). Bridge and Trestle Handbook (4th ed.). Newton, New Jersey, U.S.: Carstens Publications. ISBN 978-0-9118-6899-9.
• Photos and information on the bridge Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine