The Palm Valley Bridge spans the
Intracoastal Waterway
The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) is a Navigability, inland waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States, running from Massachusetts southward along the Atlantic Seaboard and around the southern tip of Florida, the ...
in the
Palm Valley area near
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Ponte Vedra Beach is a wealthy unincorporated community and suburb of Jacksonville, Florida in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Located in the Jacksonville metropolitan area, southeast of downtown Jacksonville and north of St. Augu ...
. It is located on County Road 210 in
St. Johns County.
In 2002, the old two-lane
drawbridge
A drawbridge or draw-bridge is a type of moveable bridge typically at the entrance to a castle or tower surrounded by a moat. In some forms of English, including American English, the word ''drawbridge'' commonly refers to all types of moveable b ...
was replaced with a fixed, clear span, four-lane bridge. Ground-breaking was in December 2000 and the official
ribbon cutting ceremony
An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly constructed location or the start of an event. was held in July 2002. The Palm Valley Bridge was built due to increasing traffic on the bridge and population growth in the area.
See also
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List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Florida
References
External links
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Intracoastal Waterway
Bridges completed in 2002
Historic American Engineering Record in Florida
Road bridges in Florida
2002 establishments in Florida
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