S.S. Jolley Bridge (also known as Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge) is a bridge located in

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connecting

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with the mainland in

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. The bridge is a good location for fishing.

History

The Jolley Bridge opened in 1969 and was the second vehicular bridge connecting to Marco Island. The first was the original span of the Goodland Bridge built in 1938. When it opened, it included fishing piers below the bridge. The piers were heavily damaged after the landfall of

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in 2005, and were subsequently removed. In 2011, a second parallel span was built next to the original to provide two additional travel lanes. Today, southbound traffic uses the newer span, and northbound traffic uses the original span. The Jolley Bridge is named for former Collier County Judge Seward Stokley Jolley, who served from 1935 until 1959.

References

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