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Quote:What road used to dead end into may port then? I remember ending up there by accident one time

 

I used to get stoned on I-295, too, but never ended up anywhere wondering how I got there.

 

Ok, that's a lie.

Quote:What road used to dead end into may port then? I remember ending up there by accident one time

I think that's the "wonder wood exp'wy"

 

It ties into 9A in east arlington. 

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...16_map.svg

Quote:Huh?....So the road was there the whole time? I thought it was under construction. 

9A existed from the airport to the Dames Point Bridge and eventually extended to Butler Blvd near the UNF campus.  

 

The portion that connected the "Baymeadows" area to the original 295 towards Orange Park  was unfinished  until fairly recently. (I think 2- 1/2 years ago or so)

Quote:I think that's the "wonder wood exp'wy"

 

It ties into 9A in east arlington. 

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...16_map.svg

 

that's probably what I remember, my apartment was in Arlington so that makes sense. 

Off topic- Does anybody know why the Old Fuller Warren bridge was a draw bridge since it is Interstate 95?

Quote:Off topic- Does anybody know why the Old Fuller Warren bridge was a draw bridge since it is Interstate 95?

 

It was so low a canoe could barely pass under it.

Quote:It was so low a canoe could barely pass under it.

 

LOL!

 

All I remember is one day my mother was cursing wondering why a interstate bridge was a draw. I think this was before the construction began on the new FW.

You can see the difference in this shot

 



 

better one...

Unless, I'm mistaken, a portion still remains.

Quote:You can see the difference in this shot

 



 

better one...

 

Yeah, just like rj said it was a low bridge. I remember riding over the grate (lift) part and being able to see the water. ,Kinda scary. 

Quote:Yeah, just like rj said it was a low bridge. I remember riding over the grate (lift) part and being able to see the water. ,Kinda scary. 

I remember the first time I rode a motorcycle over the Matthews.  The steel grated section at the top was a little sketchy!  Took a few crossings to feel OK about it. 

Quote:Unless, I'm mistaken, a portion still remains.

 

I read somewhere a while back there was a barrier around one of the old supports of the FW that FDOT refused to demolish. I noticed when riding the Acosta in the last few years I didnt recall seeing it anymore. 

Quote:Unless, I'm mistaken, a portion still remains.

 

 

Quote:I read somewhere a while back there was a barrier around one of the old supports of the FW that FDOT refused to demolish. I noticed when riding the Acosta in the last few years I didnt recall seeing it anymore. 

 

http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/storie...rren.shtml

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Thanks.

Quote:Off topic- Does anybody know why the Old Fuller Warren bridge was a draw bridge since it is Interstate 95?

I believe the bridge was there before the Interstate was.

Quote:I read somewhere a while back there was a barrier around one of the old supports of the FW that FDOT refused to demolish. I noticed when riding the Acosta in the last few years I didnt recall seeing it anymore.

Didn't one of the police boats crash into it and seriously injured the driver and then they decided to demolish the rest?

Quote:I still call the eastern part of it 9A

 

I wonder how long it will be before I call it 295, rather than 9A. It's a way of telling how long someone has lived in the area. I call it Everbank now but for years it was still the Gator Bowl. I still call the whatever building the Gulf Life Tower. There are probably a few more examples I could come up with if I though about it.

 

I'm really going to sound like an idiot when I get deeper into senility.

Quote:I wonder how long it will be before I call it 295, rather than 9A. It's a way of telling how long someone has lived in the area. I call it Everbank now but for years it was still the Gator Bowl. I still call the whatever building the Gulf Life Tower. There are probably a few more examples I could come up with if I though about it.

 

I'm really going to sound like an idiot when I get deeper into senility.

I still say Gulf Life Building - Independent Life Building - and 295 from the airport to (J. Turner )Butler Blvd  will be 9A to me for a long time I'm sure. 

 

The west inn cantina in Avondale will always be "Monty's" - and that taco place in Atlantic beach will probably be called "where the SunDog was" by me for awhile.   Speaking of Atl. Bch  - Ocean One will always be referred to as "the old SeaTurtle." 

Quote:I still say Gulf Life Building - Independent Life Building - and 295 from the airport to (J. Turner )Butler Blvd  will be 9A to me for a long time I'm sure. 

 

The west inn cantina in Avondale will always be "Monty's" - and that taco place in Atlantic beach will probably be called "where the SunDog was" by me for awhile.   Speaking of Atl. Bch  - Ocean One will always be referred to as "the old SeaTurtle."

I'm the same...but I don't ever call it Butler. It's JTB to me, always has been! Lol

Quote:I'm the same...but I don't ever call it Butler. It's JTB to me, always has been! Lol

Yes. JTB is what I usually say too. I said it to one of my younger cousins (18 y.o.) and she looked at me like I was crazy.  Her Mom chimed in with "Butler Blvd" and she got it.