{"id":148647,"date":"2025-08-15T19:52:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T19:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/148647\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T19:52:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T19:52:12","slug":"main-street-bridge-reopens-at-noon-friday-after-weeklong-closure-for-inspection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/148647\/","title":{"rendered":"Main Street Bridge reopens at noon Friday after weeklong closure for inspection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 The Main Street Bridge (State Road 5) will reopen at noon on Friday after a weeklong bridge inspection and maintenance project that closed the bridge to pedestrians, drivers and cyclists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The work was part of a larger rehabilitation effort to evaluate the bridge\u2019s mechanical systems and structural health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Crews conducted a LiDAR (Laser Imaging, Detection, and Ranging) scan, along with a full mechanical inspection of the bridge\u2019s lift system. This includes the trunnion bearings \u2014 large pivot points that act like the bridge\u2019s \u201cshoulder joints,\u201d allowing it to open and close for vessel traffic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThese parts wear down over time,\u201d FDOT said in a statement, \u201cand the data collected this week will help engineers plan a major trunnion replacement scheduled for early 2028.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Vessels traveling beneath the Main Street Bridge were not impacted by the closure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">To stay updated on lane closures and traffic impacts, drivers can follow FDOT District 2 on X (@MyFDOT_NEFL) or Facebook (@MyFDOTNEFL). Real-time traffic alerts are also available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.FL511.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FL511.com<\/a> or via the FL511 app.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The Main Street Bridge (State Road 5) will reopen at noon on Friday after a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":148648,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,8314,3188,723,7310,314,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-148647","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-duval-county","10":"tag-fl","11":"tag-florida","12":"tag-jacksonville","13":"tag-traffic","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115034531730070895","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}