S.S. Jolley Bridge (also known as Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge) is a bridge located in Collier County, Florida connecting Marco Island with the mainland in Naples.[2] The bridge is a good location for fishing.[3]
S.S. Jolley Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 25°57′49″N 81°42′35″W / 25.96363°N 81.7097°W[1] |
| Carries |  SR 951 (Collier Boulevard) |
| Crosses | Marco Island-Naples waterway and Big Marco River west |
| Locale | Collier County, Florida |
| History | |
| Opened | 1969 (original span)[citation needed] 2011 (parallel span) |
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History
editThe 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.[4] The piers were heavily damaged after the landfall of Hurricane Wilma in 2005, and were subsequently removed.[5]
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.[6]
The Jolley Bridge is named for former Collier County Judge Seward Stokley Jolley, who served from 1935 until 1959.[7]
References
edit- ^ Marco Island (Highway 951)?Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge | Cruisers' Net
- ^ All lanes open on the Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge - Gallery
- ^ Marco Island - Florida Go Fishing
- ^ Shook, Scott H. (28 December 2023). "The Bridges of Marco Island". Coastal Breeze News. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "State Road 951 / County Road 951 - Collier Boulevard". AA Roads. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Marlowe, Jane A. "Dedication of the new span of the Jolley Bridge". Coastal Breeze News. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ Kulikowski, Colleen. "Marco Island, Who Was SS Jolley?". Marco Island Real Estate-Homes and Condos on Marco Island. Retrieved 4 May 2015.