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The '''Timuquana Bridge''' was a proposed ] over the ] in ], ] that was never built. The bridge was planned to connect with ] (103rd Street/Timuquana Road) on the west shore of the St. Johns with ] (Butler Boulevard) on the east shore. The '''Timuquana Bridge''' is a bridge crossing over the ], carrying FL-134 (Timiquana Rd/103rd St). The bridge carries 6 lanes. The East end is at US-17 (Roosevelt Blvd) and the east end is on Ortega Bluff Blvd. The bridge carries Westside to US-17, which ends FL-134.
Simply explained, the bridge is 2.34 meters long and connects Westside Jacksonville/ Cedar Hills to Orange Park/ Ortega on US-17.

The Timuquana was proposed because there is no other bridge crossing the eight-mile stretch of the St. Johns River between the ] and the ], and residents of Westside wanting to go to the Southside need to travel many miles out of their way to cross the river. However, construction of the Timuquana would require the destruction of a great many houses on both sides of the river, including homes in some very exclusive neighborhoods along the west bank of the St. Johns. Accordingly, there was little to no political support for the idea from the start.

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The Timuquana Bridge is a bridge crossing over the Ortega River, carrying FL-134 (Timiquana Rd/103rd St). The bridge carries 6 lanes. The East end is at US-17 (Roosevelt Blvd) and the east end is on Ortega Bluff Blvd. The bridge carries Westside to US-17, which ends FL-134. Simply explained, the bridge is 2.34 meters long and connects Westside Jacksonville/ Cedar Hills to Orange Park/ Ortega on US-17.

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