The Dames Point Bridge, also known as the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward
Bridge, is part of the future I-295 ring route Interstate highway
that will eventually circle Jacksonville. This bridge is one of
the larger cable stay bridges in the US, and it features a harp-style
cable arrangement for strength. The harp style has two sets of cables
in parallel. These cables total a length of over 21 miles.
This bridge had been proposed for more than 30 years. It nearly
was started in the 1970s, but an economic recession caused it to
be shelved. The bridge is named after Napoleon Bonaparte Broward,
a former governor of Florida and all-around character. Besides his
political career, Broward was a daring sea captain, and was known to
run guns to the Cuban revolutionaries.