The Dames Point Bridge, the only bridge that cargo ships calling JAXPORT sail under, has hard infrastructure in place to protect the base of the bridge piers from any vessel impacts.
Mayor Deegan says Dames Point Bridge has safeguards in place amid ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore causing a massive collapse on Tuesday.
After a container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap and plunge into the river below, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan addressed the collapse and tried to ease concerns residents may have about bridge safety in Duval County.
The Dames Point Bridge, the only bridge that cargo ships calling JAXPORT sail under, has hard infrastructure in place to protect the base of the bridge piers from any vessel impacts.