Traffic Alert: Crash on Dames Point Bridge causing major backups
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Traffic Alert: Crash on Dames Point Bridge causing major backups

  • September 9, 2026

Crash on Dames Point Bridge (FL 511)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Emergency crews responded to a multi-vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of the Dames Point Bridge Tuesday evening.

At one point, all lanes were blocked.

As of 7:20 p.m., it appeared that some drivers were able to get around the crash, but backups were stretching to Heckscher drive.

This is a developing story.

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