{"id":145263,"date":"2026-02-05T22:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/145263\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T22:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:00:09","slug":"lanes-reopen-after-vehicle-fire-on-dames-point-bridge-causes-backups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/145263\/","title":{"rendered":"Lanes reopen after vehicle fire on Dames Point Bridge causes backups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vehicle fire on Dames Point Bridge (FL 511)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  \u2013 Emergency crews were on the scene of a vehicle fire in the southbound lanes of the Dames Point Bridge on Thursday afternoon. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">As of 12:55 p.m., two left lanes were blocked heading southbound. 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