Hard to find public spaces: Dames Point Park
Metro Jacksonville visits a secluded public space that's 175 feet below one of the city's most iconic structures: Dames Point Park.
Published April 25, 2016 in Neighborhoods - MetroJacksonville.com
According to the City of Jacksonville, Dames Point Park is located in north Jacksonville along the St. Johns River. It lies under the north approach to the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge, the longest cable-stayed bridge in the United States. In December 1988, the City of Jacksonville leased the 2.63-acre park site from the Jacksonville Transportation Authority for a thirty-year period. The park opened in June 1989 and received a major renovation in 1992-93. The area is part of the original South Berlin and Dames Point communities, whose existence dates back to the last quarter of the nineteenth century. In 2001, the Jacksonville Port Authority, whose land surrounds the park, built a new two-lane road linking the site with Dames Point Drive, thus ensuring permanent access to the park.
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Amenities at the 9.1 acre park include a fishing pier, picnic tables, picnic shelters, a drinking fountain and restrooms. If you're in search of a place to sit back, relax and enjoy the surroundings, this park should be on your shortlist. In addition, trip to the park also provides a great look at the operations of JAXPORT's newly completed Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF), Blount Island and Dames Point terminals.
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Dames Point Park is located under the Dames Point Bridge at 9101 Dames Point Road.
Article and images by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com
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