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Photos: S.S. Jolley Bridge over the years

Opened on December 13, 1969 as the Marco River Bridge. Cost to build was $1.5 million and it took 15 months to complete. Spans 1,595 feet and is 55 feet high. Reduced the drive to Naples from 28 to 16 miles. Tolls, originally $0.40 per car (later reduced to $0.20), were eliminated in 1979. The bridge was renamed in honor of Judge S.S. Jolley in 1991. A second span was added in 2011. (Photo courtesy Marco Island Historical Society)
Opened on December 13, 1969 as the Marco River Bridge. Cost to build was $1.5 million and it took 15 months to complete. Spans 1,595 feet and is 55 feet high. Reduced the drive to Naples from 28 to 16 miles. Tolls, originally $0.40 per car (later reduced to $0.20), were eliminated in 1979. The bridge was renamed in honor of Judge S.S. Jolley in 1991. A second span was added in 2011. (Photo courtesy Marco Island Historical Society)
Naples Daily News
Opened on December 13, 1969 as the Marco River Bridge. Cost to build was $1.5 million and it took 15 months to complete. Spans 1,595 feet and is 55 feet high. Reduced the drive to Naples from 28 to 16 miles. Tolls, originally $0.40 per car (later reduced to $0.20), were eliminated in 1979. The bridge was renamed in honor of Judge S.S. Jolley in 1991. A second span was added in 2011. (Photo courtesy Marco Island Historical Society)
Opened on December 13, 1969 as the Marco River Bridge. Cost to build was $1.5 million and it took 15 months to complete. Spans 1,595 feet and is 55 feet high. Reduced the drive to Naples from 28 to 16 miles. Tolls, originally $0.40 per car (later reduced to $0.20), were eliminated in 1979. The bridge was renamed in honor of Judge S.S. Jolley in 1991. A second span was added in 2011. (Photo courtesy Marco Island Historical Society)
Naples Daily News
Thursday, July 5, 2012 under the Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge in Marco Island, Fla. A couple dozen fished in hopes of reeling in a big one.
Thursday, July 5, 2012 under the Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge in Marco Island, Fla. A couple dozen fished in hopes of reeling in a big one.
Corey Perrine, AP
The Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge leading to Marco Island on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.
The Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge leading to Marco Island on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.
David Albers/Naples Daily News
Marco Island's S.S. Jolley Bridge
Marco Island's S.S. Jolley Bridge
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The S.S. Jolley Bridge on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, on Marco Island. (David Albers/Staff)
The S.S. Jolley Bridge on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, on Marco Island. (David Albers/Staff)
David Albers
Runners summit the bridge. Hundreds of runners crossed the Stan Gober Memorial Bridge - twice - in the Marco Island Half-Marathon and 5K-Walk/Run, known as the Bridge Run, early Sunday March 19, 2017.
Runners summit the bridge. Hundreds of runners crossed the Stan Gober Memorial Bridge - twice - in the Marco Island Half-Marathon and 5K-Walk/Run, known as the Bridge Run, early Sunday March 19, 2017.
Lance Shearer/Special To The Nap
Marco Island Police turn away residents from crossing the S.S. Jolley Bridge on the northern side of Marco Island, Fla. a day after Hurricane Irma had passed through Monday, September 11, 2017. Police cited damage assessment and downed power lines as the reason for turning away people away.
Marco Island Police turn away residents from crossing the S.S. Jolley Bridge on the northern side of Marco Island, Fla. a day after Hurricane Irma had passed through Monday, September 11, 2017. Police cited damage assessment and downed power lines as the reason for turning away people away.
Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
A view of the S.S. Jolley Bridge Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018 in Marco Island, Fla.
A view of the S.S. Jolley Bridge Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018 in Marco Island, Fla.
Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
A view of the S.S. Jolley Bridge Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018 in Marco Island, Fla.
A view of the S.S. Jolley Bridge Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018 in Marco Island, Fla.
Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
A tow boat passes under the S.S. Jolley Bridge as it shows a minimum clearance of around 55 feet Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, in Marco Island, Fla.
A tow boat passes under the S.S. Jolley Bridge as it shows a minimum clearance of around 55 feet Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, in Marco Island, Fla.
Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
A view of the S.S. Jolley Bridge Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018 in Marco Island, Fla.
A view of the S.S. Jolley Bridge Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018 in Marco Island, Fla.
Luke Franke/Naples Daily News