LOCALPhotos: S.S. Jolley Bridge over the yearsOpened 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 NewsOpened 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 NewsThursday, 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, APThe Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge leading to Marco Island on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.David Albers/Naples Daily NewsMarco Island's S.S. Jolley BridgeFileThe S.S. Jolley Bridge on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, on Marco Island. (David Albers/Staff)David AlbersRunners 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 NapMarco 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 NewsA view of the S.S. Jolley Bridge Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018 in Marco Island, Fla.Luke Franke/Naples Daily NewsA view of the S.S. Jolley Bridge Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018 in Marco Island, Fla.Luke Franke/Naples Daily NewsA 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 NewsA view of the S.S. Jolley Bridge Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018 in Marco Island, Fla.Luke Franke/Naples Daily News