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Positioned on the waters of the St. Johns River, tenants enjoy access to navigable waters maintained at 40 feet by the Army Corps of Engineers. The area is also accessible by CSX rail line and US 17. Management and development of the site is conducted through Putnam County Port Authority. [3] The barge port has a 410-foot-long (120 m) wharf.
The Saint Johns River Ferry (also known as the Mayport Ferry) crosses the St. Johns River, connecting Mayport to Fort George Island. The 0.9-mile (1.4 km) crossing is part of State Road A1A and departs every half-hour. The ferry has been operating since 1948 and is the last active ferry in Florida. [27]
Doctors Lake is a body of water located off the St. Johns River in Clay County, Florida. [1] Despite its name, it is not a true lake, as it is actually an inlet, openly connected to the St. Johns. Because of the estuarine nature of the St. Johns, Doctors Lake is itself somewhat brackish. [2]
The St. Johns River (Spanish: Río San Juan) is the longest river in the U.S. state of Florida and is the most significant one for commercial and recreational use. [note 1] At 310 miles (500 km) long, it flows north and winds through or borders 12 counties.
The St. Johns River Ferry will run two extra hours to help motorists cross between Mayport Village and Fort George Island at Florida A1A.
St. Johns River at Astor. Across the river is the Astor Marina. As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 1,487 people, 641 households, and 444 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 603.3 inhabitants per square mile (232.9/km 2). There were 1,027 housing units at an average density of 416.6 per square mile (160.9/km 2).
Julington Creek is a waterway in Duval County, Florida [1] [2] widening out into the St. Johns River in the southern part of Jacksonville.Durbin Creek is a tributary. Julington Creek feeds into the St Johns River widening out into Old Bull Bay by the border of Duval and St. Johns County,
Blount Island is an island of approximately 2,000 acres (8.1 km 2) on the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida, nine nautical miles (16.7 km) west of the Atlantic Ocean. One of three public cargo facilities at the Port of Jacksonville is located there, and it is also the site of the United States Marine Corps Blount Island Command. [1]