Welcome to the Save Our Bridge web site
The Bridge of Lions is a Mediterranean-style bascule draw bridge that serves as the eastern gateway to the National Historic Landmark District of St. Augustine, Florida, the nations oldest continuously occupied European settlement.  Built in 1926 at the end of the Florida Land Boom, it symbolizes the optimism of the time.  

Hailed as "the Most Beautiful Bridge in Dixie" with graceful arches, tile-roofed towers and ornate metalwork, this quarter-mile span is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  In 1976 it was recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of the most significant bridges in Florida.  

The bridge is part of the state highway system and is an important contributing element to the 72-mile stretch of Florida's designated A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway.

For over two decades the bridge was threatened with replacement as the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) considered replacing the bridge with a larger new structure.  As a result, in 1997 it was placed on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's list of "America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Structures".

Years of mounting advocacy and efforts to save the Bridge of Lions matched the ever-building case to tear it down and after a long battle preservation prevailed and after a 5 year extensive rehabilitation the bridge opened to traffic in Spring, 2010.

Save Our Bridge
P.O. Box 665
St. Augustine, FL 32085