The current Alvin G. Shands Bridge was dedicated on this date. The two lane steal stringer beam-type bridge spans the St. John’s River connecting Orangdale on the eastern shore of the river with Green Cove Springs on the western shore; a total span of 6662 ft. Until the opening of the I-295 Henry Holland Buckman Bridge in 1970, the Shands Bridge was the only crossing between Jacksonville and Palatka.