The Port Orange Bridge - Share Your Stories With Port Orange Juice
November 12th, 2007 Categories: Places to Visit Daytona Beach, Port Orange Food & Spirits, Port Orange Real Estate
The Dunlawton Bridge or Port Orange Bridge is actually known as the William V. Chappell Jr. Memorial Bridge.
There were 2 bridges before the more modern bridge we see today.
According to a book called “Port Orange” written by Harold Cardwell and Priscilla Cardwell, the first bridge was built in 1906 was made of sable palm pilings and pine timbers. After that a second wooden toll bridge was built in 1951.
If you’re looking for a place to launch your boat there’s a major boat ramp area. Saturday’s can get a little crazy with boaters trying to launch their vessels. Occasionally, you may see some boat ramp rage but they may have corrected that problem by placing a law officer at the ramp to kind of keep people calm!
Fishing areas are abundant. You can fish off the docks or piers under the bridge. Keep your eyes peeled for some gentle giants – the manatees!!
Bring the family for a picnic. There are amenities such as picnic tables with grills, restrooms, and an abundance of parking spaces for cars and vehicles with boat trailers.
Travel east over the Port Orange Bridge and hang a right to go back under the bridge on the southeast side you’ll find Deck Down Under – a great place for fresh catch of the day. Quality food at very decent prices. Make it a mandatory stop if you are visiting the area. Sit out on the deck and watch the vessels go by or gaze up at the bridge if you’re a bridge lover!
Please share your pleasures for the area with us here at Port Orange Juice!
