A band of storms that blew through Northeast Florida on Friday morning packed a punch with wind gusts reaching up to 70-plus mph.

News4JAX Anchor Joy Purdy covered a story and shared her fear of bridges in 2022. Many News4JAX Insiders inundated Purdy with comments and praise about her vulnerability and shared their fears of bridges.

After a container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap and plunge into the river below, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan addressed the collapse and tried to ease concerns residents may have about bridge safety in Duval County.

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced it will close two outside lanes of the Dames Point Bridge this weekend to perform routine maintenance of the cables.

All northbound lanes of I-295 were blocked early Wednesday morning because of a deadly crash on the Dames Point Bridge. All lanes reopened around 9:30 a.m.

The lanes reopened around 11 a.m. The crash caused significant backups for drivers.

The historic event resulted when arctic air pushed temperatures below freezing through Florida with ice accumulating down to Miami.

All southbound and two northbound lanes were reopened Saturday afternoon following police activity that close the bridge for hours.

The north and southbound lanes of Interstate 295 over the Dames Point Bridge will be closing this weekend for the Florida Department of Transportation’s routine bridge inspection.

Let it snow! Let it snow!

News4JAX was flooded with videos and photos from viewers showing the damage done to their homes, roads and communities.

A crash involving a semi-truck closed northbound lanes Thursday morning on the Dames Point Bridge, according to Florida 511.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released body camera footage from an evening in October when police were asked to investigate an attempted burglary. JSO said it led to an officer being shot and that the suspect later crashed and jumped off the Dames Point Bridge.

All lanes reopened Friday after a multi-vehicle crash on I-295 E North at the Dames Point Bridge.

A man is dead after shooting a Jacksonville police officer and leading law enforcement officers on a chase Sunday night, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A disabled semi-truck closed all northbound lanes Sunday evening on the I-295 near the Dames Point Bridge.

If you live in Jacksonville long enough, you’re sure to complain about the traffic. It’s basically a River City right of passage. But those who lived and drove in the area from the 1950s to the 1980s remember a different source of traffic complaints: Tolls.

The driver a pick-up truck with a trailer carrying a golf cart walked away from a dramatic crash on the Dames Point Bridge unscathed Tuesday morning.

A crash on 1-295 E North closed two right lanes on the Dames Point Bridge on Saturday night. The crash happened just before 8:30 pm and condensed all northbound traffic on the bridge to one lane.

A trooper was injured in a crash Tuesday night on the Dames Point Bridge, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Traffic was backed up to University Boulevard during the worst of it, an incredible 4 miles away from the crash scene.

Jacksonville Fire-Rescue photo of driver being hoisted out of the St. Johns River after his car went off the Dames Point Bridge. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 27-year-old man called 911 moments after a crash on the Dames Point Bridge sent his car plunging into the St. Johns River. News4Jax on Thursday obtained audio of seven calls from people who called 911 to report the Feb. 6 crash. Driver: “I got into a wreck on the Dames Point going to Arlington. AdA crash report shows the 27-year-old man was cited with driving too fast for conditions and driving on an invalid license.

Jacksonville Fire-Rescue photo of driver being hoisted out of the St. Johns River after his car went off the Dames Point Bridge. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 27-year-old man who was behind the wheel of a car that careened off the Dames Point Bridge earlier this month was issued two citations, according to a crash report. The report, which was obtained Monday by News4Jax, shows the citations were for driving too fast for conditions and driving on an invalid license. The crash happened shortly before 9 p.m. Feb. 6 in the southbound lanes of Interstate 295 on the Dames Point Bridge. The Florida Highway Patrol had initially told New4Jax that the 38-year-old driver was the one speeding.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – He described it as a “ball of sparks.”A Jacksonville City Council member is among the witnesses to a crash over the weekend on the Dames Point Bridge that sent a car careening off the bridge. It ended in a dramatic rescue with firefighters pulling the car’s driver to safety from the St. Johns River. For District 2 City Councilman Al Ferraro and his wife, Saturday night was not another trip. “Before we got to the bridge, she was saying, how many people have fallen off the bridge?” he recalled. Ad“We just saw what looks like a ball of sparks going off to the side,” Ferraro said.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville firefighters saved a 27-year-old man in a dramatic rescue Saturday evening in the St. Johns River, hoisting him out of the water after his car fell over the Dames Point Bridge. Photos from the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department show a captain harnessing the man and as crews on the bridge pulled him to safety. He was taken to the hospital, but amazingly only had minor injuries after the 35-foot fall in his vehicle. Jacksonville firefighters hoisted a driver whose car went... Posted by WJXT4 Vic Micolucci on Monday, February 8, 2021The man, whose name wasn’t released, was kneeling on the roof. (WJXT)State troopers said this happened because another driver, a 37-year-old man, was speeding and hit the 27-year-old man’s sedan from behind.

A car that went off the Dames Point Bridge Saturday night was pulled out of the river Sunday morning. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A car was pulled out of the St. Johns River Sunday morning after the vehicle went over the side of the concrete wall of the Dames Point Bridge following a crash Saturday night with another car in the southbound lanes, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the 27-year-old driver of the vehicle that went over the side was able to exit his vehicle and had only minor injuries. All southbound lanes on I-295 were closed for an hour while the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department got the driver out of the water and police cleared the scene. The next morning, the vehicle that went off the side of the bridge was pulled from the water.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Christmas of 1989 was one to remember in Jacksonville with so much snow sticking to the ground people sledded down the Dames Point Bridge. The historic event resulted when arctic air pushed temperatures below freezing through Florida with ice accumulating down to Miami. Jacksonville Naval Air Station 1 inch of snow fell, while at Jacksonville Beach 2.5 inches was recorded. By December 23, 1989, Counter-clockwise winds around the low pushed the arctic front south across Florida with cold temperatures surging southward across the entire peninsula. By Christmas morning much of the snow began melting.

Drone image of a plane down in St. Johns River near the Dames Point Bridge on Aug. 3, 2019JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The small plane that went down Sunday morning in a marsh along the Intracoastal Waterway near the Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Augustine was the 14th airplane crash in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia this year. The two people in the Mooney M20J, a single-engine low wing aircraft, that went down Sunday were rescued by nearby boaters, according to St. Johns County Fire Rescue. Only three of this year's crashes resulted in fatalities. Here's a recap of the plane crashes in the News4Jax coverage area so far in 2019:Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Florida Department of Transportation shared impressive video of inspectors taking a closer look at the Dames Point Bridge last week. According to FDOT, the inspection covered both the underside and top side of the bridge. Crews used climbing rope and safety harnesses to inspect steel cables that extend from the towers and connect to the bridge span, supporting the structure. The Dames Point Bridge has the longest vertical span bridge, coming in over 1,300 feet. Overall, 168 cables are used to connect the bridge.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A trailer that plunged off the Dames Point Bridge just before Christmas last year was lifted out of the St. Johns River on Wednesday afternoon. The container sat in mud near the south bank of the river ever since a chain-reaction crash in Dec. 21, 2018. PHOTOS: Images of bridge crashAuthorities said the trailer was carrying water, some of which came loose and spilled into the river. Shortly after the incident, concerned boaters helped clean up the water bottles to keep it from polluting the St. Johns River and harming marine life. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

It's been about eight months since a chain-reaction crash on the Dames Point Bridge sent a tractor-trailer over the edge and into the river. The container is still lodged in the mud in the shallow... Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Florida Highway Patrol responded to a hit-and-run crash that left a trailer hanging off the side of the Dames Point Bridge on Saturday morning. The crash closed the northbound lane on the bridge for several hours. The trailer has since been towed away and all lanes have reopened. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office told News4Jax that no vehicles or people ended up in the water. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A pilot who apparently made an emergency landing Saturday in the Mill Cove area of the St. Johns River was rescued by a good Samaritan and was uninjured. Jacksonville Fire-Rescue crews said there was no fuel spill and the plane remained in the water while efforts to salvage it begin. Sources told News4Jax that the pilot of the small plane was an aircraft mechanic who experienced engine issues on take-off. (That) didn't happen here, and it tells me the pilot did a masterful job in (a) forced landing." Rob James was on Seatow Jacksonville patrol and took this photo of the plane down in the river.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville Fire Rescue crews report they responded to a plane in the water in the Mill Cove area. There were no injuries and no report of any fuel spillA plane went down in the marsh near the Dames Point Bridge. Single occupant, no injuries. Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) August 3, 2019Sources tell News4Jax that the pilot of the small plane was an aircraft mechanic who experienced engine issues on take-off. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

A multiple-vehicle crash caused delays Thursday afternoon on the Dames Point Bridge, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said. At least eight vehicles going southbound were reportedly involved in the crash. Avoid the area if possible. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

A multiple-vehicle crash caused delays Thursday afternoon on the Dames Point Bridge, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said. At least eight vehicles going southbound were reportedly involved in the crash. Avoid the area if possible. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An overturned vehicle briefly blocked two southbound lanes of the Dames Point Bridge, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. No injuries were reported in the crash but heavy delays could be seen in the area Tuesday morning. The roadway has since reopened. Live,interactive map of Jacksonville traffic. | Stay with News4Jax for updates.