St. Johns River Veterans Memorial Bridge, Road bridge in Sanford, United States.

The St. Johns River Veterans Memorial Bridge extends across the water to link Sanford with DeBary on the opposite side. The structure consists of two separate roadways, each with three lanes and wide shoulders for safe passage.

The original bridge was a four-lane concrete and steel deck structure over the St. Johns River at the west outlet of Lake Monroe, carrying I-4 between Sanford and DeBary. Lacking shoulders, it became a bottleneck for Orlando-bound commuters from the 1980s, and fatal collisions led to emergency funds in 2000. Work began in 2001; a twin structure with two three-lane spans and wide shoulders fully opened in May 2004, and the old bridge was dismantled over the following months.

The bridge carries the name Veterans Memorial Bridge, honoring military veterans; it was formally renamed when the new three-lane twin spans fully opened in May 2004. It links Sanford in Seminole County with DeBary in Volusia County, carrying I-4 traffic across the St. Johns River at the west outlet of Lake Monroe.

The bridge carries Interstate 4 over the St. Johns River between Sanford in Seminole County and DeBary in Volusia County. Each of the two spans has three lanes plus wide shoulders, so a disabled vehicle can pull out of the traffic flow. The crossing lies on the I-4 corridor northeast of Orlando, where commuter traffic builds up.

The original 1960 bridge had no shoulders, so a single breakdown or crash could block all four lanes; it became a notorious bottleneck for Orlando-bound commuters from the 1980s. Fatal collisions there and on similar Florida spans led to emergency funds in 2000, and the replacement opened fully in May 2004.