The Mathews Bridge opened on April 15, 1953. Over 7,000 feet long, it’s named for John E. Mathews, a former Florida state legislator and State Supreme Court justice who helped raise cash to build the ...

Task force starts drumbeat for new Mathews Bridge. Main Street bridge meanwhile could be on way to national landmark ...

Opened on April 15, 1953, the John E. Mathews Bridge has for 71 years carried cars, trucks and buses across the St. Johns River from downtown Jacksonville to the Arlington neighborhood via the ...

The Florida Department of Transportation issued a traffic alert on Wednesday for the planned road closures. The Matthews Bridge is undergoing a “rehabilitation.” All eastbound lanes on the bridge will ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — There’s a new push to replace the Mathews Bridge. A newly formed community task force is set to discuss ...

A Jacksonville historian launched a grassroots task force urging safety upgrades to the aging Mathews Bridge, despite FDOT ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Investigators want bridge plans to be reviewed and checked for accuracy against information published on current National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration charts to ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Drivers planning on reaching their destination via the Mathews Bridge, should know that the eastbound lanes on the bridge will be closed Sunday morning through Monday morning due ...

The Florida Highway Patrol says an 18-year-old man died after his motorcycle crashed on the Mathews Bridge on Sunday.

Jacksonville's Mathews Bridge is expected to reopen Tuesday night after weeks of repairs to damage from when a ship slammed into it last month, Florida Department of Transportation officials said ...

Read full article: ‘Freedom certainly is not free’: Hundreds of American flags line Jacksonville’s Memorial Park to honor community heroes Read full article: Jacksonville family asks for community’s ...

The day after a large cargo ship damaged the Mathews Bridge, officials with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said they are prepared to deal with the challenge of a downtown bridge being closed for ...