Mathews Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 30°19′37″N 81°37′05″W / 30.327°N 81.618°W |
| Carries |   US 90 Alt.(four general purpose lanes) |
| Crosses | St. Johns River |
| Locale | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Official name | John E. Mathews Bridge |
| Maintained by | Florida Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 720076 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Steel cantilever bridge |
| Total length | 2,248.2 metres (7,376 ft) |
| Width | 17.7 metres (58 ft) |
| Longest span | 246.9 metres (810 ft) |
| Clearance above | 6.80 metres (22.3 ft) |
| Clearance below | 46.3 metres (152 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | April 15, 1953 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 13,700 (2019) |
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The Mathews Bridge is a cantilever bridge in Jacksonville, Florida, which spans the St. Johns River. Constructed in 1953, the bridge brings traffic along the Arlington Expressway between downtown Jacksonville and the Arlington neighborhood. It was named after John E. Mathews, a Florida state legislator and Chief Justice of the 1955 Florida Supreme Court who helped gather funding for the bridge's construction.[1] Originally silver in color, the bridge was painted garnet in 1984 in celebration of Jacksonville's short-lived United States Football League franchise, the Jacksonville Bulls.
- ^ "UNF Library: John e. Mathews, Jr. Collection - Biography". Archived from the original on September 4, 2006. Retrieved December 12, 2006.