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 ...

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

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

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. — 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. — UPDATE, 6:15 a.m. | All Eastbound lanes of the Mathews Bridge were reopened and the Westbound side has only one lane open at this time. Both Eastbound lanes are now open.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UPDATE: The ramp to MLK Parkway is now open and there are no major delays. Troopers say a driver of a Toyota Corolla was traveling westbound on the Mathews Bridge and tried to go ...

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The body of a woman who was reportedly last seen on the Mathews Bridge last week was recovered from the St. Johns River Sunday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

The leader of a new community task force says that even though FDOT deems the Mathews Bridge safe, it could use some major ...