The Jacksonville Expressway Authority was an independent entity established by the Florida Legislature in 1955. They owned and maintained roads and bridges in Duval County, including several toll bridges, mostly across the St. Johns River. In 1971 the Authority merged with City Coach Company and several smaller private bus companies to form the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. Tolls were removed in 1988, and the Florida Department of Transportation now maintains the bridges and freeways.[1]
The following were built by the Expressway Authority or Transportation Authority:
- Union Street Expressway and Mathews Bridge, 1952-1953
- Interstate 95 from exit 348 to exit 358, including the Fuller Warren Bridge and Trout River Bridge, 1954-1960
- Interstate 10 from ? to I-95, 1957-1960
- Roosevelt Expressway, 1960
- Arlington Expressway, 1961
- Haines Street Expressway and 20th Street Expressway, 1961-1962
- Southside Boulevard, 1962–63
- Hart Bridge, Hart Bridge Expressway and Emerson Expressway, 1967
- J. Turner Butler Boulevard, 1972-1979
- JTA Skyway, 1984–1989; phases II & III were completed in 2000
- Dames Point Bridge, 1985-1989 aka Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge
Tolls were charged on the Mathews Bridge, Fuller Warren Bridge, Trout River Bridge and Hart Bridge, and on J. Turner Butler Boulevard.
References
edit- ^ Jacksonville Transportation Authority - About Us - History Archived 2006-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
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