It's a very beautiful bridge. I'm impressed by it !…read more I'm happy to see the views from on top !! Thanks to everyone who made this possible for me to see! I am so grateful .

Pretty cool bridge in Jacksonville, Florida. In case you are wondering, Isaiah David Hart, the…read morenamesake of this bridge, was the founder of Jacksonville, Florida. It was completed in 1967 and spans the St. John's River. This bridge definitely gives Jacksonville, Florida a bit of personality and I am confident that people who grew up here will embrace the memory of this bridge. The Isaiah David Hart Bridge is definitely a cool.part of Jacksonville, Florida. I will give it five stars.

Carrying I-295 over the St. John's River in Jacksonville, the Buckman Bridge was named for one of…read morethe people who was critical in helping to establish the Florida state road system. The bridge opened in 1970 and has 8 lanes of traffic. More than three miles long and with 65 feet of clearance, it's flipping awesome for this beltway around Jacksonville and avoiding the downtown traffic on I-95. Very little traffic this afternoon and it was an easy (if sunny) drive. There is no toll to cross this bridge. [Review 14773 overall, 275 of 2021, number 1271 in Florida.]

There is now a toll if you want to use express during the week. Weekends it's usually free. You…read moreneed to get a reloadable transponder. Comes in handy when there are accidents! Unless it's in the express lane. So worth it!!!!

This marker is on a vacant lot between the Duval County Courthouse and the onramp for I-95. There…read moreisn't much here and it's an up-and-coming neighborhood. The marker points out some Civil War history. It has the same text on both sides, reading "Jacksonville was an important port on the St. Johns River during the Civil War. It changed hands four times, finally ending up under Union control. In 1864, determined to prevent the city from once again falling into Confederate hands, the Union Army encircled it with temporary fortifications, called breastworks. Maps and archaeological testing showed this site was the location of Fort Hatch, which housed one of nine gun batteries built to protect the city. The chest-high fortifications contained barracks, mess halls, medical facilities, and parade grounds. Fort Hatch was named in honor of General John P. Hatch (1822-1901), who commanded various Union operations in the South. President Grover Cleveland awarded him the Medal of Honor in 1893 for his efforts during the Antietam Campaign. Notable occupants of Fort Hatch included members of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, raised in 1863 as the first northern unit of African Americans following President Abraham Lincoln's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. The 54th grew to over 1000 men by May 1863, but by the battle of Olustree in 1864, the unit numbered about 500. The 54th retreated with other units to Fort Hatch after Union forces were routed at Olustee." It is marker number F-971 and was erected in 2017 by the Cowford Archaeological Research Society, Jacksonville Historical Society and the Florida Department of State. There is free street parking here. [Review 495 of 2025 - 2133 in Florida - 24057 overall]

Sadly, the St. Johns River Light is on the Naval Station Mayport property and it is not open to the…read morepublic. You can get quite close to it though and for me, that was good enough. Constructed in 1858, it was decommissioned in 1929 and replaced with a lightship, the St. Johns Lightship (LV-84) that is moored 8 miles offshore. It was the third lighthouse to stand at the mouth of the St. Johns River, and was designed specifically to overcome the previous structures' problems with visibility and erosion. It is substantially taller and further from the waterline than its predecessors. The Old St. Johns River Light was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It is the oldest surviving building in Mayport, and was designated one most significant historic buildings in Jacksonville by the Jacksonville Historic Landmarks Commission. [Review 15747 overall - 1330 in Florida - 1251 of 2021.]

Sadly, this lighthouse is not being well maintained and it sits behind a fence on the Mayport Naval…read moreStation, so you can't get close to it. There is a little pull off area, with a plaque, and I was able to get a picture through the fence. True lighthouse aficionados will enjoy this visit, but this is hardly a tourist attraction.

An interesting history. I would love to see images of the original approaches to the Fuller Warren…read morebefore the Expressway System was built - would love to see images of all Jacksonville bridge approaches before the expressway system was built. Did the Fuller Warren end at Gilmore Street on the west side? Did the Acosta and Fuller Warren end at San Marco Avenue on the south end? Did the Main Street Bridge originally end at Kings Drive on the south side? Did the Matthews Bridge end at Chaseville Road (University Blvd) on the east side of the river? In depth imagery of the development of Jacksonville's road system from 1920 or so would be extremely interesting. Imagery of Jacksonville's development prior to 1920 would be quite interesting too. I've exhausted Pinterest......

I probably go over this bridge more than any other bridge in town. Traffic flows well over this…read morebridge unless it's a weekday during the 8am and 5pm rush hour.... if that's the case, have patience! Since they finished the renovations (and I honestly thought they never would), things are much better. I say renovations, but it's actually an entirely brand new bridge. I still remember the old Fuller Warren which was a draw bridge and I had to cross it every day going back and forth to work. it seemed like it would never fail that just before I was about to cross in the morning on the way to work, some idiot in their little sail boat would be going under making the draw bridge go up. I can't tell you how many times I was late to work because of that. LOL I always thought those people were so inconsiderate to stop all of us trying to get to work. Couldn't they have planned their little leisurely sail at a different time? LOL I digress..... Love the new bridge now that it's completely and I love what they've done with all the new ramps and flyaways (not sure if that's a real term, but it's what I call them) connecting I-10 and I-95 on the westside of the bridge. It did take forever to do it, but now that it's completely, it's great! Also, if you're new to town or just visiting, the view of downtown at night when crossing from the west is just fabulous! I still remember the first time I crossed this bridge like it was yesterday (it was in April of 1997). I was born and raised in a small town and had never seen such a sight. I drove over the bridge from the west at night and looked to my left and saw downtown all lit up.... it was breathtaking. I said to myself right then and there, "I'm moving to this city!" Two months later, I did!

The Acosta is located in downtown Jacksonville and is a great alternative to the Main Street Bridge…read morefor those needing to get from the Northbank to the Southbank (or vice versa). I never really realized how tall this bridge is until I did the Light The Night Walk one year and walked over it. Climbing up this bad boy is no peace of cake, let me tell ya! Haha During the day, there's nothing really impressive about this bridge, but I absolutely love it at night because of the beautiful purple neon along the side of the bridge. It's really a lovely sight.

This is a great bridge for people who work downtown Jacksonville, who like to walk on their breaks…read more I love this bridge. Great view also. It is a great alternative Bridge to cross to get across the river quick, which is great for people headed to San Marco or Southside. I never see many accidents on this bridge at all. The only bad thing, is the crazy construction going on Eastbound. You really need to know which lane to be in, or you could miss your turn.

I tell ya... so much drama over the name of a bridge. LOL It's listed on here as the "Whubba…read moreWhubba Bridge" which I reviewed here http://www.yelp.com/biz/whubba-whubba-bridge-jacksonville-beach?hrid=9Tu45MImlRgkZg8ykpJQjw Even though I have never heard it called that in the 17 years I've lived in Jacksonville, I suspect someone maybe once heard it because of the sound your tires make going over the bridge. I'd like to thank Daisy D for pointing out that probability to me b/c I was completely bewildered when I first saw someone had added it to Yelp with that name several weeks ago. Not 20 minutes after I posted that review, I get a compliment from someone informing me the name is actually the Arthur Sollee Bridge. So what is the real name of the bridge? Who the hell knows. Who the hell cares. LOL Well, here's what I do know. It's an unimpressive bridge on J Turner Butler that goes over the intercoastal waterway. I refer to it as "The ditch" or "The ditch on JTB" because there's also the "The ditch" on Beach Blvd. and 'The ditch" on Atlantic Blvd. FYI, those are both equally as unimpressive as this one. All the locals know what "The ditch" is. There should be no question about that. For all you non-locals, as I mentioned, it goes over the intercoastal waterway. When driving west to east, once you cross this bridge, you've left the city and entered the realm of the beaches. Or when driving east to west... blah blah.. vice versa. So just know that once you've crossed the ditch, you're almost to the ocean. In the case here, you're almost to Ponte Vedra.

The Butler did it!…read more As with many roadways and bridges and parkways and other driving surfaces, sometimes we know what the road is called but we have no idea why. James Turner Butler was a prominent attorney and served in the Florida legislation. He had a hand in many of the roadways (including the Acosta Bridge) we use today. This bridge isn't really anything all that special. It's not a fancy drawbridge or anything. It's a simple fixed bridge with twin spans for eastbound and westbound traffic. What it does do is allow people that live at the southeast end of Duval county and the northeast end of St. Johns county a way to 'cross the ditch'. If I had to drive up to Beach Blvd every time I wanted to go in town, going to town would be a very rare event for me. Fable has it that the 'bumps' at the bottom of the bridge when headed eastbound were purposely put in by one of the designers/architects to make people slow down and prevent accidents. Logic has it that it was probably an executional mistake made by the road pavers. Experience has it that they're super fun to fly over in the summer when the heat causes the road to expand and the bumps to be 'bigger'.

We were in Jacksonville near the Hart Bridge sightseeing in December 19-22, 2024, when we spotted a…read more life-size bronze couple running by the St. John river. We were surprised to see that they were statues. We had to get out of the car and investigate. We did a little research and found out that the male runner was constructed first in March 2002. He became a big hit and celebration among the runners who participated in the Gate River Run, a popular 15 kilometers race in Jacksonville. He was called the River Runner. Nine years later, a female runner and companion was constructed and placed behind him to continue the celebration and they became the River Runners.

For a long time, it was just the man statue running all by his lonesome. But when I came here in…read moreFebruary, I found his new lady friend. Yes, exercise is much more fun with a friend, even if you are a statue. Lol. It's hard to resist taking a picture doing the same pose with these statues. Haha. If you want to run with the River Runner statues, they're running their marathon forever in front of the Hyatt Hotel downtown.