The Mathews Bridge is also a crucial route for access to Jacksonville’s stadium of the future, home to the city’s NFL franchise, the Jaguars.

FL511, a real-time traffic service from the Florida Department of Transportation, shows that all westbound lanes of the Mathews Bridge are closed due to a “major” crash.

Local News JSO: Missing woman last seen on Mathews Bridge found dead According to a missing persons report, Jareesha Wilkerson went missing on Dec. 8 while her car was parked on the Mathews Bridge.

CEO of the Jacksonville History Center makes a case for letting some parts of the past go — such as the unsafe and obsolete Mathews Bridge.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The road is now clear after a crash shut down one lane on the Mathews Bridge Saturday evening. Authorities say the left lane of the bridge was blocked.

Nearly two years to the day a ship hit the Mathews Bridge, the Florida Department of Transportation is suing the US Navy and Moran Towing Corporation.

CEO of the Jacksonville History Center makes a case for letting some parts of the past go — such as the unsafe and obsolete Mathews Bridge.