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Arlington

in Jacksonville Florida

plumbing repairs by

ASAP plumbing

904-346-1266

FREE estimates

 

history of Arlington:

 

Arlington was one of the first areas in the United States visited by Europeans; it was the site of the French Fort Caroline in 1564-1565, now represented by the Fort Caroline National Memorial. After the destruction of Fort Caroline, the area was only sparsely inhabited until the 19th century, when sawmills and plantations were established along the St. Johns River. After the American Civil War these gave way to residential developments, which were gradually absorbed into the Arlington community as it grew.

Completed in 1910, Atlantic Boulevard was Florida’s first modern “improved” highway and is considered to have been the beginning of the state’s highway system. The highway connects the mainland portion of the city of Jacksonville with the Jacksonville Beaches. Its eastern terminus is in the San Marconeighborhood; running through Arlington and on to the Atlantic Ocean at the Jacksonville Beaches.   First proposed in the 1890s by Eugene F. Gilbert, who personally paid for land surveys and eventually convinced the Duval County Commission to use convict labor to start building the road. A new set of county commissioners would eventually terminate the project as it neared completion. The road was eventually completed after the arrival of the automobile.  Originally only 18 feet (5.5 m) wide, the road would soon draw criticism as being too narrow for the large amount of traffic carried between the mainland and the beach.

In 1947 the administration of Jacksonville Universitypurchased land in the Arlington neighborhood on which to establish a main campus. The first building was completed in 1950 and classes officially began.   The same year the school received full accreditation as a two-year college from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools(SACS).   Originally known as William J. Porter University, Jacksonville University was founded in 1934. It began as a small private two-year college.  Sixty students were enrolled in Porter University’s first year of operation.  The school changed its name to Jacksonville Junior College in 1935. It relocated three times over the next fifteen years, but the influx of GI bill students following the end of World War II made a permanent location necessary. The school received full accreditation in 1962 as a four-year school from SACS.

Following the 1953 opening of the Mathews Bridgethe Arlington area experienced a significant increase in development, maintaining a faster growth rate than any other area in Jacksonville for two decades. The Mathews Bridge is a cantilever bridge which spans the St. Johns River, brings traffic along the Arlington Expressway between Downtown Jacksonville and Arlington. Midway between downtown and the beaches, the Sandalwood neighborhood began developing in spring of 1960 and is just one example of the many planned subdivisions beginning to sprawl across the area at that time.

Opening in 1967, Regency Square Mall is an enclosed shopping mall.  Constructed at an expanse of sand dunes at an expense of $12 million, it initially featured three anchor stores: national chain Tiques bar and restaurant opened on an outparcel of the mall. According  it was one of the most profitable retail centers in the nation, with yearly average sales of $156/ft² versus a national average of $88/ft². To give back to the community, the mall operators turned over thousands of dollars in coins from their decorative fountains to charities. All types of social events, from art shows to science fairs to horticultural exhibits were held there.

Construction of the Dames Point Bridge began in 1985 and was completed in 1989. The bridge crosses the St. Johns River using a cable-stayeddesign, connecting Arlington to the Northside of Jacksonville, and constructed by The Construction Company, the main span is 1,300 feet (396.2 m), and is 175 feet (53.3 m) high.   When built, it was longest concrete cable-stayed bridge in the world.

 

Discussion on building a bridge to Arlington and the beaches began in the early 20th century when cars became more popular. In 1938 Duval County Commission discontinued ferry service to help encourage support for a new bridge. At this time, only the Acosta Bridge and Main Street Bridgecrossed the St. Johns River for vehicle use. Another reason for a new bridge was congestion on the two bridges. John E. Mathews, a state legislator and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, helped secure funding for a new bridge. The cost of constructing a bridge was $11 million to be backed by bonds and toll revenues. Tolls remained for the Mathews Bridge until 1989. The John E. Mathews Bridge opened on April 15, 1953.

 

The bridge had a notoriously problematic grating in the center span. After the previous grating wore out, a new one was installed, causing drivers to complain that the replacement was slippery and difficult to cross. That grating was replaced with a new, “state of the art” grating, which also provoked controversy causing citizens to pressure the Jacksonville City Council to act again concerning the grating. This initially only resulted in reducing the speed limit and roughing up the grating. In 2007, the bridge underwent a $12.9 million deck replacement project to replace the open grating over the center span with a concrete riding surface, and has since been reopened for public use.

In the early afternoon on September 26, 2013, the Military Sealift Command ship USNS 1st. Lt. Harry L. Martin collided with the center span of the Mathews Bridge. The damage caused to the bridge was sufficient that it was closed indefinitely until it could be inspected and repaired. Following repairs, the Mathews Bridge reopened in the early morning of October 29, 2013.

Part of the reason of the accident was because the charted height of the bridge was incorrect. The bridge owners (Florida Department of Transportation) notified the Coast Guard that the bridge was surveyed and the new height was 146 feet. This new measurement is 6 feet lower than the previously published height.

No notification of the vessel’s height has been published by the Navy, but local news articles report that FDOT has evidence that the vessel’s height was also 5 1/2 feet taller than its plans indicated.

 

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