Jacksonville Transportation Authority
agency responsible for public transit in Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) is the independent agency responsible for public transit in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, and roadway infrastructure that connects northeast Florida. However, they do not maintain any roadways. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 7,342,300, or about 28,000 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2026.
History
In 1955, the Florida Legislature established the Jacksonville Expressway Authority. 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.
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. Tolls were removed in 1988, and the Florida Department of Transportation now maintains the bridges and freeways.
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