JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – All westbound lanes were momentarily blocked on the Mathew’s Bridge while the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office worked to clear a crash involving injuries on Sunday afternoon.
The crash happened sometime before 12:30. The Sheriff’s Office initially announced one lane of travel was blocked, but about an hour later closed the westbound side entirely.
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The crash caused significant delays for some Jaguars fans making their way to the 1 p.m. game at TIAA Bank Field Stadium.
By 1:45 p.m. all lanes were reopened. It’s not clear how many vehicles were involved or how many people were injured.
Traffic tie-ups and crashes are commonplace on the bridge which is rated “functionally obsolete” by the state of Florida.
A few notable incidents are listed. On May 3, 2020, 49-year-old Theresa Jackson was driving the wrong way across the Mathews Bridge resulting in a head-on crash on the Arlington Expressway, killing the other driver. Jackson was charged with vehicular homicide.
In April 2021, a car was nearly pushed over the barrier of the bridge in a multi-vehicle crash.