<h1>South Jacksonville Municipal Railway Line Photo Tour</h1>
Acosta Bridge
After utilizing existing downtown streetcar tracks along Main, Forsyth, Laura and Bay Streets, the San Marco Municipal Railway cars crossed the Riverside viaduct and the Acosta Bridge to enter into the city limits of South Jacksonville. The Acosta Bridge tracks were installed by the Duval Traction Company. The original bridge, also known as the Yellow Monster, was replaced with the current six-lane Acosta Bridge in 1991. Also, serving as a river crossing for the Skyway, transit remains a major component of the Acosta.
Miami Road
Miami Road was a major east-west thoroughfare in the City of South Jacksonville. At one point, the corridor was lined with pedestrian scale retail uses similar to Hendricks Avenue and San Marco Boulevard. Over time, this section of South Jacksonville redeveloped into downtown’s Southbank. In the process of gaining skyscrapers, Miami Road was renamed Prudential Drive and much of its historic building stock has been eliminated for surface parking lots to serve the Southbank’s highrises.
South Jacksonville’s former Butler Hotel at the intersection of Miami Road and Hendricks Avenue.
The commercial core of South Jacksonville developed around the intersection of Miami Road with Kings Avenue and Hendricks Avenue. Several early 20th century commercial buildings remain from South Jacksonville’s heyday along Kings Avenue within walking distance of the old South Jacksonville Municipal Railway car line.
