JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville City Council asked on Tuesday for the Main Street Bridge, one of Downtown’s most recognizable landmarks, to be added to the National Register of Historic Places, according to News4JAX partners at the Jacksonville Daily Record.
With an 18-0 vote on Resolution 2025-0881, with member Ju’Coby Pittman away from the dais, councilmembers encouraged the city’s Planning Department, the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission and the city’s Department of Public Works to work with the State Historic Preservation Office, the Florida Department of Transportation and preservation professionals prepare a nomination for the bridge to the national register.
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The bridge is formally known as the John T. Alsop Bridge. Alsop served two terms as mayor, from 1923 to 1937 and from 1941 to 1945.
To qualify for the National Register, a structure must be at least 50 years old and appear largely the same as it did in the past, according to the National Park Service.
A structure should also be associated with significant historical events or individuals; embody architectural characteristics of a type, period or method of construction; or yield important historic information, according to the Florida Division of Historical Resources.
Council member Matt Carlucci, one of the bill’s introducing sponsors, said recognizing the bridge was a way to honor Jacksonville’s history.