Riverplace station is a station of the

Jacksonville Skyway The Jacksonville Skyway is an automated people mover in Jacksonville, Florida. It opened in 1989 and is operated by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA). The skyway has three stations in Downtown Jacksonville and was extended in 1 ...

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. It is located at the corner of Mary Street and Flagler Avenue in the Southbank area of

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. It is near

Riverplace Tower The Riverplace Tower is a 28-floor office building on the south bank of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. At the time of its construction, it was the tallest building in the state of Florida and was the defining landmark in Jacksonvi ...

History

The Riverplace station was developed as part of the

's Southbank segment, begun in 1995, which carried the Skyway over the

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via the

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. The Riverplace and Kings Avenue stations opened on November 1, 2000, completing the Southbank segment as well as Phase I of the Skyway's development. As such, these stations are the most recent additions to the system. The station was severely damaged by fire on the night of March 11, 2009 and was temporarily shut down. After $269,000 in repairs it reopened for October 31, 2009, accommodating the annual Florida–Georgia football game and

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. The next stations in the line are

San Marco station San Marco station is a Jacksonville Skyway people mover station in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located at the corner of San Marco Boulevard and Mary Street in the Southbank area of Downtown Jacksonville. Nearby points of interest include the ...

to the west and Kings Avenue station to the east. The station is near the

office tower and several other commercial and residential buildings; other nearby points of interest include the

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and Treaty Oak Park.

References

{{JTA Skyway Nav Jacksonville Skyway stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 2000 2000 establishments in Florida