San Marco station

San Marco
Location	701 San Marco Boulevard South Jacksonville, Florida
Coordinates	30°19′03.5″N 81°39′39″W / 30.317639°N 81.66083°WCoordinates: 30°19′03.5″N 81°39′39″W / 30.317639°N 81.66083°W
Owned by	Jacksonville Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Southbank Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Jacksonville Water Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1998
Services
Preceding station   JTA   Following station Riverplace toward Kings Avenue Southbank Line Central toward Rosa Parks

San Marco station is a station of the Jacksonville Skyway 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 Museum of Science and History and Friendship Fountain Park.

History

The station at San Marco Boulevard is the first on the Jacksonville Skyway's Southbank extension.^[1] It opened on October 30, 1998, and was the southern terminus on the line until the Riverplace and Kings Avenue stations opened two years later. San Marco Station is the first stop reached as the line crosses the St. Johns River over the Acosta Bridge from Central Station. As it stands at the southern approach of the Acosta Bridge, it has an unusual configuration; with its three-story interior concourse it is the highest of all the Skyway stations.^[2]

The next stations in the line are Central station to the north and Riverplace station to the east.^[2] Points of interest near San Marco Station include Friendship Fountain, the Museum of Science and History, and the Southbank Riverwalk.^[3]

References

1. Derek L. Kinner (December 15, 1997). "Skyway service starts today". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
2. Bell, Jon (December 22, 2014). "Jacksonville, Florida: The Skyway". www.jtbell.net. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
3. "Skyway" (PDF). www.jtafla.com. Jacksonville Transportation Authority. June 6, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2016.