A group of Jacksonville City Council members wants to include the Main Street Bridge in the National Register of Historic Places.

And our central question about this proposal is: why hasn’t it already been enacted?

2025-881, introduced by Republican Matt Carlucci and sponsored by six colleagues at this writing, expresses “strong support” for that designation.

The Council can’t do it alone, of course. And that’s why they want the Planning Department, the Historic Preservation Commission, and the Department of Public Works to work together on submitting a nomination.

The bridge, per the resolution, “is one of Jacksonville’s most iconic and enduring civic landmarks, prominently featured in the city’s skyline since its opening in 1941.” It “exemplifies Depression-era engineering excellen

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