Within the next seven months, St. Augustine’s Bridge of Lions could become the bridge without lions. The city could soon approve an agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation to ...

The Bridge of Lions is scheduled to close for routine maintenance from 9 p.m ... drivers will follow posted detour signs to use the State Road 312 Bridge to cross the Matanzas River instead.

As for the lion statues on the bridge, if the agreement to remove the lions is approved, they would be taken off the bridge by Jan. 31, 2026, and reinstalled by Dec. 31, 2028.

The fireworks display starts at 9:30 p.m. over the Matanzas River. ... The Bridge of Lions will be closed to marine traffic between 8 and 11 p.m. Vessels will be prohibited in areas north of ...