Jacksonville Florida Car Shipping
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. Jacksonville is in the First Coast region of northeast Florida and is centered on the banks of the St. Johns River, about 25 miles south of the Georgia border and about 340 miles north of Miami. According to the 2010 Census, Jacksonville had a population of 821,784.
On May 3, 1901, downtown Jacksonville was ravaged by a fire that started at a fiber factory. Known as the “Great Fire of 1901”, it was one of the worst disasters in Florida history and the largest urban fire in the southeastern United States. Over eight hours, it destroyed the business district and left 10,000 residents homeless.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 874.3 square miles, making Jacksonville the largest city in land area in the contiguous United States; of this, 86.66% is land and 13.34% is water.
Jacksonville’s location on the St. Johns River and the Atlantic Ocean proved providential in the growth of the city and its industry. The largest city in the state, it is also the largest deepwater port in the South (as well as the second-largest port on the U.S. East coast) and a leading port in the U.S. for automobile imports, as well as the leading transportation and distribution.
United Auto Transport has been transporting vehicles to the Jacksonville Port, where they get loaded on the vessels to be shipped to different parts of the world. If you need to ship a car overseas, let United Auto Transport handle your car shipping needs, either to Jacksonville, or overseas through Jacksonville port.