State Road 23 - First Coast Expressway North

SR 23 (First Coast Expressway) begins at a diamond interchange (Exit 13) with U.S. 17. This view looks south at mile marker 14 and the next section of the toll road to be completed.

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While generally traveling west, SR 23 curves northward from U.S. 17 across CR 15A (Oakridge Avenue).

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The toll road extends 32 miles north from U.S. 17 near Green Cove Springs to Interstate 10 west of Whitehouse in Jacksonville.

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SR 23 makes a sweeping curve northward ahead of the CR 315 (Springpark Road) underpass and the diverging diamond interchange (Exit 20) with SR 16.

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A transmission corridor parallels SR 23 north ahead of Exit 20 to SR 16. SR 16 branches west from U.S. 17 in Green Cove Springs to meets the toll road ahead of Penney Farms.

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Exit 20 from SR 23 north to SR 16 and the southbound entrance ramp to the toll road did not open when the rest of the First Coast Expressway between U.S. 17 and SR 21 did on August 9, 2025.

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SR 23 (First Coast Expressway) advances northwest from SR 16 by Peters Creek.

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The second in a series of three DDI's links the First Coast Expressway with Cathedral Oak Parkway (CR 216) at Exit 23.

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Cathedral Oak Parkway was constructed in conjunction with the First Coast Expressway. The suburban arterial weaves across land slated for future development.

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Signed as CR 216 at Exit 23, Cathedral Oak Parkway extends west to a roundabout with CR 218 north of Penney Farms and east to CR 315 near Green Cove Springs.

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The Sandridge Plaza AET gantry is north of Exit 23 near the Rolling Hills development.

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Land clearing for additional suburban development was already underway along the east side of the First Coast Expressway right after the toll road opened through the Asbury Lake community.

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SR 23 makes a 90 degree turn west ahead of the DDI (Exit 28) with CR 739 Henley Road).

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The First Coast Expressway crosses Bradley Creek one mile east of Exit 28 to Henley Road. CR 209 (Russell Road) parallels the toll road to the north along the ensuing stretch.

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CR 739 (Henley Road) is a five lane suburban boulevard south through Asbury Lake to CR 220. North across Black Creek, Henley Road leads to CR 220 at Rattlesnake Bend between Middleburg and Doctors Inlet.

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Exit 28 leaves SR 23 (First Coast Expressway) northbound for CR 739 (Henley Road). Henley Road north extends to SR 21 (Blanding Boulevard) at Old Jennings Road (CR 220A) west.

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Curving northwest, SR 23 crosses Black Creek ahead of this confirming marker at Rideout Point Preserve.

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SR 23 arcs northward by Rattlesnake Bend to a six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 31) with SR 21 (Blanding Boulevard).

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SR 23 crosses Grog Branch and CR 220 ahead of Exit 31.

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SR 21 (Blanding Boulevard) is a heavily traveled, six-lane commercial arterial southwest into Middleburg and northeast to Orange Park and Jacksonville.

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SR 21 overall travel south to SR 20 east of Hawthorne and north to U.S. 17 (Roosevelt Boulevard) at Avondale in Jacksonville.

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SR 21 overall travels south to SR 20 east of Hawthorne and north to U.S. 17 (Roosevelt Boulevard) at Avondale in Jacksonville.

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The confirming marker for SR 23 northbound posted after SR 21 and Middleburg.

07/28/18

Interchange sequence signs are regularly posted along the First Coast Expressway. The last Clay County exit is with Oakleaf Plantation Parkway in two miles.

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A split diamond interchange (Exit 35) joins SR 23 (First Coast Expressway) with Oakleaf Plantation Parkway at the Brannan Oaks Estates and Turkey Oak subdivisions in one mile.

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Frontage roads accompany both sides of the First Coast Expressway north from Old Jennings Road. The toll road was constructed directly over Branan Field Road, with the west frontage road following the foot print of the former SR 23 alignment.

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The next of the last five all electronic toll (AET) collection points along SR 23 northbound precedes the Trail Ridge Road underpass.

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Flowing with two northbound lanes, Challenger Drive constitutes the east side frontage road of the First Coast Expressway. The service roads extend northward to the hybrid diverging diamond with Oakleaf Plantation Parkway.

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This SR 23 reassurance marker stands beyond the toll collection point for motorists that joined the First Coast Expressway from Challenger Drive north of Branan Field Road.

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Exit 35 departs SR 23 north for Challenger Drive. Oakleaf Plantation Parkway represents the main route through the adjacent Oakleaf Plantation development. The arterial loops west from the First Coast Expressway, returning to SR 23 again at Exit 37.

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Spanning the First Coast Expressway at this confirming marker, Plantation Oaks Boulevard arcs west from the Cannons Point to the Whitfield neighborhoods of Oakleaf Plantation

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Advancing north, SR 23 runs along the east side of the Whitfield and Arbor Mill neighborhoods of Oakleaf Plantation. Preserved woodland separates the toll road from the parallel North Prong of the Double Branch waterway. A single point interchange follows at Exit 37 in one mile.

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Tolls along the First Coast Expressway are collected electronically between each interchange. The second tolling point lies ahead of the Duval County line.

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Oakleaf Plantation Parkway arcs northeast to Cecil Connector Road by the Fox Creek development, meeting SR 23 across from Argyle Forest Boulevard.

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Argyle Forest Boulevard heads east from Exit 37 through a commercial strip anchored by Oakleaf Town Center. The arterial weaves through clusters of subdivisions east from Old Middleburg Road to SR 21 (Blanding Boulevard) by I-295.

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Continuing north from Exit 37, the First Coast Expressway traverses areas of undeveloped timberland and wetlands.

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The third toll plaza along SR 23 northbound is located midway between Exits 37 and 41.

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Seven miles remain along the SR 23 north to Interstate 10.

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SR 23 shifts westward around the Bent Creek Golf Course community ahead of the parclo interchange (Exit 41) with SR 134 (103rd Street).

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State Road 134 comprises a linear route 11.3 miles across the Jacksonville Heights, Cedar Hills and Westconnett areas of Jacksonville between POW-MIA Memorial Parkway and U.S. 17.

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SR 23 (First Coast Expressway) angles northwest from SR 134 (103rd Street) toward a parclo interchange (Exit 42) with SR 228 (Normandy Boulevard).

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An all electronic toll (AET) gantry collects fares just north of the SR 134 entrance ramp.

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SR 228 comprises a multiple segment route ending east at the Hart Bridge and west at Macclenny. The state road follows Post Street west from Avondale to Normandy Boulevard, west of Murray Hill.

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SR 228 leads west from Exit 42 to the Florida State College - Cecil Center, the Jacksonville Equestrian Center, Cecil Airport (VQQ) and U.S. 301 at Maxville.

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Reassurance marker posted ahead of the SR 228 (Normandy Boulevard) overpass.

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The final toll collection point along the First Coast Expressway northbound. Similar to Wekiva Parkway, AET gantries are positioned between each interchange along the First Coast Expressway.

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A parclo interchange (Exit 44) replaced a signalized intersection along SR 23 with POW-MIA Memorial Parkway. New World Avenue was renamed POW-MIA Memorial Parkway by Jacksonville City Council in May 2018.

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POW-MIA Memorial Parkway arcs southwest from the exchange with the First Coast Expressway to Normandy Boulevard, SR 134 (103rd Street) and Cecil Airport (VQQ).

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SR 23 previously ended at a trumpet interchange with Interstate 10 one mile west of Chaffee Road. A $45.8 million project underway between July 2015 and Fall 2018 extended the First Coast Expressway north to U.S. 90 (Beaver Street) and completed ramps at the exchange with I-10.¹

07/28/18

SR 23 north to U.S. 90 (Beaver Street) opened to traffic on September 13, 2018.

01/20/19

Interstate 10 runs across nearly the width of North Florida, joining Downtown Jacksonville with I-75 at Lake City, the state capital at Tallahassee and Pensacola in the Panhandle.

01/20/19

SR 23 expands to three northbound lanes ahead of Interstate 10. Exit 46A departs for I-10 east, which concludes 12 miles away at Interstate 95 by Downtown Jacksonville.

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SR 23 extends 1.64 miles from Exit 46A to the expressway end at U.S. 90 (Beaver Street).

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Exit 46A leaves the First Coast Expressway north for I-10 east through Whitehouse and Marietta to the Jacksonville Beltway (I-295).

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SR 23 (First Coast Expressway) continues north to a loop ramp (Exit 46B) for Interstate 10 west to Lake City and Tallahassee.

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The entrance ramp from I-10 west adds a second lane along the loop taking SR 23 north to U.S. 90 (Beaver Street).

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U.S. 90 parallels I-10 and a CSX Railroad line west to the town of Baldwin and east to the Whitehouse community in Jacksonville.

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