State Road 115 North - Jacksonville

SR 115 (Southside Boulevard) branches north from U.S. 1 by the Deercreek community in Southside, Jacksonville.

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Malabar Avenue intersects SR 115 (Southside Boulevard) from Gran Park at the Avenues office park across from The Avenues mall.

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Deercreek Club Road leads east from The Shoppes at Southside retail plaza along SR 115 as the main entrance to the Deercreek golf course community.

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SR 115 north intersects Square Lake Boulevard between the Gramercy Woods and Southside Square commercial centers.

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Paradise Island Boulevard stems east from Southside Boulevard to the Paradise Island Apartments.

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Access ramps directly link Interstate 95 north with SR 115 and from SR 115 south to I-95 in Southside, Jacksonville.

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Heading north from the wye interchange with the I-95 connector, SR 115 intersects Belle Rive Boulevard to a number of apartments and condominiums.

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A west side service road joins SR 115 with Como Lake Drive and Royal Lakes Drive at the ensuing signal northbound.

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SR 115 (Southside Boulevard) meets SR 152 (Baymeadows Road) at the Baymeadows community.

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State Road 152 (Baymeadows Road) constitutes a four lane arterial west to SR 13 (San Jose Boulevard) at Goobys Creek and east through Deerwood to Interstate 295.

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Old Baymeadows Road branches east from SR 152 to SR 115 beyond this confirming marker.

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Limiting the number of intersections along Southside Boulevard, a service road accompanies the west side of SR 115 between the Baymeadows and Deerwood communities north from SR 152.

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Proceeding north to Deerwood Park, SR 115 (Southside Boulevard) meets SR 202 (J. Turner Butler Boulevard) in 0.75 mile. SR 202 constitutes a freeway west to I-95 at South Point and east to SR A1A at Jacksonville Beach.

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A.C. Skinner Parkway east and Deerwood Park Boulevard west come together by the Deerwood Park office complex.

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The exchange with SR 115 (Southside Boulevard) lies midway between I-95 and I-295 along SR 202 (JTB).

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Butler Boulevard runs north of Baymeadows and Deerwood east to The University of North Florida at Kernan Boulevard. SR 202 travels 13.02 miles overall from U.S. 1 to Jacksonville Beach.

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A full cloverleaf interchange joins SR 115 (Southside Boulevard) and SR 202 (J. Turner Butler Boulevard).

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SR 202 (Butler Boulevard) provides part of a high speed route with Interstate 95 to Downtown Jacksonville via a flyover opened between the two in September 2017.

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Gate Parkway meanders west from Interstate 295 through the Deerwood Park area to intersect SR 115 (Southside Boulevard) en route to Belfort Road.

06/13/08

A reassurance marker for SR 115 north appears after Hogan Road. Southside Boulevard gains a southbound frontage road northward to the urban diamond interchange with U.S. 90 (Beach Boulevard).

06/13/08

Commercialized frontage lines both sides of Southside Boulevard to U.S. 90.

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U.S. 90 forms an arterial route east to Jacksonville Beach. The South Campus of Florida Community College lines the route east of I-295 by the Beachwood community.

07/04/06

A two lane ramp branches away from the Southside Boulevard mainline for adjacent businesses and U.S. 90 (Beach Boulevard).

07/04/06

U.S. 90 ends 10.2 miles to the east at SR A1A. The US highway runs west six miles by the Englewood and Spring Park communities to combine with U.S. 1 alongside Interstate 95 at San Marco.

06/13/08

A U-turn ramp provides southbound access to SR 115 for nearby businesses to the west of Southside Boulevard.
A $9.6 million project, paid for by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority's 1992 bond package, replaced the original Southside Boulevard overpass above U.S. 90 (Beach Boulevard). The project provided better access between the two arterials with new U-turn ramps, accommodated six lanes along U.S. 90, and added sidewalks and a retention pond on the southwest quadrant of the exchange (Florida Times-Union, 1988ab).

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Delayed from August 1997, work on the new Southside Boulevard overpass commenced in May 1998, with the 1952-built span at the junction demolished in January 1999 (Florida Times-Union, 1988b) (Florida Times-Union, 1999a). A traffic light temporarily governed movements between the two routes while crews constructed a new overpass. The replacement span opened on August 11, 1999, two to three months ahead of schedule. The project completion totaled $10.5 million, with a $250,000 bonus given to the contractor for completing work early (Florida Times-Union, 1999b).

06/13/08

Although poorly signed, U.S. 90 Alternate combines with SR 115 north from the interchange with Beach Boulevard.

03/14/10

A pedestrian overpass spans U.S. 90 Alternate west / SR 115 (Southside Boulevard) north at the intersection with Ivey Road. Ivey Road spurs east to a school and west as a subdivision entrance to the Holiday Hill / Century community.

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Bradley Road intersects SR 115 north at the ensuing northbound signal. The street joins SR 115 with residential areas of Sandalwood to the east and the adjacent Corporate Square Boulevard arterial to the west.

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Atlantic Boulevard (SR 10) branches southwest from Arlington Expressway to intersect Southside Boulevard by the Woodland Acres community. Atlantic Boulevard extends west as a commercial arterial to Oak Haven and Empire Point.

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SR 10, the hidden counterpart to all of U.S. 90 west from St. Nicholas in Jacksonville to the Alabama state line (with an exception in Pensacola), emerges as a stand alone route along Atlantic Boulevard east to SR A1A at Neptune Beach.

03/14/10

U.S. 90 Alternate splits with SR 115 (Southside Boulevard) north to overtake SR 10 (Atlantic Boulevard) west back to U.S. 90 (Atlantic Boulevard) by Spring Park.

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A slip ramp follows from SR 115 (Southside Boulevard) north beyond SR 10 for the adjacent Regency Court shopping center.

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SR 115 turns west onto Arlington Expressway (SR 10A) from the Regency Square Mall area to Arlington and Midtown Jacksonville. Southside Boulevard north transitions into a freeway (SR 113) north to Interstate 295 and the N.B. Broward Bridge.

03/14/10

Motorists joining Arlington Expressway (unsigned SR 10A) from Southside Boulevard merge from the left with a single lane as two lanes emerge from the Regency Square Mall.

09/22/14

A right turn takes drivers onto the adjacent service road or to Mill Creek Road north as the limited access portion of Arlington Expressway commences.

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A slip ramp departs SR 115 (Arlington Expressway) north next for the adjacent service road between Arlingwood Avenue and Townsend Boulevard.

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The Arlingwood Avenue off-ramp ties into a roundabout with the service road at the Alderman Park community.

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A SR 115 confirming marker precedes the Arlingwood Road exit for motorists joining Arlington Expressway west from SR 113 (Southside Connector).

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Another shield for SR 115 follows the service road on-ramp west of Townsend Boulevard.

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SR 115 (Arlington Expressway) runs between the Alderman Park and Woodland Acres communities to Red Bay Branch. A slip ramp joins the service road west ahead of Arlington Road next.

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Arlington Road angles northwest from Hare Avenue to cross paths with SR 115 ahead of a commercial strip to Rogero Road. The surface boulevard parallels the freeway west to Monterey.

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Overpasses built in the 1960s carry Arlington streets across SR 115.

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Three slip ramps provide ingress and egress movements between the westbound Arlington Expressway and service road over the next half mile. SR 109 comprises a segmented route along University Boulevard south from the Arlington River to Spring Glen, Englewood and SR 13 at San Jose.

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SR 115 north at the Cesery Road overpass. Cesery Road doubles as unsigned SR 109A from University Boulevard and the Arlington River north to Arlington Road. The road was named after William R. Cesery, Sr., a developer who built several Arlington neighborhoods starting in 1951 (Davis, 2013).

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The north branch of SR 109 lines University Boulevard from the cloverleaf interchange with SR 115 (Arlington Expressway) to Jacksonville University and Ft. Caroline Road.

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University Boulevard dog legs southeast from SR 115 to the Arlington River at Oak Haven. This portion of road is unnumbered.

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Confirming shield posted for SR 115 as the Arlington Expressway leads west between Monterey and Clifton to the Mathews Bridge.

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The next exit lies 1.5 miles ahead with Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway at the west end of the Mathews Bridge.

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The former main line toll plaza for the Mathews Bridge preceded the westbound approach of the high level span. A plaque posted at the bridge commemorates John E. Mathews, a former Florida Legislator and state Supreme Court Justice who helped secure funding for the steel through truss bridge.

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TIAA Bank Field, home of the NFL Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Downtown skyline comes into view as the Mathews Bridge approaches Exchange Island.

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SR 115 north reaches the bridge superstructure beyond Exchange Island. The four lane deck is 48.9 feet wide (Baughn, n.d.).

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Opened to traffic in 1954, the Mathews Bridges totals 7,376 feet in length (Baughn, n.d.).

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The Mathews Bridge crests to a height of 146 feet above the St. Johns River.

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A lightweight concrete deck replaced steel grating as the roadway surface for the Mathews Bridge. The deck was replaced between 2004 and 2007.

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The Mathews Bridge lowers into Midtown Jacksonville ahead of a directional cloverleaf interchange with the south end of Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway. The parkway doubles as both SR 115 (unsigned) and U.S. 1 Alternate leading north to Phoenix, Longbranch and Brentwood.

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Motorists remaining west from the Mathews Bridge will reach Downtown at the Arlington Expressway end at Liberty Street.

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TIAA Bank Field, a 67,000 plus venue, opened in August 1995 as the home for the Jaguars. The venue replaced the Gator Bowl Stadium built in 1949 at the same location. Ramps from SR 115 and MLK Parkway directly connect with the sports complex area.

09/22/14

A single lane ramp takes motorists onto Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway north. U.S. 1 ALT/SR 115 combine along the freeway encircling Springfield northwest to Interstate 95. U.S. 1 ALT south crosses the Hart Bridge to Empire Point.

09/22/14

A loop ramp joins Gator Bowl Boulevard south from the ending MLK Parkway. The surface boulevard connects with both TIAA Bank Field and the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, home of the Jacksonville Suns AAA baseball club. Unsigned SR 10A continues otherwise as a freeway to south Springfield and Downtown.

09/22/14

Following the SR 115 ramp to Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway, a slip ramp splits for adjacent Haines Street north to Jessie Street and the East Jacksonville industrial area.

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SR 115A and SR 115 follow the initial segment of MLK, Jr. Parkway north as an unsigned route from Haines Street and Arlington Expressway to U.S. 1 Alternate.

12/04/20

A wye interchange brings U.S. 1 ALT onto MLK, Jr. Parkway from the Hart Bridge above Jessie Street.

09/22/14

Three exits depart in quick succession beyond the convergence of SR 115 and U.S. 1 Alternate north for the Fairfield, Phoenix and Longbranch communities.

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