State Road 116

SR 116 is a four lane arterial connecting Interstate 295 with Naval Station Mayport in northeastern Jacksonville. The state road begins at Dames Point Crossing / Sunrise Ridge Lane on the west side of the exchange joining Merrill Road with I-295 and SR 113 (Southside Connector). Merrill Road leads SR 116 east to Fort Caroline Road in the Regency neighborhood south of Mill Cove. Fort Caroline splits with SR 116 (McCormick Road) north to St. Johns Bluff. McCormick Road runs between the Holly Oaks neighborhood and Ed Austin Regional Park.

Mount Pleasant Road arcs south between the Cobblestone and Fort Caroline Shores to overtake McCormick Road along SR 116 east. SR 116 crosses Mt. Pleasant Creek ahead of Girvin Road south. Continuing east from there, SR 116 follows Wonderwood Drive over Greenfield Creek and the Intracoastal Waterway to the North Beach community in Jacksonville. SR 116 concludes at SR 101 (Mayport Road), south of Naval Station Mayport and west of the entrance into Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park.

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SR 116 begins eastbound along Merrill Road leading into the combination parclo and SPUI complex with I-295 and SR 113 (Southside Connector).
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SR 113 branches south from I-295 to SR 115 (Arlington Expressway) and Southside Boulevard by Regency Square Mall.
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The north end of SR 113 (Southside Connector) merges with I-295 leading to the Dames Point Bridge.
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SR 116 (Wonderwood Drive) spans Puckett Creek east of SR A1A.
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SR 116 concludes at SR 101 just south of Naval Station Mayport and west of Hanna Park.
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SR 101 (Mayport Road) connects Naval Station Mayport with SR A1A south to Atlantic Beach.
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West

The first confirming marker for SR 116 along Wonderwood Drive is missing west of SR 101 (Mayport Road).
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SR 116 crosses the Intracoastal Waterway on the Charles E. Bennett Memorial Bridge.
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Completed in 2003, the Intracoastal Waterway bridge along SR 116 crests at 62.3 feet in height. The four lane span is 3,585 feet in length.¹
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Westbound SR 116 intersects Girvin Road south and Buccaneer Circle north beyond Greenfield Creek.
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The first shield for SR 116 westbound stands been Girvin Road and Mt. Pleasant Creek.
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Mount Pleasant Road branches northwest from SR 116 to Timucuan Preserve and Fort Caroline.
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SR 116 transitions onto McCormick Road west from Mt. Pleasant Road.
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Kernan Boulevard stems south from SR 116 (McCormick Drive) to interchanges with SR 10 (Atlantic Boulevard) and U.S. 90 (Beach Boulevard).
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Reassurance marker posted westbound after Running River Road.
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Dunes Club Road connects SR 116 (McCormick Road) with Ed Austin Regional Park.
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Fort Caroline Road curves south along Mill Cove to overtake McCormick Road as the route of SR 116 west.
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SR 116 shifts onto Merrill Road as Fort Caroline Road turns northwest toward the Gilmore neighborhood of Jacksonville.
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SR 116 ends where Merrill Road intersects Dames Point Crossing Boulevard north and Sunrise Ridge Lane south.
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References:

1. "SR-116 E.B. & W.B. over INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, Duval County, Florida." BridgeReports.com.

Connect with:

Interstate 295 - East and West Beltway

State Road A1A

State Road 101 - Mayport Road

State Road 113 - Southside Connector

Page Updated Thursday June 04, 2020.