Interstate 95 North Jacksonville - Downtown to Northside

U.S. 17/SR 228 follow I-10 east from Roosevelt Expressway and combine with I-95 north along the c/d roadway to Monroe Street. U.S. 17 is unsigned along I-95 to Union Street (U.S. 23 south). The realignment of U.S. 17/SR 228 was made in 2006 as FDOT relinquished maintenance of the route through both the Avondale and Brooklyn neighborhoods.

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Following the c/d roadway to Exit 352 B for Forsyth Street east to N Broad Street, where until 2006 it became a part of U.S. 17 north. Seven blocks east of there U.S. 17 joined U.S. 1 north / U.S. 90 west along Main Street. Beyond Main Street, Forsyth Street continues east to become SR 228 on the Hart Bridge Expressway.

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The Interstate 95 mainline passes through the superstructure of the Myrtle Avenue bridge. Constructed in 1955, the through arch bridge is 1,430 feet in length with a width of 79 feet at a height of 18.2 feet.¹

03/03/13

The steel-arch bridge takes I-95, U.S. 17 and SR 228 over the Norfolk Southern Railroad, Myrtle Avenue and Bay Street. C/d roadways were built alongside the arch bridge in 1991 and used solely for the Forsyth Street ramp until 2008.

03/03/13

Exit 352 C leaves I-95 north for Monroe Street east to Broad Street and Downtown.

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The freeway right of way expands to accommodate a series of left side entrance ramps. Forthcoming Exit 352 B requires a double lane change for U.S. 17 north / U.S. 23 (Union Street) south. This is why previous signs routed motorists onto the c/d roadway for Union Street.

07/23/13

Union Street, along with State Street, forms a couplet for U.S. 17/23 between I-95 and U.S. 1 (Main Street). Beaver Street (U.S. 90) parallels Union Street one block to the south. Union Street east to the Arlington Expressway connects with TIAA Bank Field (home of the Jacksonville Jaguars), VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, 121 Financial Ballpark and Florida State College.

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U.S. 17 north separates from Interstate 95 north above Beaver Street (U.S. 90). Unmarked on signs for Exit 353 B, U.S. 17 splits with the freeway and combines with the final 0.75 miles of U.S. 23 south along Union Street to Main Street (U.S. 1).

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Exit 353 C quickly follows onto U.S. 23. U.S. 23 turns northward from State Street and U.S. 17 south onto Kings Road to Edward Waters College, College Park and Grand Park in the Springfield neighborhood. The route travels 1,435 miles from Jacksonville to Mackinaw City, Michigan.

07/23/13

This reassurance marker precedes the 5th Street underpass in the south Springfield neighborhood of Jacksonville.

07/23/13

The entrance ramp from U.S. 23 (Kings Road) forms an auxiliary lane on I-95 north to the diamond interchange (Exit 353 D) with 8th Street. Exit 353D serves UF Health Jacksonville medical center and College Park in Springfield.

07/23/13

Sign changes made by 2011 at Exit 353 D added State Road 114. A 0.584 mile route, SR 114 lines 8th Street west to Payne Avenue and east to Boulevard. 8th Street extends west to Myrtle Avenue and east to U.S. 1/17 (Main Street).

07/23/13

Crossing over 8th Street, Interstate 95 north next meets U.S. 1 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway). U.S. 1 splits with U.S. 17 (Main Street) three quarters of a mile east of Exit 354. MLK Parkway comprises a freeway loop around central Jacksonville between Interstate 95 and the Hart Bridge Expressway.

07/23/13

A three quarter cloverleaf interchange joins I-95 and U.S. 1 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway). The parkway becomes U.S. 1 Alternate east of Main Street en route to the Hart Bridge Expressway. Although not signed, SR 115 also follows the freeway loop between the John E. Mathews Bridge and I-95.

03/03/13

Exit 354 A departs I-95 north for U.S. 1 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway) south. Formerly known as the 20th Street Expressway, the freeway flows east from Interstate 95 to Haines Street at Talleyrand before turning south to Oakland and the Stadium District.

07/23/13

A U.S. 1 reassurance marker stands along Exit 354 A to Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway east. Interstate 95 and U.S. 1 do not meet again until Petersburg, Virginia.

07/04/06

Exit 354 B loops onto U.S. 1 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway) north from I-95. U.S. 1 transitions into an at-grade expressway from I-95 westward to U.S. 23 north. U.S. 1 serves the Jacksonville AMTRAK Station at Grand Crossing (3570 Clifford Lane).

07/23/13

U.S. 1 combines with U.S. 23 near Magnolia Gardens, 2.50 miles to the west. U.S. 1/23 overlap from Jacksonville northwest to Callahan, Hilliard, and Folkston, Waycross, and Alma in Georgia.

03/03/13

A diamond interchange (Exit 355) links Interstate 95 north with Golfair Boulevard (SR 122). Golfair Boulevard originates at the intersection of Moncrief Road and 34th Street to the west and ends at Pearl / 27th Streets to the east.

09/22/14

Exit 355 leaves I-95 north for Golfair Boulevard. SR 122 comprises just 1.07 miles between I-95 and U.S. 17 (Main Street) at Brentwood. Golfair Boulevard doubles as unsigned CR 210 to Moncrief Road, which carries the 1.97 mile route northwest to Royal Terrace and SR 111 (Edgewood Avenue).

09/22/14

Gateway Town Center, a retail area, abuts the east side of Interstate 95 by this reassurance marker. The six lane freeway spans a CSX Railroad line next.

09/22/14

A parclo interchange (Exits 356 A/B) joins I-95 with SR 115 (Lem Turner Road) north and SR 117 (Norwood Avenue) south in a half mile. The exchange represents the departure of unsigned SR 115 north from Interstate 95 north.

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SR 117 lines Norwood Avenue south from Exit 356 A. The 1.49 mile long state road concludes at SR 122 (Golfair Boulevard).

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An interchange sequence sign at Moncrief Creek outlines the three successive off-ramps for SR 117, SR 115 and SR 111 over the span of just 0.75 miles.

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I-95 northbound at Exit 356 A for SR 117 south. Norwood Avenue arcs southward through the Norwood neighborhood to Gateway Town Center and Brentwood Avenue. SR 115 originally followed SR 117 south to Woodbine Street east to U.S. 17.

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A lane drop occurs along I-95 north at Exit 356 B for the continuation of SR 115 onto Lem Turner Boulevard. Lem Turner Boulevard constitutes a multilane arterial north through Lake Forest, Riverview, Garden City and an exchange with I-295 at North Jacksonville.

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Exit 356 B loops onto Lem Turner Boulevard north. SR 115 extends another 16.6 miles north to U.S. 1/23 at Callahan in Nassau County.

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SR 111 (Edgewood Avenue) meets Interstate 95 at Exit 357 near the mouth of Moncrief Creek. The state road arcs 11.88 miles from SR 21 in West Jacksonville to U.S. 17.

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Traversing a swamp west of Moncrief Creek, I-95 previously downgraded to a four lane freeway along this stretch. Widening between SR 115 and SR 105 commenced on March 7, 2005.²

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One eighth of a mile out from the diamond interchange (Exit 357) with SR 111 (Edgewood Avenue). Edgewood Avenue angles southeast from Exit 357 and Lake Forest Manor to the North Shore neighborhood. Westward SR 111 forms a commercial boulevard through Lake Forest Hills and Royal Terrace.

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Exit 357 leaves Interstate 95 north for SR 111 (Edgewood Avenue). SR 111 northbound follows Tallulah Avenue southeast from a bridge across Moncrief Creek to U.S. 17 by Panama Park.

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I-95 spans the Trout River over the ensuing mile to SR 105 (Zoo Parkway) in North Jacksonville. The Trout River bridge was one of several Jacksonville area toll bridges until 1989, when a 1988 referendum voted by Duval County residents went into effect. That vote abolished tolls and replaced them with a half-cent sales tax.³

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Construction to replace the Trout River Bridge kicked off on March 7, 2005. The $53.4 million project constructed a new southbound span first (opened December 18, 2006⁵), which carried four overall lanes as crews demolished the span built in 1959. Then work focused on the addition of a new northbound bridge, which opened in Spring 2008.³

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Spanning the Trout River Bridge, I-95 curves northeast toward a wye interchange (Exit 358 A) with SR 105 (Zoo Parkway) east to U.S. 17 (Main Street).

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Flowing 20 miles wholly within the city of Jacksonville, the Trout River originates in northwest Duval County as a small creek. The waterway flows east and expands to 0.6 miles in width at Sandfly Point on the St. Johns River.

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SR 105 follows Zoo Parkway, a four lane divided highway, east from Broward Road and I-95 to Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens, the US Navy Fuel Depot on the St. Johns River and I-295. Heckscher Drive continues the state road east through the Timucaun Ecological and Historical Preserve.

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Exit 358 A leaves Interstate 95 north to SR 105 (Zoo Parkway) east. SR 105 travels 15.06 miles overall from here to SR A1A at the St. Johns River Ferry between Fort George Island and Mayport Village.

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A three quarter cloverleaf interchange joins Interstate 95 with Zoo Parkway west from SR 105 to Broward Road. Broward Road leads north from the Bert Maxwell Boat Ramp to Zoo Parkway and Clark Road east. A second segment of the local road spurs west from U.S. 17 (Main Street) to end at a waterway east of I-95.

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Exit 358 B loops onto Zoo Parkway west to Broward Road. Broward Road straddles the northern banks of the Trout River to Highlands and SR 115.

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Widening of I-95 from SR 105 northward to Interstate 295 expanded a 3.7 mile stretch of freeway to six lanes. The $26.1 million project commenced in October 2006 as the Trout River Bridge replacement project was midway through completion. It was completed in 2008.⁵

11/19/21

SR 104 converges with I-95 near the Anheuser Busch Brewery along Busch Drive. The 7.57 mile long state road travels west from U.S. 17 (Main Street) and unsigned CR 163 (Busch Drive) to Northwood, Garden City, and Biscayne Village to U.S. 1/23 at Dinsmore.

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Interstate 295 appears again to long distance travelers along I-95 north at 1.25 miles to the north. This sign is somewhat misleading in that the same ramp serves both SR 104 west along Dunn Avenue and east along Busch Drive.

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Entering the diamond interchange (Exit 360) with SR 104 on I-95 north. SR 104 comprises a divided arterial between U.S. 17 and Interstate 295 at Exit 30. CR 163 extends Busch Drive 2.19 miles southward from U.S. 17 through an industrial park to SR 105 (Zoo Parkway).

11/19/21

Confirming marker posted at the Cedar Creek crossing north of SR 104 / Exit 360.

11/19/21

I-295 returns to I-95 at forthcoming Exit 362 in 0.75 miles. The interchange ahead was upgraded between late 2007 and September 2010 with the addition of a two lane flyover from I-95 south to I-295 (East Beltway) south.⁶

11/19/21

I-295 provides direct access to the Jaxport Terminals at Dames Point and Blount Island via SR 105 at Exit 41. The freeway heads south from there across the Dames Point (N.B. Broward) Bridge to SR 10, U.S. 90, and SR 202, which all lead east to the cities of Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach.

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The East Beltway continues I-295 south to Oceanway, San Mateo, Polly Town, New Berlin and Blount Island. The older West Beltway, completed between 1968-77, represents the original I-295 bypass of Jacksonville.

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Work started at Exit 362 in November 2016 further upgrades the Northside interchange. The $176.8 million project through late 2020, Spring 2021 late 2022 Spring 2024 replaces left exit ramps from I-295 to I-95 with high speed flyovers and improves the ramp geometry of three other ramps. Work also adds a c/d roadway along the East Beltway between I-95 and U.S. 17.^7,8

11/19/21

The I-95/I-295 North Interchange Reconfiguration project realigns the loop ramp (Exit 362 B) from I-95 north to the West Beltway to improve its geometry. I-295 encircles the city through North Jacksonville, West Jacksonville, the city of Orange Park, and Mandarin before returning to I-95 at South Side.

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Costing $48 million, the 50 foot high, 2,256 foot long flyover from I-95 south to the East Beltway opened to traffic on August 24, 2010.⁶

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