Interstate 95 South - St. Johns to Palm Coast

Miami debuts on southbound distance signs on this assembly installed in 2016 for motorists joining I-95 from SR 9B south.

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A pair of rest areas line Interstate 95 between the Racetrack Road overpass and Durbin Creek.

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County Road 210 converges with Interstate 95 at the first of six interchanges in St. Johns County in 1.5 miles.

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Heading east from Exit 329, CR 210 formerly traveled a staggered route, with an implied overlap along U.S. 1 at the community of Durbin. A new alignment opened in 2014, taking the road across U.S. 1 and the adjacent Florida East Coast Railroad line to Valley Ridge Boulevard, an arterial built for Nocatee to the northeast.

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A greenout for Nocatee covers Dog Track on this Exit 329 overhead. St. Johns Greyhound Park formerly operated at a site south of Race Track Road and west of U.S. 1. The greyhound track stopped running in the mid 1990s, but the facility remains in operation with off-track betting and poker rooms.

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Exit 329 expands to two lanes as it departs I-95 south. CR 210 east provides a direct route to Nocatee, a master planned town along the Duval and St. Johns County line between U.S. 1 and Ponte Vedra Beach.

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Nocatee was established in 2001 and development from the mid 2000s onward added single family homes, retail and office space, parts of which were built in place of the former CR 210 right of away. CR 210 was realigned partially to use Nocatee Parkway, a limited access road linking U.S. 1 with Palm Valley Road, CR 210 over the Intracoastal Waterway.

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CR 210 comprises a growing commuter route for a number of subdivisions west of Sampson. The route extends southwest to SR 13 at Orangedale, near the Shands Bridge taking SR 16 across the St. Johns River to Green Cove Springs.

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I-95 runs along the east side of the Wingfield Glen development beside this confirming marker posted south of CR 210. The future First Coast Expressway (SR 23) will tie into Interstate 95 along the ensuing stretch.

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Located five miles ahead, International Golf Parkway represents the second of six interchanges along I-95 south in St. Johns County. Daytona Beach is a around an hour's drive from this point.

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Areas east of Interstate 95 are protected within the Twelve Mile Swamp Wildlife Management Area. The World Golf Village development stretches northward along the west side of I-95 from Exit 323.

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Entering the parclo interchange (Exit 323) with International Golf Parkway on I-95 south. The parkway traverses areas of Twelve Mile Swamp Conversation Area east to U.S. 1 and angles southwest from World Golf Village to SR 16 at Pacetti Road (CR 13A).

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I-95 runs directly alongside World Commerce Center business park south of International Golf Parkway.

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SR 16 converges with Interstate 95 in five miles southeast from International Golf Parkway and the Murabella development. The south end of I-95 at Miami is 323 miles away.

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SR 16 provides the most direct route to St. Augustine from Interstate 95 southbound. The state road concludes at San Marco Avenue (former U.S. 1 Business) north of the historic sites.

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SR 16 parallels I-95 to the west. The state road transitions from rural areas to suburban development and the St. Augustine Premium Outlets ahead of CR 208 and Exit 318.

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Southbound I-95 at the commercialized diamond interchange (Exit 318) with SR 16. SR 16 travels 63.6 miles overall, between SR 121 in Union County and St. Augustine. The state road spans the St. Johns River across the Shands Bridge to the Clay County seat of Green Cove Springs.

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Interstate 95 passes well west of the city of St. Augustine along Cowan Swamp.

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SR 207 angles southwest from U.S. 1 in St. Augustine to cross paths with I-95 in five miles. Daytona Beach lies 57 miles further south.

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Interstate 95 crosses a Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway spur one mile north of the diamond interchange (Exit 311) with SR 207.

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SR 207 constitutes a four lane corridor joining St. Augustine with Hastings in southwest St. Johns County and U.S. 17 at East Palatka. SR 312 branches east from SR 207 to SR A1A at Augustine Beach.

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Continuing south from SR 207, I-95 traverses timberland east of St. Johns Golf Club.

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Interstate 95 bee lines four miles south to a diamond interchange (Exit 305) with SR 206.

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Traveling wholly within St. Johns County, SR 206 runs 14.49 miles east from SR 207 near Hastings and Spuds to SR A1A at Crescent Beach.

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SR 206 east to SR A1A leads south along the Atlantic Coast to Fort Matanzas National Monument and the town of Marineland.

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Unlike the previous intersecting roads in St. Johns County, SR 206 remains rural. SR 206 heads east to U.S. 1 at Dupont Center, Matanzas State Forest and across the Matanzas River on the Crescent Beach Bridge to the Atlantic barrier island.

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U.S. 1 travels 6.5 miles south from SR 206 at Dupont Center along Matanzas State Forest and Wildlife Management Area to Interstate 95 at the succeeding exit. Miami is within 300 miles of the forthcoming exchange.

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The third Florida rest area along Interstate 95 south lies at milepost 303. A north side facility is located further south.

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U.S. 1 passes below Interstate 95 at a rural diamond interchange (Exit 298) between Fayer-Dykes State Park and CR 204 west,

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Exit 298 leaves Interstate 95 south for U.S. 1 (Dixie Highway). Constituting a four lane, divided highway, U.S. 1 continues south through western reaches of Palm Coast to the Flagler County seat of Bunnell.

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The last southbound shield posted along the 34.86 mile section of Interstate 95 in St. Johns County.

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Crossing Pellicer Creek, the six lane freeway enters Flagler County.

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The succeeding exit along I-95 lies 3.4 miles south at Matanzas Woods Parkway. This distance sign predates the completion of Exit 293, also omitting Exit 289 for Palm Coast.

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A wildlife crossing / land bridge spans I-95 ahead of mile marker 296. Part of the Flagler County/Palm Coast Greenways system, the bridge joins Florida Agricultural Museum property with the Pellicer Creek Corridor Conservation Area.¹

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The diamond interchange (Exit 293) with Matanzas Woods Parkway is the first of two built along I-95 for the city of Palm Coast. The exchange with SR 100 in 13 miles is part of the original interstate construction.

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Costing $12.4 million, the exchange at Exit 293 opened following a ribbon cutting ceremony on March 28, 2016. The new ramps and Matanzas Woods Parkway were first planned in 1998. The parkway through north Palm Coast was dedicated in December 2006.²

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Matanzas Woods Parkway extends west from Palm Harbor Parkway and Old Kings Road across areas of north Palm Coast to U.S. 1.

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Exit 293 leaves Interstate 95 south for Matanzas Woods Parkway.

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The freeway straddles the Palm Coast city line south from the Old Kings Road overpass. Exit 289 is the second of three interchanges for the 1999 incorporated municipality.

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Palm Coast Parkway represents the main commercial boulevard across the city of Palm Coast. The arterial connects with the tolled Hammock Dunes Bridge across the Matanzas River in 2.3 miles.

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The diamond interchange (Exit 293) with Palm Coast Parkway was constructed in the late 1970s.²

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Advancing south from Palm Coast Parkway, I-95 parallels a canal along adjacent subdivisions to the west and Old Kings Road to the east.

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Weigh stations operate along both directions of I-95 at milepost 286. This is the second facility for southbound truckers in the state.

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The main highway from west to east across Flagler County, SR 100 meets Interstate 95 south at Exit 284 in one mile.

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A single point interchange (Exit 284) joins Interstate 95 with SR 100. SR 100 (Moody Boulevard) connects SR A1A at Flagler Beach with Flagler County Airport (FIN) and U.S. 1 at Bunnell.

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Progressing south from SR 100, Interstate 95 remains within or along the Palm Coast city line for another 4.5 miles.

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Distance sign 283 miles north of Downtown Miami. The last Flagler County exit lies three miles ahead.

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Old Dixie Highway (CR 2002) stems 2.5 miles east from a roundabout with U.S. 1 and CR 325 at Korona to Interstate 95 at forthcoming Exit 278.

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Old Dixie Highway (CR 2002) continues east from Exit 278 to Halifax Plantation Village development and CR 2001 at Old Kings Road. CR 2001 overlays Old Dixie Highway 5.7 miles south alongside Bulow Creek State Park to CR 2820 in Ormond Beach.

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Interstate 95 crosses the Volusia County line within the diamond interchange at Old Dixie Highway.

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