U.S. 1 Alternate North

U.S. 1 ALT/SR 126 (Emerson Expressway) heads north from a parclo interchange with U.S. 90 (Beach Boulevard) through the Spring Glen neighborhood of Jacksonville.

10/16/22

Crossing Little Pottsburg Creek, U.S. 1 ALT curves northward into a wye interchange with SR 228 (Hart Bridge Expressway) just ahead of the exit for SR 10 (Atlantic Boulevard).

10/16/22

SR 10 (Atlantic Boulevard) doubles as U.S. 90 ALT west from U.S. 1 ALT at Empire Point to U.S. 90 (Beach Boulevard) at St. Nicholas and east to SR 115 (South Side Boulevard) beyond Woodland Acres.

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The exit ramp from SR 228 (Hart Bridge Expressway) west to SR 10 (Atlantic Boulevard) combines with the outside lane of U.S. 1 ALT north. A slip ramp taking U.S. 1 ALT onto the Hart Bridge Expressway toward Interstate 95 follows.

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SR 10 (Atlantic Boulevard) travels 13.30 miles east from U.S. 90 (Beach Boulevard) to SR A1A (Mayport Road) at Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach.

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The Hart Bridge Expressway extends north from Midtown Jacksonville onto Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway, a limited access expressway encircling central Jacksonville west to Interstate 95 at Brentwood.

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A wide swath of concrete remains at the site of the former Hart Bridge toll plaza. A voter referendum passed in 1988 led to the removal of all Jacksonville area tolls in 1989.

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A left exit at the north end of the Hart Bridge connects U.S. 1 Alternate with Gator Bowl Boulevard west at TIAA Bank Field (home of the Jacksonville Jaguars).

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SR 228 formerly split with U.S. 1 ALT along an elevated roadway west Duval and Adams Streets into Downtown Jacksonville. U.S. 1 Alternate remains along the Hart Bridge Expressway north to Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway through East Jacksonville.

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The Isaiah D. Hart Bridge spans the St. Johns River at 3,844 feet in length (Baughn, n.d.). The continuous steel through truss bridge opened to traffic on November 2, 1967.

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A 55.4 foot deck (Baughn, n.d.) with no shoulders accommodates four lanes of travel between Empire Point and Commodore Point.

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The Hart Bridge crests at 141 feet above the St. Johns River navigation channel.

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46,500 vehicles per day (vpd) were recorded by FDOT in 2019 across the Hart Bridge. The span is a part of a busy commuter route between Southside and Downtown.

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Linking Midtown with Arlington, the Mathews Bridge appears to the northeast. The span opened to traffic in 1953.

07/04/06

U.S. 1 Alternate northbound lowers from the Hart Bridge above the North Florida Shipyards at Commodore Point.

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TIAA Bank Field lies just west of the Hart Bridge Expressway. Replacing historic Gator Bowl Stadium, the venue opened in 1995 during the inaugural season for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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The Hart Bridge Expressway (SR 228) along Gator Bowl Boulevard was demolished in Spring 2020. Ensuing road work rebuilt Gator Bowl Boulevard alongside TIAA Bank Field and Metropolitan Park.

10/16/22

A single lane flyover takes U.S. 1 Alternate north toward Duval Street and MLK, Jr. Parkway at the left exit ramp for Gator Bowl Boulevard west at Midtown Jacksonville.

10/16/22

A half diamond interchange joins U.S. 1 ALT (Hart Bridge Expressway) north with Parker Street north at Duval Street in Midtown. Duval Street leads west to Gator Bowl Boulevard at TIAA Bank Field.

12/04/20

Looking east at the Mathews Bridge, a steel through truss bridge carrying SR 115 east to Monterey and Arlington.

12/30/06

A narrow slip ramp ties into the Hart Bridge Expressway northbound from adjacent Parker Street at Beaver Street. This entrance ramp is normally closed.

12/04/20

U.S. 1 Alternate curves northwest from below the Mathews Bridge to run alongside Haines Street through East Jacksonville and Fairfield.

12/04/20

U.S. 1 Alternate (Hart Bridge Expressway) and Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway (unsigned SR 115) converge at a wye interchange adjacent to the Haines Street exit ramp to Jessie Street.

12/04/20

U.S. 1 Alternate combines with unsigned SR 115 along Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway north over Jessie Street. The second off-ramp for Haines Street follows for the local service road in East Jacksonville.

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A diamond interchange connects U.S. 1 Alternate with 8th Street west of the Jaxport Talleyrand Terminal in one quarter mile.

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MLK Jr. Parkway northbound ascends over a CSX Railroad and Deer Creek as the exit for 8th Street departs. 8th Street joins U.S. 1 Alternate with the adjacent Fairfield and Phoenix neighborhoods.

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The ensuing northbound exit departs in a half mile for 21st Street east and Phoenix Avenue. This stretch was rebuilt as part of the 21st Street Interchange project between November 2011 and May 2014.

12/04/20

Replacing a sharp curve, 2011-14 construction realigned U.S. 1 Alternate to the west. New ramps were also added for 21st Street from both directions. This replaced part of a diamond interchange with Phoenix Avenue nearby.

09/22/14

The new exit ramps for 21st Street enhanced access between MLK Jr. Parkway and the Jaxport Talleyrand Terminal east of the Longbranch neighborhood.

12/04/20

U.S. 1 Alternate turns west parallel to 19th and 21st Streets from Phoenix Avenue to Main Street. Departing next is the Liberty Street exit ramp in one quarter mile.

12/04/20

A series of four slip ramps depart in quick succession between Liberty Street and Boulevard.

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The exit ramp for Liberty Street parts ways with U.S. 1 Alternate (MLK, Jr. Parkway) north onto adjacent 20th Street. Liberty Street leads south to Phoenix and north to Evergreen Cemetery.

12/04/20

The exit for U.S. 1/17 (Main Street) south to Springfield and U.S. 17 (Main Street) north to Brentwood departs to the immediate west of the Liberty Street underpass.

12/04/20

U.S. 1/17 overlap south from MLK, Jr. Parkway to State Street on the outskirts of Downtown. U.S. 17 north follows Main Street north out of Jacksonville.

12/04/20

U.S. 17 (Main Street) north connects the parkway with Panama Park and the North Shore communities. U.S. 1 north overtakes the freeway from U.S. 1 Alternate just beyond the upcoming Pearl Street off-ramp.

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Pearl Street parallels U.S. 17 three blocks to the west through the Brentwood and Springfield neighborhoods.

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U.S. 1 northbound overtakes MLK, Jr. Parkway from U.S. 1 ALT just ahead of the diamond interchange with Boulevard.

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