U.S. 17 North - Orange Park to Riverside - Jacksonville

Confirming marker posted north of SR 134 (Timuquana Road).

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U.S. 17 continues north to Long Bow Road S at the Ortega Forest neighborhood.

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Verona Avenue angles northeast to Ortega Boulevard in the Ortega neighborhood and southwest into the Ortega Forest community.

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A residential street, Ortega Forest Drive parallels the Ortega River south from U.S. 17 (Roosevelt Boulevard).

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U.S. 17 (Roosevelt Boulevard) and the adjacent CSX Railroad span the Ortega River north from Ortega Forest Drive to Lakeside Drive.

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U.S. 17 passes over Lake Shore Boulevard / Lakeside Drive ahead of the signalized intersection with Birkenhead Road west and Wabash Avenue east.

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Roosevelt Square shopping centers lies on the northeast corner of Roosevelt Boulevard and Wabash Avenue. Birkenhead Road stems west into the Lakeshore neighborhood.

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Turning north, U.S. 17 (Roosevelt Boulevard) next intersects SR 128 (San Juan Avenue).

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SR 128 (San Juan Avenue) west connects with SR 111 (Cassat Avenue) and SR 103 (Lane Avenue) north to Interstate 10.

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SR 128 lines San Juan Avenue for 2.50 miles overall west to SR 103 (Lane Avenue) in Hyde Park and east to SR 211 (Herschel Street) in Fairfax.

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Heading north from SR 21 (Blanding Boulevard), U.S. 17 continues with six overall lanes along Roosevelt Boulevard by the Florida State College at Jacksonville Kent Campus.

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A tight diamond interchange joins U.S. 17 with Edgewood Avenue in a half mile.

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Roosevelt Boulevard arcs northeast from Plymouth Street between the Murray Hill and Avondale neighborhoods.

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Edgewood Avenue angles northwest from Avondale and U.S. 17 through the main commercial strip in Murray Hill.

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A lane drop occurs along U.S. 17 (Roosevelt Boulevard) at the exit ramp for Edgewood Avenue. Two lanes continue north toward the split with Old Roosevelt Boulevard across a 65.3 foot wide overpass.¹ This sign bridge was removed by 2018.

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The 140.1 foot long overpasses across Edgewood Avenue were built in 1969.¹

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U.S. 17 (Roosevelt Boulevard) northbound lowers back to grade level at Belvedere Avenue, just ahead of the wye intersection with Old Roosevelt Boulevard. Old Roosevelt Boulevard provides a cutoff northeast to SR 129 north / SR 228 (McDuff Avenue) west toward I-10.

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U.S. 17 was realigned to bypass the Riverside and Brooklyn neighborhoods between Roosevelt Boulevard and Downtown in 2006. The former route along Old Roosevelt Boulevard and the couplet of Post and College Streets was turned over to city maintenance, with U.S. 17 shifting onto a combination of the Roosevelt Expressway north to I-10 east and I-95. This sign bridge was replaced with a shield assembly by 2018.

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U.S. 17 previously followed Old Roosevelt Boulevard north at-grade alongside the CSX Railroad to Post Street, where it combined with SR 228 along the couplet through Riverside. The forthcoming Roosevelt Expressway was designated as U.S. 17 Alternate prior to the realignment of U.S. 17.

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Roosevelt Boulevard makes a gradual curve to the east, intersecting unmarked SR 129/228 at McDuff Avenue. Connecting U.S. 17 with Interstate 10 west, McDuff Avenue parallels Roosevelt Expressway northward through Murray Hill.

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Construction between 2011 and 2013 rehabilitated the concrete roadway along the Roosevelt Expressway, added partial shoulders and installed a barrier median. Further work in 2019/20 added a barrier along the east side.

11/06/19

SR 228 combines with U.S. 17 north along Roosevelt Expressway. The two continue 0.84 miles from SR 129 onto Interstate 10 east.

11/06/19

Roosevelt Expressway spans, College and Post Streets (old U.S. 17 / SR 228), a CSX Railroad line and Rooselle Street prior to the wye interchange with Interstate 10 eastbound.

11/06/19

Post Street carried U.S. 17 north / SR 228 east a half mile from Old Roosevelt Boulevard to King Street in Riverside, Jacksonville.

06/14/08

Stockton Street leads north six blocks from Post Street to a folded diamond interchange with Interstate 10 at Rosselle and Irene Streets.

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Post Street intersects Stockton Street three blocks east from King Street. Stockton Street heads south to St. Vincent's Medical Center and Riverside Avenue (SR 211).

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The split directions of U.S. 17/SR 228 recombined along Post Street east from Margaret Street. Interstate 95 travels nearby along the north end of Riverside Park.

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Margaret Street carried U.S. 17 south / SR 228 west one block north along Riverside Park to College Street west.

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The Jacksonville street grid shifts east from Margaret Street, matching the orientation of the St. Johns River. Post Street next intersects Park Street, which runs north along Riverside Park to a southbound entrance ramp to I-95 across the Fuller Warren Bridge.

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Post Street (former U.S. 17/SR 228) east at Oak Street.

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U.S. 17 north / SR 228 east overtook Riverside Avenue from SR 211 at the turn from Oak Street. With the US highway rerouted in 2006, SR 211 was extended 0.22 miles north along Riverside Avenue to the ramps with I-95 and Peninsular Place.

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