This article is about the section of U.S. Route 23 in Florida. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 23.
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Sign for the US 17/US 23/SR 228 overlap west of Laura Street in Jacksonville.
US 23 begins at US 1 (Main Street) at the northern end of Downtown Jacksonville, starting as a one-way pair, with the northbound lanes meeting with Florida State College at Jacksonville. It is also unsigned SR 139 from its southern terminus to its interchange with US 1 in northwestern Jacksonville (SR 139 continues east along SR 10A from the end of US 23 to SR 115). Additionally, it has a wrong-way concurrency with US 17 from the beginning at US 1 to exits 363B and 363C on Interstate 95 (I-95). West of I-95, US 23 ends the one-way pair, continuing as Kings Road through northwestern Jacksonville, as an off-grid road. A few miles to the northwest in the Grand Park section of Jacksonville, US 23 meets with US 1/SR 15 (Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway), running concurrently with the highway through the rest of its journey through Florida. The road continues northwest, intersecting with I-295, and eventually makes its way out of Jacksonville. At Callahan, US 1/US 23 meets US 301, beginning a three-way concurrency as the road continues northward through Hilliard and Boulogne toward the St. Marys River, leaving Florida and entering Georgia.
Historyedit
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Beginning in 1950, US 23's southern terminus was extended into Florida approximately 319 miles (513 km) south from Atlanta, Georgia, to Jacksonville.[2]
A US 23 shield used in Florida prior to 1993
From 1956 until 1993, US 23 signs in Florida featured white numbering on a green shield.[3] The "color-coding" of U.S. Highways by the Florida Department of Transportation was stopped when the state could no longer use federal funds to replace the signs with anything but the standard black-and-white version. Some green US 23 signs may still remain.
^ abTransportation Data & Analytics. "Straight-Line Diagrams Online GIS Web Application". Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
^State Road Department of Florida (1952). Official Florida Road Map(PDF) (Map). State Road Department of Florida. Jacksonville inset. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
^State Road Department of Florida (1957). Official Florida Road Map(PDF) (Map). State Road Department of Florida. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
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This article is about the section of U S Route 23 in Florida For the entire route see U S Route 23 This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources U S Route 23 in Florida news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2023 U S Highway 23 US 23 is a United States Numbered Highway that runs from Jacksonville Florida to Mackinaw City Michigan In the U S state of Florida US 23 is concurrent with US 1 south of Alma Georgia except in Downtown Jacksonville US 23 is also concurrent with US 301 between Homeland Georgia and Callahan In the Jacksonville area US 23 is the unsigned State Road 139 SR 139 which also continues east from the south end of US 23 along SR 10A to SR 115 near the Mathews Bridge U S Highway 23US 23 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by FDOTLength37 656 mi 1 60 601 km Existed1950 presentMajor junctionsSouth endUS 1 US 17 SR 228 in JacksonvilleMajor intersectionsI 95 US 17 SR 228 in Jacksonville US 301 in CallahanNorth endUS 1 US 23 US 301 SR 4 SR 15 towards Folkston GALocationCountryUnited StatesStateFloridaCountiesDuval NassauHighway systemUnited States Numbered Highway SystemList Special DividedFlorida State Highway SystemInterstate US State Former Pre 1945 Toll Scenic SR 22 SR 23 SR 136SR 139 SR 143 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description edit nbsp Sign for the US 17 US 23 SR 228 overlap west of Laura Street in Jacksonville US 23 begins at US 1 Main Street at the northern end of Downtown Jacksonville starting as a one way pair with the northbound lanes meeting with Florida State College at Jacksonville It is also unsigned SR 139 from its southern terminus to its interchange with US 1 in northwestern Jacksonville SR 139 continues east along SR 10A from the end of US 23 to SR 115 Additionally it has a wrong way concurrency with US 17 from the beginning at US 1 to exits 363B and 363C on Interstate 95 I 95 West of I 95 US 23 ends the one way pair continuing as Kings Road through northwestern Jacksonville as an off grid road A few miles to the northwest in the Grand Park section of Jacksonville US 23 meets with US 1 SR 15 Martin Luther King Jr Parkway running concurrently with the highway through the rest of its journey through Florida The road continues northwest intersecting with I 295 and eventually makes its way out of Jacksonville At Callahan US 1 US 23 meets US 301 beginning a three way concurrency as the road continues northward through Hilliard and Boulogne toward the St Marys River leaving Florida and entering Georgia History editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2023 Beginning in 1950 US 23 s southern terminus was extended into Florida approximately 319 miles 513 km south from Atlanta Georgia to Jacksonville 2 nbsp A US 23 shield used in Florida prior to 1993From 1956 until 1993 US 23 signs in Florida featured white numbering on a green shield 3 The color coding of U S Highways by the Florida Department of Transportation was stopped when the state could no longer use federal funds to replace the signs with anything but the standard black and white version Some green US 23 signs may still remain Major intersections editCountyLocationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesFor the rest of SR 139 see SR 10A mile 1 24 0 000 DuvalJacksonville0 0000 000 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 1 US 17 north SR 228 east North Main Street SR 5 East Union Street SR 10A east SR 139 south National southern terminus0 0930 150 nbsp nbsp nbsp US 90 Alt west North Laura Street 0 6881 107 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp To I 95 US 90 Beaver Street North Davis Street0 841 35 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp I 95 US 17 south SR 228 west SR 9 to I 10 westI 95 exits 353B C north end of US 17 SR 228 overlap no direct access from US 23 south to I 95 north turn around at North Davis Street 3 8206 148 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 1 south M L King Jr Parkway SR 15 to I 95Interchange no southbound entrance north end of SR 139 overlap south end of US 1 SR 15 overlapSee US 1 mile 511 20 545 03 NassauBoulogne37 65660 601 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 1 north US 23 north US 301 north SR 4 north SR 15 north Folkston Nahunta WaycrossGeorgia state line St Marys River bridge Continuation into Georgia1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminusSee also edit nbsp Florida portal nbsp U S Roads portalReferences edit a b Transportation Data amp Analytics Straight Line Diagrams Online GIS Web Application Florida Department of Transportation Retrieved March 31 2014 State Road Department of Florida 1952 Official Florida Road Map PDF Map State Road Department of Florida Jacksonville inset Retrieved September 16 2023 State Road Department of Florida 1957 Official Florida Road Map PDF Map State Road Department of Florida Retrieved September 16 2023 External 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