U.S. Highway 23 marker

U.S. Highway 23

US 23 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length37.656 mi[1] (60.601 km)
Existed1950–present
Major junctions
South end US 1 / US 17 / SR 228 in Jacksonville
Major intersections
North end US 1 / US 23 / US 301 / SR 4 / SR 15 towards Folkston, GA
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountiesDuval, Nassau
Highway system
← SR 22→ SR 23
← SR 136SR 139→ SR 143

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.

Route description

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

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.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
For the rest of SR 139, see SR 10A (mile 1.24-0.000)
DuvalJacksonville0.0000.000

 US 1 / US 17 north / SR 228 east (North Main Street / SR 5)
East Union Street (SR 10A east / SR 139 south)		National southern terminus
0.0930.150

 US 90 Alt. west (North Laura Street)
0.6881.107

 To I-95 / US 90 (Beaver Street) / North Davis Street
0.841.35



 I-95 / US 17 south / SR 228 west (SR 9) to I-10 west		I-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

 US 1 south (M.L. King Jr. Parkway / SR 15) to I-95		Interchange; no southbound entrance; north end of SR 139 overlap; south end of US 1 / SR 15 overlap
See US 1 (mile 511.20-545.03)
NassauBoulogne37.65660.601




 US 1 north / US 23 north / US 301 north / SR 4 north / SR 15 north – Folkston, Nahunta, Waycross		Georgia state line (St. Marys River bridge). Continuation into Georgia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Transportation Data & Analytics. "Straight-Line Diagrams Online GIS Web Application". Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  2. ↑ State Road Department of Florida (1952). Official Florida Road Map (PDF) (Map). State Road Department of Florida. Jacksonville inset. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  3. ↑ 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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