58-784: The following roads are called the Roosevelt Expressway : Roosevelt Expressway (Jacksonville) in Jacksonville, Florida Roosevelt Expressway, part of the Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Theodore Roosevelt Expressway in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana FDR Drive in New York City, an expressway named after Franklin D. Roosevelt Topics referred to by
116-535: A 0.9-mile (1.4 km) concurrency from Winfall Boulevard to the business loop's northern terminus. Major intersections The entire route is in Perquimans County . U.S. Highway 17 Business ( US 17 Bus. ) was established in 1960 as a renumbering of US 17A through downtown Elizabeth City, North Carolina , via Ehringhaus and Road streets. The business loop has remained unchanged since its establishment. Major intersections The entire route
174-553: A low railroad bridge that carries the SunRail rail line over US 17 /US 92 in southern Maitland, Florida . The route follows SR 423 (Lee Road), Interstate 4 (I-4), and SR 414 (Maitland Boulevard) in Winter Park and Maitland. It formerly used Wymore Road and Lake Avenue ( CR 438A ) instead of I-4 and SR 414. The Roosevelt Expressway is a spur of I-10 ( SR 8 ) west of downtown Jacksonville , in
232-582: A portion of Osceola National Forest . The sole means of leaving and reentering the highway in this section is at a pair of rest areas, the easternmost rest areas along I-10. The road widens to six lanes again at the interchange with the First Coast Expressway . Just as I-75 did with I-10 in Columbia County , I-10's interchange with I-295 uses single ramps leading to both directions on I-295 with east-to-north and south-to-west flyover ramps leading to
290-508: A primarily commercial area of Wilmington until reaching its northern terminus at US 17. US 17 Bus. was established in 1971, two years after US 17 was realigned onto new routing; it traversed 1.8 miles (2.9 km) along 3rd and Market streets, between Dawson/Wooster and 16th/17th streets. Market Street was part of the original alignment but goes south instead of north along 3rd Street to meetup with US 17. In 1979, AASHTO officially recognized US 17 Bus. In 2005, AASHTO approved
348-460: A resurgence in rest area-related violent crime. On September 16, 2004, Hurricane Ivan made landfall near Pensacola, with the resulting storm surge causing heavy damage to the I-10 bridge across Escambia Bay . As much as a quarter mile (400 m) of the bridge, consisting of 58 bridge segments, collapsed into the bay, and an additional 66 segments were knocked out of alignment; most of
406-448: A straight line along John Young Parkway to US 192, where it turned east until it returned to US 17/US 92 at North Main Street (OBT). The route existed from sometime during the 1980s until 1999, when US 17/US 92 itself was rerouted to bypass downtown Kissimmee. U.S. Highway 17 Truck ( US 17 Truck ) is designated to divert overheight truck traffic away from
464-438: Is a connector route within the city limits of Yemassee, South Carolina . It connects Yemassee Highway with US 17 Alt. / US 21 and to the eastern terminus of South Carolina Highway 68 (SC 68; Connelly Street). It is known as Flowers Street and is an unsigned highway . U.S. Highway 17 Alternate Truck ( US 17 Alt. Truck ) is an 8.242-mile (13.264 km) truck route of US 17 Alt. that
522-662: Is a more direct route, bypassing the central cores of many cities. I-10 runs through some of the least populated areas of the state. I-10 crosses into Florida at Alabama state line at the Perdido River , just west of Pensacola, in Escambia County . Florida State Road 297 (SR 297, southbound) at exit 7A, gives access to the Pensacola Naval Air Station and the National Museum of Naval Aviation . On
580-450: Is accessible southbound via I-10 west as a left exit (exit 361). The current design was preferred over the proposed River Oaks Freeway, which would have decimated the Avondale district. The partial interchanges with Blanding and I-10 reflect the nature of the original need of a bypass system. Intended to stimulate commerce and encourage connectivity to Jacksonville's downtown to and from
638-738: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Roosevelt Expressway (Jacksonville) A total of at least 32 special routes of U.S. Route 17 (US 17) have existed: 3 in Florida , 6 in South Carolina , 17 in North Carolina , and 6 in Virginia . U.S. Highway 17 Truck ( US 17 Truck ) is an alternate route for US 17 / US 92 in northern Kissimmee, Florida , following State Road 423 (SR 423; John Young Parkway) and
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#1732845309977696-658: Is in Elizabeth City , Pasquotank County . U.S. Highway 17 Business Truck ( US 17 Bus. Truck ) is a unique truck route specifically for US 17 Bus. in Elizabeth City, North Carolina . It follows US 158 west from the Camden Causeway and north along (mainline) US 17 to the junction with US 17 Bus. The bypassed segment of US 17 Bus. not only has a weight limit precluding most trucks over two axles but also passes through historic residential areas. U.S. Highway 17 Bypass ( US 17 Byp. )
754-575: Is in Shallotte , Brunswick County . U.S. Highway 17 Business ( US 17 Bus. ) was established in 1992 after the completion of the Bolivia Bypass around Bolivia, North Carolina . The business route follows the old alignment of US 17 through Bolivia, the small county seat of Brunswick County . This 7.5-mile (12.1 km) route is also called the Old Ocean Highway and passes through
812-778: Is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . US 17 Bus. continues to travel through residential areas of Wilmington until intersecting Covil Avenue, where some commercial business are located adjacent to the highway. By Kerr Avenue, the adjacent properties are primarily commercial and retail businesses. US 17 Bus. meets US 117 and NC 132 at an partial cloverleaf interchange with College Road. The highway continues for 0.4 miles (0.64 km) east-northeast until reaching US 74 at Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and Eastwood Road. US 17 Bus. continues along Market Street for 2.6 miles (4.2 km) through
870-521: Is mostly within the city limits of Summerville, South Carolina . It uses SC 642 and SC 165 . U.S. Highway 17 Business ( US 17 Bus. ) in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina , ran in an overlap with US 701 Bus. along part of SC 703 and all of I-526 Bus. from 1967 to 1992. U.S. Highway 17 Connector ( US 17 Conn. ) is a 0.600-mile (0.966 km) connector route between US 17 and US 17 Bus. on
928-468: Is signed as north–south, coherent with its parent route. Its southern terminus is located at an at-grade intersection between Third Street, Dawson Street, and the eastbound ramp of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge which carries US 17, US 76 , and US 421 . From its terminus, US 17 Bus. continues north along Third Street for 450 feet (140 m), intersecting Wooster Street and
986-543: Is split in the downtown area, northbound on Haughton Street and southbound on Elm Street. In 2003, US 17 Bus. was extended 1.61 miles (2.59 km) that was formally US 17 when the new Williamston bypass was established. Major intersections The entire route is in Williamston , Martin County . U.S. Highway 17 Bypass ( US 17 Byp. ) was established in 2009 and is 8.7 miles (14.0 km) long. Beginning at
1044-745: The Blackwater River . After that bridge, it has two more interchanges with a pair of rest areas in between before crossing the Santa Rosa– Okaloosa county line. The road crosses the border between the Central and Eastern time zones at the long Dewey M. Johnson Bridge, over the Apalachicola River . East of the bridge over the Ochlockonee River and the rest areas that follow, I-10 widens from four to six lanes and remains that way until after
1102-556: The Murrells Inlet – Garden City line in South Carolina. It is unnamed and is an unsigned highway ; the northbound side is signed as the business route instead. U.S. Highway 17 Business ( US 17 Bus. ), also known as Kings Highway , was established by 1967 when mainline US 17 was bypassed west of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina . In 1981, it was extended north to near Briarcliffe Acres , after mainline US 17
1160-624: The Osceola Parkway (County Road 522, or CR 522) instead of Vine Street ( US 192 ) and the Orange Blossom Trail (OBT). It was signed in about 2011 when the single-point urban interchange at the John Young and Osceola parkways was completed. Until 1999, a truck bypass was signed around downtown Kissimmee. It began where US 17/US 92 formerly turned from John Young Parkway onto West Emmett Street and continued north in
1218-575: The Trout River . Roosevelt Expressway is the bypass built as a spur of I-10, which converted US 17 into a limited-access expressway north of Blanding Boulevard ( SR 21 ), bypassing the Post Street/College Street route that Roosevelt Boulevard used to travel through the Riverside and Avondale historic district, passing by McDuff Avenue (SR 129) to I-10 eastbound. The expressway
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#17328453099771276-559: The US ;13 / US 17 split, located southeast of Windsor, North Carolina , US 17 Byp. follows the preexisting expressway grade of US 13. At exit 215, US 13 splits and continues north, while US 17 Byp. continues on freeway -grade highway till it remerges with US 17, near milemarker 221. Major intersections The entire route is in Bertie County . U.S. Highway 17 Business ( US 17 Bus. )
1334-750: The Interstate stretch in Tallahassee was expanded to six lanes to alleviate congestion. In 2002, I-10, along with most of Florida's Interstates, switched over from a sequential exit numbering system to a mileage-based exit numbering system. In 1993, a British tourist was killed at the Jefferson County rest area in a botched burglary by teens. As a result, Florida rest stops were either patrolled or closed for at least two years when lawmakers approved cutbacks. A number of rest areas are currently regularly patrolled at night by armed security, often private, due to
1392-526: The Jacksonville Bypass, which rerouted US 17 / NC 24 south and east around Jacksonville, North Carolina . The old alignment along Wilmington Highway and Marine Boulevard became US 17 Bus, with a short 1.4-mile (2.3 km) overlap with NC 24 Bus. Major intersections The entire route is in Jacksonville , Onslow County . U.S. Highway 17 Business ( US 17 Bus. )
1450-487: The Roosevelt Expressway, I-10, I-95, and US 23 . If this is accepted, US 17 Alt. will be eliminated. As of March 2007, it appears that US 17 has been rerouted. US 17 goes north on the Roosevelt Expressway, to east I-10 (SR 8), north on I-95, and east on Union Street (US 23) until Main Street and picking back up on its original course. U.S. Highway 17 Alternate ( US 17 Alt. )
1508-554: The U.S. state of Florida , built partially to freeway standards. It travels northeast from an intersection with Roosevelt Boulevard ( US 17 / SR 15 ), traveling parallel with nearby McDuff Avenue ( SR 129 ), to a partial interchange with I-10. The road is designated as a spur of SR 15 and was formerly numbered SR 15A . It has also been—and may still be—an unsigned U.S. Highway 17 Alternate ( US 17 Alt. ), which originally continued east on I-10 and north on I-95 to return to US 17 north of
1566-754: The US ;17 Bus. extension upon completion of and realignment of US 17 along the Wilmington Bypass ( I-140 ). On June 30, 2006, when the Wilmington bypass opened, US 17 Bus. replaced segments of US 17: north along Market Street, between 16th/17th streets and near Futch Creek Road, and south crossing the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge to Eagle Island . In May 2015, AASHTO approved a request to reroute US 17 back through Wilmington, following US 76 along Oleander Drive and Military Cutoff Road;
1624-580: The border between Brent and Ensley , the median approaching exits 10A and 10B becomes unexpectedly wide in order to accommodate flyover on-ramps from US 29 that enter the left sides of the road. At exit 12, I-10 serves as the northern terminus of I-110 , a spur route to central Pensacola. The highway leaves the county at the Escambia Bay Bridge and has two interchanges within Santa Rosa County before crossing another bridge over
1682-1165: The center of Bolivia near its northern terminus. Major intersections The entire route is in Brunswick County . U.S. Route 17-1 ( US 17-1 ) was an original U.S. highway, established in 1926; in North Carolina, it was overlapped completely on NC 40 . It starts, in Wilmington, on 5th Street at Market Street ( US 17 / NC 20 ), where it goes north to Nixon Street, then east to McRae Street and proceeds north on Castle Haynes Road. At Wallace , it follows today's NC 11 to Kenansville , then west, via today NC 24 Bus. / NC 50 , to Warsaw . Continuing north, it goes through Faison , Mount Olive , and through Goldsboro on George Street. Continuing north through Wilson , via Goldsboro Street and Herring Avenue, it connects Elm City , Rocky Mount , Battleboro , Halifax , and finally Weldon , via Washington and Sycamore avenues. Entering Virginia, it connects through Emporia before reaching Petersburg, via Sycamore Street, ending at Washington Street ( US 1 ). In 1932,
1740-504: The completion of the Shallotte Bypass around Shallotte, North Carolina . The business loop is 3.8 miles (6.1 km) in length and has the street name Main Street for its entire length. The middle segment is also concurrent with North Carolina Highway 130 (NC 130), which splits from US 17 Bus. in the north to travel to Whiteville and splits in the south to travel to Holden Beach . Major intersections The entire route
1798-613: The damage was to the eastbound lanes. A $ 26.5 million project was awarded the following day to Gilbert Southern/Massman and to the Parsons Corporation to make emergency repairs to the bridge. Work was completed on October 4 on the westbound bridge, restoring two-way traffic seven days ahead of schedule. The more heavily damaged eastbound bridge was completely repaired on November 20, just 66 days after Hurricane Ivan made landfall, and 27 days ahead of schedule. The contractor received $ 1.5 million in bonuses for
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1856-751: The easternmost section of an east–west Interstate Highway in the southern United States . It is also the eastern end of one of three coast-to-coast Interstates, along with I-80 and I-90 . The highway runs east from the Alabama border, traveling through the Panhandle of Florida , serving the major cities of Pensacola , Tallahassee , Lake City , ending at Jacksonville , and carries the hidden Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) designation of State Road 8 ( SR 8 ). The Interstate runs roughly parallel to US Highway 90 (US 90) (which intersects I-10 at five different points along its route), but
1914-495: The entire route was renumbered, with most of the Wilmington–Wilson route to US 117 and all of Wilson–Petersburg route to US 301 . Today, the entire route is paralleled with I-40 and I-95 . U.S. Highway 17 Business ( US 17 Bus. ) is an 8.1-mile (13.0 km) business route of US 17 through Wilmington, North Carolina . While physically running in a primarily east–west pattern, US 17 Bus.
1972-605: The formal route change package and distributing it (i.e., updating the TEAAS and road signs in the area). NC 32 shares a concurrency along Broad Street in the downtown area. Major intersections The entire route is in Chowan County . U.S. Highway 17 Business ( US 17 Bus. ) was established in 1966 as a renumbering of mainline US 17 through Hertford (via Edenton Road, Dobbs, and Church streets) and Winfall (via Creek Drive), North Carolina. NC 37 shares
2030-535: The former section of US 17 through Chocowinity and along Bridge Street/Carolina Avenue in Washington. Major intersections The entire route is in Beaufort County . U.S. Highway 17 Business ( US 17 Bus. ) was established in 1960 as a renumbering of US 17A , which traversed through downtown Williamston, North Carolina , via Washington and Main streets. Between 1969 and 1977, US 17 Bus.
2088-469: The interchange with SR 61 and US 319 in Tallahassee. Like at US 29 in Escambia County, the median for I-10 widens in the vicinity of I-75 at exits 296A and 296B, near Lake City, in order to accommodate flyover on-ramps that enter from the left sides of the road. A 21-mile-long (34 km) segment between exits 303 and 324 contains no interchanges because it passes through
2146-683: The last number of years as Roosevelt Boulevard, even though it's still in the Jacksonville Transportation Authority books as Expressway. It is part of the Blue Star Memorial Highway and named for President Franklin D. Roosevelt . In early 2006, the Florida Department of Transportation applied to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) to reroute US 17 via
2204-582: The median of I-295. US 17 overlaps I-10 for two exits before the eastern terminus of the Interstate, located in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Jacksonville's urban core at I-95 . Prior to the construction of I-10, US 90 was the main east–west highway across the state. The first section of I-10 in Florida was completed between Sanderson and Jacksonville in 1961. Construction on points westward continued in 1962. The route between Sanderson and Winfield
2262-472: The median of Market Street, including a monument to Cornelius Harnett at Fourth Street and a fountain located within the intersection with Fifth Street. The George Davis Monument formerly stood in the median of Market Street at the Third Street intersection but was dismantled in 2020. The median along Market Street ends at 16th Street and US 17 Bus. passes through Market Street Mansion District which
2320-664: The new alignment reduces the length of existing US 17 Bus. to along 3rd and Market streets. In May 2017, US 17 Bus. was officially reduced as approved by AASHTO. Major intersections The entire route is in Wilmington , New Hanover County . U.S. Highway 17 Truck ( US 17 Truck ) in Wilmington, North Carolina , used the one-way pairs of Dawson and Wooster streets (from 16th and 17th streets to Oleander Drive). Continuing east, it then used Oleander Drive and north along Military Cutoff Road before rejoining then mainline US 17 at Market Street. Mainline US 17 at
2378-649: The path of US 17 Alt. on SR 25 Spur was redesignated as the northbound lanes of US 17. Major intersections The entire route was in Savannah , Chatham County . U.S. Highway 17 Alternate ( US 17 Alt. ) was an alternate route of US 17 that existed in Savannah, Georgia , and the southern part of South Carolina . It was concurrent with SR 25 Alt. for its entire length in Georgia. Between June 1954 and June 1955, US 17 Alt. and SR 25 Alt. were established from an intersection with
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2494-527: The segment between Drifton and Falmouth opened that year. The Capitola–Drifton segment was completed the following year. Construction began between Caryville and Chipley in 1974, and from Chipley to Midway in 1975. The segment between Chipley and Midway was completed in 1977 except for a small portion between Kynesville and Oakdale ; in 1978, the entire length of I-10, as well as the I-110 spur in Pensacola across
2552-578: The southbound lanes of US 17/ SR 25 (Ogeechee Road), north-northeast on Stiles Avenue, right onto Gwinnett Street to the east-southeast, and left onto Boundary Street to the north-northeast. The highways reached the South Carolina state line, where SR 25 Alt. reached its northern terminus. US 17 Alt. crossed over the Savannah River on a toll bridge . It curved to the northwest and reached its northern terminus, another intersection with US 17 . In 1985, US 17 Alt./SR 25 Alt.
2610-409: The state opened along its original planned route. During the planning stage of construction, I-10 was placed just north of the central business district of Tallahassee , roughly along the current route of US 90 through town, while later a spur route was proposed to go to the core of the city. Both of these proposals were dropped and a route across the north side of the city was chosen. In 2008,
2668-468: The suburbs and Orange Park, while streamlining commutes and lessening the impact such travel was to potentially have on Jacksonville's oldest areas in the southwest side of town by removing high volume and chaotic redevelopment from the streets of Avondale and Lakeside Park, the area east of the Roosevelt Expressway is now protected in the form of a zoning overlay largely allowed by the basic design of this alternate route. Roosevelt Expressway has been signed in
2726-403: The time used the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, then split with Dawson and Wooster Streets until reaching 16th and 17th streets. Mainline US 17 then used 16th and 17th streets back to Market Street. Once Mainline US 17 was moved to I-140 in 2005, the truck route through Wilmington was deleted. U.S. Highway 17 Business ( US 17 Bus. ) was established in 2006 after the completion of
2784-505: The westbound ramp of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. US 17 Bus. continues north along Third Street through a residential area of downtown Wilmington. At Market Street, US 17 Bus. turns to the east, following the street out of downtown Wilmington. Leaving downtown Wilmington along Market Street, US 17 Bus. passes several historical sites including the Bellamy Mansion and First Baptist Church . Two pieces of artwork exist within
2842-444: Was an alternate route of US 17 that existed entirely within the city limits of Savannah, Georgia . The roadway that would eventually become US 17 Alt. was established between November 1946 and February 1948 as State Route 25 Spur (SR 25 Spur), from US 17/ SR 25 on the western edge of the city to US 17/ US 80 /SR 25/ SR 26 in the main part. Between April 1949 and August 1950, it
2900-540: Was completed in 1963. By 1967, construction had been completed from the Alabama state line to SR 87 and was under construction from Falmouth to I-75 . New construction extending I-10 east from SR 87 to Mossy Head began in 1968. The Falmouth to I-75 segment opened in 1969. Construction began in 1970 further extending I-10 eastward from Mossy Head to DeFuniak Springs . New construction began in 1973 from DeFuniak Springs to Caryville and from Drifton to Capitola ;
2958-526: Was established in 1977 as a renumbering of mainline US 17 through Edenton, North Carolina , via Queen and Broad streets. In 1996, it was rerouted along Virginia Road to Broad Street and removed routing through the downtown area and along Queen Street, becoming SR 1204. However, in 2012, the North Carolina Department of Transportation reversed course and reverted the business loop back to its original routing; thanks in part of not completing
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#17328453099773016-431: Was established in 2000 as a renumbering of mainline US 17 through downtown New Bern, North Carolina , via Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Neuse Boulevard, Broad Street, and Front Street. In 2011, the business loop was extended south as mainline US 17 was placed on new freeway west of New Bern. Major intersections U.S. Highway 17 Business ( US 17 Bus. ) was established in 1961 when US 17
3074-423: Was established in 2004 and is a 9.3-mile (15.0 km) controlled-access highway bypass west of Elizabeth City, North Carolina . Unlike typical bypasses, a separate mainline US 17 continues along original 1953 bypass route (Hughes Boulevard), while a business route goes through downtown Elizabeth City. Florida State Road 8 Interstate 10 ( I-10 ) runs for 362 miles (583 km) in Florida as
3132-464: Was placed on a new highway bypass route. The 22.940-mile (36.918 km) business route connects: Murrells Inlet, Garden City , Surfside Beach , and Myrtle Beach . The highway is also a major route during the Bi-Lo Marathon weekend; miles 2 to 6 and also 19 to 21 run through this highway during the marathon. U.S. Highway 17 Business ( US 17 Bus. ) was established in 1991 after
3190-452: Was redesignated as SR 25 Connector (SR 25 Conn.). Major intersections This table shows the 1985–1991 intersections. U.S. Highway 17 Alternate ( US 17 Alt. ) is an alternate route of US 17 in South Carolina that runs between Pocotaligo and Georgetown . It is 123.4 miles (198.6 km) long and has been four-laned in various segments since 1970. U.S. Highway 17 Connector ( US 17 Conn. )
3248-407: Was rerouted to begin at an interchange with I-516 /US 17/ US 80 / SR 21 /SR 25/ SR 26 . It traveled east-southeast on Bay Street, turned right onto West Broad Street, traveled to the south-southwest, turned right onto York Street, traveled to the west-northwest, and turned right onto Boundary Street to continue as before. In 1991, the path of US 17 Alt./SR 25 Alt.
3306-544: Was rerouted, on a bypass route, east of Vanceboro, North Carolina . US 17 Bus. travels along Main Street, sharing 2.1 miles (3.4 km) of it with NC 43 , since 1987. Major intersections The entire route is in Vanceboro , Craven County . U.S. Highway 17 Business ( US 17 Bus. ) was established in 2010 when US 17 was rerouted, onto the new freeway , bypassing east of Chocowinity and west of Washington , North Carolina. US 17 Bus. follows
3364-543: Was then indicated to have started at US 17/SR 25 (Ogeechee Road), traveled east-southeast on 52nd Street, turned left on Whatley Avenue and traveled to the northeast, curved to the north-northeast onto Montgomery Street and traveled north-northeast to its northern terminus. By the beginning of 1952, US 17 Alt. was established on the path of SR 25 Spur from US 17/SR 25 east-southeast on Mills B. Lane Boulevard, northeast on Whatley Avenue, and north-northeast on Montgomery Street, as previously. In 1953,
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