Interstate 295 (Florida)
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I-295 highlighted in red | |||||||
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| Auxiliary route of I-95 | |||||||
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| Length | 60.864 mi[1] (97.951 km) | ||||||
| Existed | 1970–present | ||||||
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Beltway around Jacksonville, Florida | |||||||
 US 17 I-10  US 1 / US 23 I-95 US 90 SR 202 SR 9B | |||||||
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| Counties | Duval | ||||||
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Interstate 295 (I-295), an auxiliary route of Interstate 95, is a beltway around central Jacksonville, Florida. The 60.9 miles (98.0 km)-long beltway consists of two segments, the West Beltway (formerly signed as simply I-295), and the East Beltway (formerly signed as State Road 9A), with I-95 serving as the dividing line between the two. The entire highway carries a hidden designation as State Road 9A by the Florida Department of Transportation.[2] The West Beltway was constructed in the 1970s, with the East Beltway being built from the 1980s-2000s.
Contents
1 Route description
2 History
2.1 1992 attacks
3 Future
4 Exit list
5 References
6 External links
Route description
Exit signs at the interchange with Interstate 95, on south I-295. In this picture from 2008, the East Beltway was signed as SR 9A.
Beginning at the I-95 interchange in southeastern Duval as the West Beltway, the beltway travels west, passes through the Mandarin area with interchanges at Old St. Augustine Road, and SR 13 (San Jose Boulevard). It then travels along the three mile Buckman Bridge crossing the St. Johns River immediately south of Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and serves as a major connection in the southern part of Jacksonville. At the western end of the river, I-295 continues west, serving as the border between Clay County and Duval County running just north of the town of Orange Park with interchanges at US 17/SR 15 (Roosevelt Boulevard) and SR 21 (Blanding Boulevard), serving Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Clay county. Before turning north through the Westside of Duval county, the freeway also has a full interchange at east-west connector Collins Road to serve the Argyle and Oak Leaf areas in addition to NASJAX. Continuing north, with full interchanges at SR 134 (103rd Street), SR 208 (Wilson Boulevard), and SR 228 (Normandy Boulevard), Interstate 295, the west half of Jacksonville's Beltway reaches its interchange with Interstate 10 approximately six miles west of Downtown, then crosses over Beaver Street (US 90), a railroad, creek, then continues into Northern Duval.
North of the I-10 interchange, the western beltway loops around the northwest side of Jacksonville with full interchanges located at both Commonwealth Avenue and Pritchard Road, before curving northeast to an interchange at US 1/US 23 (New Kings Road). The road then crosses the Trout River before crossing SR 104 (Dunn Avenue), where this northern portion of the loop turns east, with interchanges at SR 115 (Lem Turner Road), SR 243 (International Airport Boulevard)/Duval Road, and I-95, all just south of the Jacksonville International Airport, where the East Beltway begins.
I-295 at the Buckman Bridge
East of the I-95 interchange near the airport, I-295 continues east as the East Beltway, with the next interchange being US 17 (North Main Street). I-295 starts to curve to the southeast, with interchanges at Pulaski Road, and Alta Drive/Yellowbluff Road. Before orienting itself southward at the SR 105 (Zoo Parkway/Heckscher Drive) area, the freeway crosses the Dames Point Bridge over the St. Johns River into the Fort Caroline area. Just south of the bridge, a partial interchange with SR 113 (Southside Connector) in the Regency area is followed by full interchanges with Merrill Road and Monument Road, providing access through Arlington between Jacksonville University and NS Mayport. Continuing south, it has full interchanges with SR 10 (Atlantic Boulevard), St. Johns Bluff Road, US 90/SR 212 (Beach Boulevard) and Town Center Parkway/University of North Florida Drive access to University of North Florida. The next interchange, (SR 202) J. Turner Butler Boulevard is a freeway to freeway interchange, finished in 2008. After interchanges with Gate Parkway and SR 152 (Baymeadows Road) and a partial interchange with SR 9B (future Interstate 795), I-295 curves to the west, it crosses US 1 (Philips Highway) before completing the loop at I-95 in south Jacksonville.[3]
History
The current version of I-295 appeared on maps in 1967, as a loop around central Jacksonville, with the first section between I-95 in south Duval County to SR 134 (exit 16) in 1970, and the section from SR 134 to I-10 opened in 1973. The section from I-10 to Commonwealth Ave. (exit 22) opened in 1975, followed by the extension to I-95 in north Jacksonville in 1977, completing the western section of the loop.[citation needed]
I-295 northbound at the Dames Point Bridge
The eastern section, formerly signed as SR 9A, had its first section open from I-95 in north Jacksonville to US 17 (exit 36) in 1983. The eastern half of the loop was constructed initially as a Super 2 highway with traffic lights in the late 1980s, and was not up to interstate standards. The Dames Point Bridge was signed as I-295 in 1990, but this designation was removed in 1993 and replaced by SR 9A. The final sections of SR 9A were completed in 2006, creating a complete loop around central Jacksonville. Several sections not under interstate compliance were upgraded, and the route was considered interstate ready in 2009.
The I-295 East Beltway (formerly signed as SR 9A) was designated the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway in a Florida Department of Transportation ceremony on August 27, 2009. After the Federal Highway Administration accepted the road as the eastern loop of Interstate 295 in 2010, the state was no longer able to name the highway.[4]
Improvements to the I-95 interchange north close by the airport were under construction, new lanes and a flyover ramp were constructed to help improve the interchange. This was completed in late September 2010.[citation needed]
On December 4, 2011, the two halves of the Jacksonville beltway changed over to their current designations, the West Beltway (formerly the whole of I-295), and the East Beltway (formerly State Road 9A). The East Beltway was officially given the I-295 designation, making the entire beltway I-295, with State Road 9A remaining the hidden designation for the entire beltway for FDOT purposes.[5]
In February 2011, construction began for a new interchange at Collins Road, just west of the congested Blanding Boulevard exit. The $63.4 million project was completed in December 2013, earlier than the originally projected 2014 date.[6]
1992 attacks
In 1992, a series of sniper shootings and concrete block- and brick-throwing attacks occurred on the West Beltway. Of the 36 confirmed attacks, "5 [were] shootings from moving vehicles, 15 shootings from overpasses or the side of the road, 15 cases in which concrete, bricks or rocks were thrown at vehicles and 1 instance in which shooting and concrete-throwing were combined."[7] At least one motorist, William Klinedinst, died after a concrete block landed on the hood of his moving car, causing it to crash; his body was not identified for several weeks. Another motorist, Debra Lewis, received a bullet wound to the face, and several other injuries occurred.[8] The incidents spurred then-governor Lawton Chiles to dispatch the Florida National Guard to patrol the roadway and the American Automobile Association (AAA) to issue a rare travel warning for the interstate and direct its customers to avoid its use.[7] A task force was set up by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) to investigate the incidents and, though charges were filed, they were eventually dropped. The task force was disbanded at the end of 1992 and the incidents remained unsolved to this day.[8]
Future
Southbound on I-295 East Beltway at the then-unfinished interchange with SR 9B in southeastern Jacksonville
Extending from the southeast corner of the loop is the future Interstate 795, currently signed as SR 9B, an approximately 11-mile (18 km) expressway currently connecting to I-95. In May 2008, the SR 9B project was suspended by the Florida Department of Transportation. The project was reinstated in 2009, and construction of Phase 1 began in June 2010 and opened on September 19, 2013.[9] Construction of Phase 2, which extends SR 9B from US 1 to I-95, started in May 2013 and opened on June 13, 2016, as SR 9B was designated Interstate 795. Construction of Phase 3 extending south of I-95 to County Road 2209 and Race Track Road via a connector road in St. Johns County began on September 8, 2015 and completed on August 8, 2018.[10][11] I-795 signage along the route has yet to occur.
Construction is underway for the addition of two express toll lanes in each direction stretching from the Buckman Bridge near Exit 5 at San Jose Boulevard (SR 13) to I-95 (Exit 61) at the southern end of Jacksonville (expected completion in early 2018) and from Exit 58 at SR 9B to Exit 53 at Butler Boulevard (SR 202) (expected completion in early 2019).
Exit list
The entire route is in Jacksonville, Duval County.
| mi[1] | km | Old exit[12] | New exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| 60.864– 0.000 | 97.951– 0.000 | 61 | I-95 (SR 9) – Daytona Beach, Jacksonville | Transition between East Beltway and West Beltway; signed as exits 61A (south) and 61B (north); exit 337 on I-95 | |
| 2.888 | 4.648 | 1 | 3 | Old St. Augustine Road | Single point urban interchange |
| 4.689 | 7.546 | 2 | 5 |  SR 13 (San Jose Boulevard) | Signed as exits 5A (north) and 5B (south) clockwise |
| 5.505– 8.596[13] | 8.859– 13.834 | Buckman Bridge over the St. Johns River | |||
| 9.416 | 15.154 | 3 | 10 | US 17 (Roosevelt Boulevard / Park Avenue / SR 15) – Orange Park, NAS Jacksonville | |
| 11.522 | 18.543 | 4 | 12 |   SR 21 (Blanding Boulevard) / Collins Road – Orange Park Mall | Collins Road interchange opened December 2013; access to Orange Park Medical Center |
| 15.738 | 25.328 | 5 | 16 |  SR 134 (103rd Street) | |
| 17.260 | 27.777 | 6 | 17 |  SR 208 (Wilson Boulevard) | |
| 19.224 | 30.938 | 7 | 19 |  SR 228 (Normandy Boulevard) | |
| 20.434 | 32.885 | 8 | 21 | I-10 (SR 8) – Jacksonville, Lake City | Signed as exits 21A (east) and 21B (west); exit 356 on I-10 |
| 22.018 | 35.435 | 9 | 22 | Commonwealth Avenue | |
| 24.524 | 39.468 | 10 | 25 | Pritchard Road | |
| 27.481 | 44.226 | 11 | 28 | US 1 / US 23 (New Kings Road / SR 15) – Callahan | Signed as exits 28A (south) and 28B (north) |
| 29.816 | 47.984 | 12 | 30 |  SR 104 (Dunn Avenue) | |
| 31.466 | 50.640 | 13A | 32 |  SR 115 (Lem Turner Road) | |
| 33.127 | 53.313 | 13C | 33 |  International Airport Boulevard (SR 243 north) / Duval Road (CR 110) | Alternate route to Jacksonville International Airport |
| 34.884 | 56.140 | 14 | 35 | I-95 (SR 9) – Jacksonville, International Airport, Savannah | Transition between West Beltway and East Beltway; signed as exits 35A (south) and 35B (north); exit 362 on I-95 |
| 35.705 | 57.462 | 36 | US 17 (Main Street / SR 5) | ||
| 37.252 | 59.951 | 37 | Pulaski Road | ||
| 39.531 | 63.619 | 40 | Alta Drive | ||
| 41.302 | 66.469 | 41 |  SR 105 (Zoo Parkway / Heckscher Drive) | ||
| 42.665– 44.677[13] | 68.663– 71.901 | Dames Point Bridge over the St. Johns River | |||
| 45.170 | 72.694 | 45 |  SR 113 (Southside Connector) / Merrill Road east (SR 116) | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| 45.588 | 73.367 | 46 |  SR 116 east (Merrill Road / Wonderwood Connector) | Northbound entrance via exit 45 | |
| 46.727 | 75.200 | 47 | Monument Road – Naval Station Mayport | ||
| 48.183 | 77.543 | 48 |  SR 10 (Atlantic Boulevard) | Single point urban interchange | |
| 48.749 | 78.454 | 49 | St. Johns Bluff Road north | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| 50.777 | 81.718 | 51 | US 90 (Beach Boulevard / SR 212) – Florida State College South Campus | Single point urban interchange | |
| 52.053 | 83.771 | 52 | University of North Florida Drive / Town Center Parkway | To University of North Florida and St. Johns Town Center | |
| 53.157 | 85.548 | 53 | SR 202 (Butler Boulevard) to I-95 – Jax Beaches | Unnumbered interchange on SR 202 | |
| 54.336 | 87.445 | 54 | Gate Parkway | ||
| 55.719 | 89.671 | 56 |  SR 152 (Baymeadows Road) | ||
| 57.653 | 92.784 | 58 | SR 9B south to I-95 – Daytona Beach | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; opened on September 19, 2013; Future I-795 | |
| 60.038 | 96.622 | 60 | US 1 (Philips Highway / SR 5) | ||
| 60.864– 0.000 | 97.951– 0.000 | 61 | I-95 (SR 9) – Daytona Beach, Jacksonville | Transition between East Beltway and West Beltway; signed as exits 61A (south) and 61B (north); exit 337 on I-95 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
^ ab "Florida Department of Transportation Interchange Report" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. August 4, 2010. pp. 10, 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Florida Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Florida Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
^ Google (June 10, 2012). "Interstate 295 (Florida)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
^ Hannan, Larry: "Jacksonville's 9A now Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway" Florida Times-Union, August 26, 2009.
^ "I-295, SR 9A Getting $1.3 Million Name Change" First Coast News, December 2nd, 2011.
^ Hannan, Larry (June 16, 2010). "New interchange expected to ease congestion at Blanding and I-295". The Florida Times Union. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
^ ab Rohter, Larry (November 7, 1992). "Florida Guard to Patrol Highway to Halt Attacks". The New York Times. Retrieved April 16, 2008.
^ ab "Scars of I-295". Retrieved April 16, 2008.
^ Donges, Patrick (September 19, 2013). "State Road 9B Open In Jacksonville". Jacksonville, FL: WJCT-TV. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
^ "State Road 9B construction from I-95 to County Road 2209". Northeast Florida Roads. Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
^ "State Road 9B now open in St. Johns County". WJAX-TV. August 9, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
^ FDOT: Interstate Exit Numbers for I-295, accessed March 2014
^ ab FDOT straight line diagrams Archived 2014-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 2014
External links
Route map:
KML file (edit • help) |
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Interstate 295 (Florida). |
- I-295 on Kurumi.com
- I-295 Beltway Map
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