Roosevelt Blvd (Jacksonville)

Infobox road
state=FL
type=
route=15
alternate_name= Roosevelt Boulevard ,
length_mi=
length_km=
established=legislated 1939 opened 1950
direction_a=South
direction_b=North
starting_terminus= at the Duval County Line .
ending_terminus= at College Street & Willow Branch Ave .
previous_route=14
next_route=16

Roosevelt Blvd s a 6 lane highway on the Westside of Jacksonville, Florida. It takes US 17 & SR 15 , from the Duval county line just before Interstate 295, until it's end at Willow Branch Avenue, with the road itself beoming one of the incarnation of College Street in the Riverside area of Jacksonville.

Route Description

After changing names from Park Avenue in Orange Park, Florida, US 17/SR 15 takes the name of Roosevelt Blvd, when coming into Duval County, then intersects with Interstate 295 (SR 9A) , then moves past Collins Road and parallels Naval Air Force Station Jacksonville going up the left side of the base with the St. Johns River on the right side of the base. There are 2 gates to getting into the base one of them Yorktown which features a Blue Angel at the gates, as the Highway continues it intersects Timaquauna Rd State Road 134, then Ortega Blvd State Road 211, Roosevelt Boulevard splits off the right side and heads through Ortega, as Roosevelt borders the outside of Ortega. Passing Ortega Farms Rd, then going over a bridge going over Ortega River. then intersects with San Juan Ave, after that it & has South Park Street end on the left side only for North Park Street split out of the right side about 200 yards apart. Which just after this on the southbound side only is an exit for Blanding Boulevard SR 21, as the highway continues it the right lane splits off to stay ground level as the rest of the highway becomes an overpass going over South Edgewood Avenue the after the lane comes back in, but the physical road continues turning to the right which is the ( Roosevelt Expressway ) & at one time US 17 Alt / SR 15-a. but as for Roosevelt Blvd & US 17 / SR 15 turn off on the original 4 lane Roosevelt Boulevard , interesting with McDuff Avenue State Road 129 then Post Street State Road 228 which is 2 way until meeting Roosevelt then becoming one way eastbound. Northbound US 17 /SR 15 turn off on Post Street , as Roosevelt Boulevard then ends at Willow Branch Avenue, as the road becomes College Street after the Willow Branch intersection. However, traffic is only westbound.

Major roads intersected

*Interstate 295 /( State Road 9A)
*Yorktown Ave ( Entrance to N.A.S. Jax )
*Timquana Rd ( State Road 134)
*Ortega Blvd ( State Road 211 )
*San Juan Ave State Road 128
*Park St , South & North ,
*Blanding Blvd ( State Road 21)
*Edgewood Ave S.
*US 17 Alt / SR 15-a
*McDuff Ave ( State Road 129 )
*Post St / College St ( State Road 228 )

History & facts

*Roosevelt Expressway (Jacksonville) in Jacksonville, Florida is a spur of Interstate 10 & as a limited access Expressway until intersecting with McDuff Ave ( SR 129 ) then going on to end when merging with Roosevelt Blvd .

* Roosevelt Expressway has been signed in the last number of years as Roosevelt Blvd, even though it's still in J.T.A. Books as Expressway .

* The short 4 Lane part of Roosevelt Boulevard is now being referred to as "Old Roosevelt Blvd"

h, when it was expanded to 6 lanes is when it became a Boulevard, take this is about the same time the Roosevelt Expy / Spur was built .

* It is part of the Blue Star Memorial Highway, and named for President Frankin D. Roosevelt