State Road 115 ( SR 115 ) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Florida .
20-743: The Arlington Expressway , which carries the unsigned State Road 10A (SR 10A) and mostly also the signed State Road 115 in Jacksonville, Florida , is a freeway that heads east from Downtown Jacksonville over the Mathews Bridge to Atlantic Boulevard ( State Road 10 ) at the Regency Square Mall . SR 10A begins downtown overlapping SR 139 on a one-way pair at Main Street ( US 1 / US 17 ), with eastbound SR 10A following Union Street and westbound following State Street. At
40-482: A separate unit for tolled facilities under Florida's Turnpike Enterprise . Each district is managed by a district secretary. Each district also has major divisions for administration, planning, production, and operations. In 1954, the State Road Department completed the original Sunshine Skyway Bridge , the first fixed span to connect Saint Petersburg directly to Bradenton . This greatly shortened
60-499: Is in Jacksonville , Duval County . State Road 115 (Florida) SR 115 was built in separately named segments by the Jacksonville Expressway Authority . The land for the southern section, south of Beach Boulevard, was donated by Jacksonville's Skinner family. Three siblings – Bryant, Dottie and Richard Jr. – inherited thousands of acres in southeast Duval County and needed roads through
80-456: Is signed only as US 1 Alt. and US 1 , not SR 115. The southern segment serves primarily as a conduit between the residential neighborhoods of Southside and the commercialized areas farther north and downtown. Heavy traffic is commonplace along most of the road. To improve traffic flow, especially during rush-hours, in 2023 the FDOT installed Florida's first double median U-turn intersection at
100-634: The St. Johns River . This bridge also runs over the Exchange Club Park island. After crossing the bridge, the first interchange is with State Road 109 north followed by another with SR 109 south. Two other interchanges exists with Arlington Road and then with local businesses along the service roads. Just after the interchange with northbound State Road 113 (Southside Connector), State Road 115 (Southside Boulevard) turns south, while SR 10A continues east to terminate at State Road 10. The entire route
120-437: The 2011 Legislative Session, and placed the commercial vehicle licensing, registrations, fuel permits, and enforcement all under the purview of DHSMV. The Florida Transportation Commission, made up of nine commissioners chosen by Florida's Governor and Legislature , provides oversight for the state's department of transportation (DOT). The department consists of seven geographic districts. In May 1994, an eighth district
140-690: The Beachline East Expressway, the Pinellas Bayway , and the Seminole and Lake County portions of otherwise Central Florida Expressway Authority owned roads. Tolls on all department-owned facilities are collected by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise. In addition, FDOT operates and manages several park-and-ride lots and Commuter Assistance Programs throughout the state. The seven districts each have a Districtwide Commuter Assistance Program. Florida has seven transportation districts and
160-677: The Southside Connector ( SR 113 ), SR 115 turns sharply to become the Arlington Expressway , heading west into downtown via the Mathews Bridge , where it turns north, becoming the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (former Haines Street Expressway), and again turning to the west along with the MLK Parkway (now the former 20th Street Expressway), before reaching I-95 . The portion of the MLK Parkway
180-520: The area to access their property and facilitate development. The construction of Southside Boulevard was key to the growth of the south side of Jacksonville. SR 115 runs north as Southside Boulevard from its terminus at US 1 , providing access to The Avenues . Right afterwards, the road goes through the largely residential and commercial south side of Jacksonville with crossings at Baymeadows Road ( SR 152 ), Butler Boulevard ( SR 202 ), Beach Boulevard ( US 90 ), and Atlantic Boulevard ( SR 10 ). At
200-965: The eastern edge of the College Park neighborhood, before entering the Garden City neighborhood at the intersection with Florida State Road 104 . FL 115 continues through Garden City, until the interchange with I-295 and runs between the Forest Trails and the territory near the Jacksonville International Airport before crossing a bridge over the Thomas Creek where it crosses the Duval-Nassau County Line, and ending at New Kings Rd ( US 1 / US 23 ) in Callahan . The northern segment has
220-543: The establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida . The department was formed in 1969. It absorbed the powers of the State Road Department ( SRD ). The current Secretary of Transportation is Jared W. Perdue. The State Road Department, the predecessor of today's Department of Transportation, was authorized in 1915 by the Florida Legislature . For
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#1732793937345240-411: The first two years of its existence, the department acted as an advisory body to the 52 counties in the state, helping to assemble maps and other information on roads. The 1916 Bankhead Act passed by Congress expanded the department's responsibilities and gave it the authority to: establish a state and state-aid system of roads, engage in road construction and maintenance, acquire and own land, exercise
260-399: The interchange with Beach Blvd. (US 90). In 2024 it also completed a major redesign of the intersection just north of the cloverleaf interchange with SR 202 (Butler Boulevard expressway) and in the same year began reconstructing the intersection just south of the interchange. The new intersections' designs replace some of the left turn movements with Michigan left turns in order to reduce
280-621: The intersection with North Liberty Street, SR 10A leaves city streets and enters the Arlington Expressway, which includes sidewalks west of the Mathews Bridge, a rarity on freeways. The first interchange is with A. Philip Randolph Boulevard for the Sports Complex , followed by a junction with the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway , where SR 139 ends and SR 115 joins the expressway to cross the Mathews Bridge over
300-593: The number of traffic light phases. Approximately two miles of SR 115 run unsigned along I-95. The second section of signed road runs from the junction of I-95 and Norwood Avenue ( SR 117 ) through northwest Jacksonville, passing through the Lake Forest section of the city before crossing a bridge over the Ribault River , where it enters Riverview and then crosses another bridge over the Trout River into
320-460: The other carries US 1 Alt. for 1.254 miles (2.018 km) between the Hart Bridge ( SR 228 ) and MLK Parkway (SR 115). Some sources (including FDOT's straight line diagrams ) indicate a third SR 115A on the ramps connecting SR 115 to I-95 at exit 340. Florida Department of Transportation The Florida Department of Transportation ( FDOT ) is a decentralized agency charged with
340-634: The right of eminent domain, and accept federal or local funds for use in improving roads. The Office of Motor Carrier Compliance created in 1980 transitioned from the Florida Department of Transportation to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) division of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) on July 1, 2011. The consolidation is a result of Senate Bill 2160, passed by lawmakers during
360-477: The same function as the southern, except that it is built to lower standards and carries traffic south from the densely populated areas northwest of downtown into the heart of the city. Northbound, it is also an alternative to US 1/US 23 as a route to Callahan. Two unsigned sections of State Road 115A ( SR 115A ) exist in close proximity to each other east of Downtown Jacksonville . One is the approximately 500 feet (150 m) stub of MLK Parkway south of SR 115;
380-518: The travel time between the two cities, as before cars would have to either use a ferry or drive about 70 miles (110 km) around Tampa Bay . A parallel span was completed in 1971 to make the bridge Interstate standard, and it became part of I-275 . After the newer, southbound span was destroyed in 1980 when the SS Summit Venture collided into it, a replacement bridge was finished in 1987. In 1974, FDOT completed Florida's Turnpike ,
400-577: Was formed for the state's Turnpike System . In April 2002, the Turnpike district expanded as Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) and operates as the business unit for the department. The FTE owns and maintains 511 miles (822 km) of toll roads. Each district is managed by a district secretary. The department also owns and maintains other toll roads and bridges: the Garcon Point Bridge , Sunshine Skyway Bridge , Alligator Alley ,
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