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 State Road 228 | ||||
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 SR 228 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byFDOT | ||||
| Length | 32.532 mi (52.355 km) | |||
| Western section | ||||
| Length | 1.927 mi[1] (3.101 km) | |||
| West end |   US 90 / CR 228 inMacclenny | |||
| East end |  I-10 / CR 228 southeast of Macclenny | |||
| Eastern section | ||||
| Length | 30.605 mi[1] (49.254 km) | |||
| West end |  US 301 / CR 228 inMaxville | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end | US 90 in Jacksonville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Baker,Duval | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Road 228 (SR 228) is a 32.532-mile-long (52.355 km)state highway in thenortheastern part of the U.S. state ofFlorida. It exists in two distinct sections, separated by both Baker County Road 228 and Duval CR 228, which are former segments of SR 228.
The western segment of SR 228 exists inMacclenny, connectingUS 90 and Baker CR 228 withInterstate 10 (I-10) at exit 336 and another instance of the county road.
Its main segment is inJacksonville. This segment connectsU.S. Route 301 (US 301) and Duval CR 228 in thefar southwest corner of the city with US 90 in theSouthside neighborhood of the city.
SR 228 begins at anintersection withU.S. Route 90 (US 90, Macclenny Avenue) in downtownMacclenny. At this intersection, the roadway continues as Baker County Road 228 (CR 228; North 5th Street). It heads south-southeast through the city, passing Macclenny City Hall and the Emily Taber Public Library. Around the intersection with Jonathan Street, the road curves to the southeast. It crosses over Turkey Creek before leaving Macclenny. Approximately 3,000 feet (910 m) after leaving the city, it meets its eastern terminus, aninterchange withInterstate 10 (I-10) at exit 336. At this interchange, the roadway continues to the southeast as another instance of CR 228, this time known as Maxville–Macclenny Highway.[2]
SR 228 resumes at an intersection withUS 301 in the southwestern corner ofJacksonville. At this intersection, the roadway continues as Duval CR 228 (Maxville–Macclenny Highway). US 301/SR 228 travelconcurrently to the south-southwest for about 1,000 feet (300 m), until SR 228 departs to the northeast on Normandy Boulevard. A short distance later, it meets the northern terminus ofCR 217. Then, it travels throughCecil Center, passing the Cecil campus ofFlorida State College. It then has aninterchange withSR 23 (First Coast Expressway). The highway passes byHerlong Recreational Airport, before meeting an interchange withI-295 (Jacksonville West Beltway). SR 228 passes Gravely Hill Cemetery and John D. Liverman Park. While passing the park, the highway crosses overCedar River. Then, it intersectsSR 103 (Lane Avenue South). After that, it begins to curve to the east. At the intersection with Cassat Avenue, it takes on the Post Street name. At Hamilton Street, it heads northeast and curves back to the east past Edgewood Avenue. Then, it intersectsSR 129 (McDuff Avenue). The two highways head concurrently to the south for about fourblocks, to an intersection withUS 17 (Roosevelt Boulevard). At this intersection, SR 129 meets its southern terminus, and SR 228 heads concurrently with US 17 to the northeast. Less than 1 mile (1.6 km) later, the two highways have an interchange withI-10. I-10/US 17/SR 228 heads concurrently to the east. At an interchange withI-95, I-10 meets its eastern terminus, while I-95/US 17/SR 228 head to the northeast, crossing over McCoy Creek. At an interchange with Union Street, US 17/SR 228 splits off to the east, concurrent withUS 23. The three highways enterdowntown.[3]
At Main Street, they intersectUS 1. Here, US 23 meets its southern terminus and SR 228 turns onto US 1 south, while US 17 turns onto US 1 north. One block later, US 90 (West Beaver Street) joins the concurrency. Four blocks farther to the south-southwest, SR 228 splits off onto West Monroe Avenue. One block to the east, at Ocean Street, it intersects the northbound lanes of US 1/US 90/SR 228. A short distance to the east-southeast, SR 228 meets the western terminus of the Hart Bridge Expressway, afreeway that connects downtown to theSouthside neighborhood. Here, SR 228 joins with the expressway to the east-southeast. They passVyStar Veterans Memorial Arena,EverBank Field, andWJCT, beforeUS 1 Alternate (US 1 Alt.;Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway) joins the concurrency. The two highways cross over theSt. Johns River on theHart Bridge. Shortly after the bridge is an interchange withSR 10 (Atlantic Boulevard). Almost immediately, US 1 Alt. splits off ontoEmerson Expressway. Then, SR 228 crosses over Little Pottsburg Creek. After that, it has an intersection withSR 109 (University Boulevard). The road continues to the east-southeast and curves to the southeast to meet its eastern terminus, an interchange with US 90 (Beach Boulevard).[3]
There are two sections of SR 228 that is included as part of theNational Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility (both of which are part of the eastern segment):
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Baker | Macclenny | 0.000 | 0.000 |    SR 121 /CR 23B west | Western terminus of western segment of Baker CR 228; eastern terminus of CR 23B | ||
| 1.194 | 1.922 | US 90 (Macclenny Avenue /SR 10) –Baldwin,Glen St. Mary | Eastern terminus of Baker CR 228; western terminus of the western segment of SR 228 | ||||
| 1.886 | 3.035 | Lowder Street (CR 23A west) | Eastern terminus of CR 23A | ||||
| | 3.03 | 4.88 | I-10 (SR 8) –Jacksonville,Lake City | I-10 exit 336 | |||
| | 3.121 | 5.023 | Eastern terminus of western segment of SR 228; western terminus of eastern segment of Baker CR 228 | ||||
| Duval | Maxville | 10.979 | 17.669 |  US 301 north (SR 200 north) / CR 228 west | Eastern terminus of Duval CR 228; western terminus of eastern segment of SR 228; western end of US 301/SR 200 concurrency | ||
| 11.115 | 17.888 |  US 301 south (SR 200 south) | Eastern end of US 301/SR 200 concurrency | ||||
| Jacksonville | 12.619 | 20.308 |   CR 217 south | Northern terminus of western segment of CR 217 | |||
| 15.823 | 25.465 | Yellow Water Road (CR 217 north) | Southern terminus of eastern segment of CR 217 | ||||
| 19.699 | 31.702 |   New World Avenue (103rd Street) toSR 134 –FSCJ Cecil Center,Cecil Field | |||||
| 21.379 | 34.406 |   SR 23 toI-10 | FL Toll 23 at exit 42 | ||||
| 22.290 | 35.872 | ToI-10 / Chaffee Road (CR 115C) | |||||
| 27.42 | 44.13 |  I-295 (SR 9A) toI-10 –Savannah,St. Augustine,Daytona Beach | I-295 exit 19 | ||||
| 28.679 | 46.154 |  SR 103 (Lane Avenue) toI-10 | |||||
| 29.980 | 48.248 |  SR 111 (Cassat Avenue) toI-10 | |||||
| 31.608 | 50.868 |  SR 129 north (McDuff Avenue) | Western end of SR 129 concurrency | ||||
| 31.645 | 50.928 |  ToUS 17 south / Old Roosevelt Boulevard | |||||
| 31.781 | 51.147 | US 17 south (Roosevelt Boulevard /SR 15) –NAS Jax | Eastern end of SR 129 concurrency; western end of US 17/SR 15 concurrency | ||||
| seeUS 17 (mile 282.275–286.263) | |||||||
| 35.769 | 57.565 |  US 1 north /US 17 north (North Main Street /SR 5) / East Union Street (SR 139 south) | Eastern end of US 17/US 23/SR 139 concurrency; western end of US 1/SR 5 concurrency | ||||
| 35.822 | 57.650 |  US 90 west (Beaver Street /SR 10) | Western end of US 90/SR 10 concurrency | ||||
| 36.035 | 57.993 |  US 1 south /US 90 east (Main Street /SR 5 /SR 10) | East end of state maintenance; Eastern end of US 1/SR 5 and US 90/SR 10 concurrencies | ||||
| 36.420 | 58.612 | East Monroe Street to Duval Street –Sports Complex | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; western end of freeway | ||||
| 36.572[6] | 58.857 | Duval Street | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; SR 228 west follows the fork to Adams Street. | ||||
| 37.541 | 60.416 | west end of state maintenance | |||||
| 37.57 | 60.46 |   US 1 Alt. north (Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway /SR 115A) toI-95 –Sports Complex | Western end of US 1 Alt. concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
| 37.857– 38.593 | 60.925– 62.109 | Hart Bridge overSt. Johns River | |||||
| 38.84 | 62.51 |  SR 10 (Atlantic Boulevard /US 90 Alt.) / Art Museum Drive | Interchange | ||||
| 39.43 | 63.46 | US 1 Alt. south (Emerson Street /SR 228A) toI-95 /US 90 west (Beach Boulevard) | Eastern end of US 1 Alt. concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||||
| 40.16 | 64.63 |  SR 109 (University Boulevard) | Interchange | ||||
| 41.584 | 66.923 | US 90 east (Beach Boulevard /SR 212) | Eastern terminus; eastern exit and western entrance | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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