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A total of at least twenty-three bannered routes of U.S. Route 17 have existed.
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| Location: | Kissimmee, Florida |
| Existed: | 1980s–1999 |
U.S. Truck Route 17-92 in Kissimmee, Florida was a truck bypass designed to keep trucks from entering Downtown Kissimmee. It began where U.S. Route 17-92 turned from John Young Parkway onto West Emmett Street, and continued north in a straight line along former Osceola County Road 525 until it reached U.S. Route 192, where both routes multiplexed eastbound until they reunited with the US 17/92 multiplex at North Main Street and the Orange Blossom Trail, where US 441 joined US 17-92 north to Orlando. The route existed from sometime during the 1980s until 1999, when it was decommissioned and became part of mainline US 17-92.
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| Location: | Winter Park-Maitland, Florida |
Though U.S. Truck Route 17-92 is officially designated the Orlando Truck Route for US 17-92, the actual location is north of Orladno. It is designed to divert truck traffic away from a low railroad bridge that carries Amtrak's Silver Service Trains as well as CSX freight trains. The route begins west along southbound Florida State Road 423(Lee Avenue) in Winter Park, Florida, then heads north along the eastern edge of Interstate 4 along a road called Wymore Road. The road then turn east along Orange CR 438A and terminates at US 17-92 in Maitland, Florida.
U.S. Highway 17 Alternate |
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| Location: | Jacksonville, Florida |
The Roosevelt Expressway is a spur of Interstate 10 (SR 8) west of downtown Jacksonville, Florida, United States, built partially to freeway standards. It runs northeast from an intersection with Roosevelt Boulevard (U.S. Highway 17/SR 15), running parallel with the nearby McDuff Avenue (State Road 129), to a partial interchange with I-10.
The road is designated as a spur of State Road 15,[1] and was formerly numbered State Road 15A.[2] It has also been - and may still be - an unsigned U.S. Highway 17 Alternate,[2] which originally continued east on I-10 and north on Interstate 95 to return to US 17 north of the Trout River.
Roosevelt Expressway is the bypass built as a spur of Interstate 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 that goes through the Riverside-Avondale historic district, passing by McDuff Avenue (SR 129) to Interstate 10 eastbound. The expressway is accessible southbound via I-10 west as a left exit (exit 361).[3]
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 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 choatic 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 the last number of years as Roosevelt Boulevard, even though it's still in the JTA 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 to reroute US 17 via the Roosevelt Expressway, I-10, I-95 and U.S. Highway 23. If this is accepted, US 17 Alternate 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 Interstate 10 (SR 8), north Interstate 95, and east on Union Street (US 23) until Main Street and picking back up on its original course.[4]
The entire route is located in Jacksonville, Duval County.
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| 0.0 | US 17 / SR 15 | Southern terminus |
| 1.1 | I-95 / SR 8 | Northern teminus |
U.S. Highway 17 Alternate |
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| Location: | Savannah, Georgia |
U.S. Route 17 Alternate in Savannah, Georgia was a route that existed from the 1950s to the 1990s. The route was constructed to provide motorists with a controlled highway alternative to U.S. Highway 17, which was a more rural route, via the newly constructed Eugene Talmadge Bridge. Originally US 17A was intended to become the new US 17 route, but the state of South Carolina disagreed with the re-routing. US 17A was undersigned with Georgia Route 25 Alternate.
In the late 1980s, the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge needed to be taken down due to structural damage from ships which had crashed into the pilings. In its place, a much bigger, taller bridge was built. This bridge had pylons which could be seen for miles in all directions. In addition, an elevated road was built in back of the Savannah College of Art and Design campus, over Louisville Road, and eventually hooking up with Interstate 16. Now motorists had a direct, controlled route to travel to from Georgia to South Carolina without having to travel through urban Savannah. In addition this new bridge was signed as Georgia Route 404 Spur, as Interstate 16 was also signed as Georgia Route 404. The state now wished once again to re-route US 17 over the Eugene Talmadge Bridge. This time, South Carolina complied, and US 17 was re-routed north over the bridge into South Carolina. Other re-routings took place, and they are listed on this page. In addition, a new route was commissioned along part of the old US 17/GA 25 route, which was labeled State Route 25 Connector.
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U.S. Route 17 Business |
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| Location: | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
U.S. Route 17 Business, also known as Kings Highway, is a 22.9 mile (36.85 km) business route of U.S. Route 17. From the parent route, it travels from Murrells Inlet north to Briarcliffe Acres. Traveling southbound, it connects with the bypass route at the Horry/Georgetown county line but does not end; the business route continues along the waterfront of Murrells Inlet until rejoining the mainline route near Garden City. The road is also a major route during the Bi-Lo Marathon weekend; miles 2-6 and also 19-21 run through this highway during the marathon.
U.S. Route 17 Bypass |
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| Location: | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
U.S. Route 17 Business |
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| Location: | Shallotte, North Carolina |
The southernmost Business US 17 was the former routing of US 17 through the heart of Shalotte before a bypass was constructed to the west. The 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 NC 130, which splits from Business US 17 in the north to travel to Whiteville, NC and splits in the south to travel to Holden Beach; this concurrency is also a wrong-way concurrency. There are about to repave this road very soon.
U.S. Route 17 Business |
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| Location: | Bolivia, North Carolina |
North of Shallotte's Business US 17 and just past the community of Supply, another business loop of US 17 forms just west of 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 the center of Bolivia near its northern terminus.
U.S. Route 17 Business |
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| Location: | Wilmington, North Carolina |
The Business US 17 in Wilmington was the old routing of US 17 through the port city before the partial completion of the Wilmington Bypass, which in part is also designated as Interstate 140. Currently, US 17 follows US 421 northbound to its intersection with the Wilmington Bypass, where it joins I-140 eastbound to I-40 and continues to meet its business route's northern termini near Kirkland. The U.S. Highway 17 Truck designation was removed from Military Cutoff Road and Oleander Drive upon the opening of the bypass.
This business route has its southern terminus on Eagle Island (location of the USS North Carolina battleship) in Brunswick County. Crossing the Cape Fear River over the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge along with US 76 and US 421, the business route of US 17 enters the city of Wilmington. In downtown, Business US 17 leaves US 76 and makes a left unto South 3rd Street. Business US 17 follows the road until it reaches Downtown Wilmington, making a right unto Market Street. Traveling in an easterly direction, Business US 17 crosses US 117/NC 132 (which provides access to the eastern terminus of I-40) and US 74 (which provides access to Wrightsville Beach). Business US 17 darts northeast through Ogden and Kirkland before returning to its parent route near the New Hanover/Pender county line.
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| New Hanover | Scotts Hill | I-140 west / US 17 south – Leland | Northern terminus |
| Wilmington | Military Cutoff Rd. | ||
| US 74 – Wilmington, Whiteville, Wrightsville Beach | |||
| US 117 / NC 132 (College Rd.) – Castle Hayne, Carolina Beach | Full interchange | ||
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| US 76 east (Dawson St.) / US 421 south – Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach | US 76 & 421 overlap | ||
| Front Street | Signed as (north) and (south);North, South and Eastbound exit only | ||
| Cape Fear River | Cape Fear Memorial Bridge | ||
| Brunswick | Leland | US 17 / US 421 / NC 133 north / US 74 east – Clinton, Wrightsville Beach, Hightsville, Hampstead | Southern terminus |
U.S. Route 17 Business |
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| Location: | Jacksonville, North Carolina |
Like all the other business routes in the state, US 17 Business in Jacksonville was the former alignment of US 17. This business route was commissioned after the completion of the Jacksonville Bypass,[5] which fully opened December 13, 2006. US 17, along with NC 24(which piggy-backs US 17 for 3 miles), was signed along this newly built freeway. The loop through the city along Wilmington Highway and Marine Boulevard is about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) in length.
U.S. Route 17 Business |
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| Location: | Washington, North Carolina |
On March 23. 2010, a new 17 bypass opened just west of town. This new road also bypasses the town of Chocowinity. The section of 17 which runs through the two towns is now signed as Business 17.
U.S. Route 17 Business |
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| Location: | Williamston, North Carolina |
The Southern end of this section of US 17 Business route branches from US 17 at the intersection with US 13. It turns into West Main Street at Williamston and reconnects with US 13/17 at the Northern end.
U.S. Route 17 Business |
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| Location: | Windsor, North Carolina |
Though US Business 13 and US Business 17 leave together at the south end near Windsor, US Business 13 instantly brances off on its own to go closer to downtown Windsor. US Business 13 runs east and west along Water Street, then on South King Street along a wrong-way concurrency with North Carolina Highway 308. After NC 308 moves south onto Cooper Hill Road, US BUS 17 moves back to the northeast before eventually reuniting with US 17 in Merry Hill.
U.S. Route 17 Business |
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| Location: | Hertford, North Carolina |
Though the southern end of this section of US Route 17 Business exists primarily in Hertford taking the concurrency of NC 37 with it, the north end stands alone in Winfall at the intersection of New Hope Road.
U.S. Route 17 Business |
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| Location: | Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
The second northernmost US 17 Business route in North Carolina is found in the Elizabeth City area in Pasquotank County. In 2002, an extremely time efficient bypass highway to the west of Elizabeth City, North Carolina opened, bypassing a kink in US 17's routing on its way to George Washington Highway Chesapeake, Virginia and further into the Hampton Roads metropolitan area.
The Elizabeth City bypass was designated as US 17 Bypass, however, the former US 17 Bypass route within Elizabeth City was not given a "Business" designation like other former US 17 bypass routes in North Carolina, instead being retained simply as Mainline US 17. The oldest alignment of US 17 along Ehringhaus and Road Streets through central Elizabeth City holds the US 17 Business title, starting with the southern terminus at the Ehringhaus and mainline 17 junction, traveling east along Ehringhaus and north along Road Street, re-merging with mainline US 17, Truck Business US 17 and US 158.
Truck Business US 17 is a classification that appears to be unique to Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
In 2002 a new US 17 Bypass was completed west of Elizabeth City, offering a shortcut to motorists wishing to avoid the often congested former bypass, being that NCDOT had failed in 1969 to acquire right-of-way giving rise to commercial strips along the route. The old Hughes Boulevard bypass was stripped of its Bypass classification and demoted to simply (Main-line) US 17.
The alignment of US 17 Business along Ehringhaus and Road Streets, in place since at least the late 60s to early 1970s remained in place, as did the alignment of US 158 entering the city from the Camden Causeway to the east, following Elizabeth Street downtown and joining Main-line US 17 north out of the city.
Interestingly, a fourth classification for US 17 emerged within Elizabeth City in the form of Truck Business US 17, which follows the above route of US 158 from the Camden Causeway, having its northern terminus where US 17 Business re-merges with the Main-line US 17.
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| Location: | South Mills, North Carolina |
The northernmost US Business 17 can be found at the northern terminus of NC 343 in South Mills. The south end of US Business 17 branches off to the east of US 17 towards North Carolina Highway 343, and US BUS 17 and NC 343 rejoin US 17 almost instantly.
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| Location: | Chesapeake, Virginia |
An old alignment of US Route 17 along the Dismal Swamp Canal carries the US Route 17 Business designation north from the Dominion Boulevard intersection to Deep Creek, where US 17 Business crosses the canal on a small drawbridge, before proceeding north to rejoin US Route 17 at Interstate 64 (Exit 296).
U.S. Route 17 Business |
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| Location: | Gloucester, Virginia |
US Route 17 Business through Gloucester consists of a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) loop, Main Street, that travels through the historic courthouse district, intersecting State Routes 3 and 14. VA 14 multiplexes with US 17 Business on the northern leg back to US 17. Main Street is likely a former alignment of US Route 17, due to several US 17 shields on it that lack a Business banner.
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| Location: | Saluda, Virginia |
U.S. Route 17 Business in Saluda branches off of mainline US 17(Tidewater Trail) to the northeast at Gloucester Road along with a concurrency with Virginia State Route 33. One block after the wye Virginia Secondary Route 618 joins the two routes from the intersection of Lovers Retreat Lane. At the intersection of General Puller Highway VA 33 turns right SSR 618 continues north onto Oakes Landing Road and BUS US 17 turns left. This segment also contains the name "School Street," and runs west until reaching mainline US 17 once again.
U.S. Route 17 Business |
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| Location: | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
U.S. Business Route 17 through the vicinity of Fredericksburg, begins at the intersection of US 17 and Virginia State Route 2 southeast of Fredericksburg, where they both become Tidewater Trail. From there the road passes by Fredericksburg Country Club, Shannon Airport and the Fredericksburg Agricultural Fairgrounds. Within the city limits, Tidewater Trail becomes Dixon Street and crosses under the Blue and Gray Parkway interchange, then curves right before splitting onto southbound Princess Anne Street and northbound Caroline Street. Both streets cross under the Fredericksburg (VRE station), where US BUS 1 joins US BUS 17 along the same parallel one-way streets, until they reach Herndon Street and become a two-way street again at Princess Anne Street. US Bus 1 & 17 continues to run northwest until they reach US 1 where US BUS 1 terminates, but US BUS 17 joins and cross the Rappahannock River, and enters Falmouth. US BUS 17 leaves US 1 at the west end of Virginia State Route 218 where it runs northwest onto Warrenton Road before finally terminating at the north end of the I-95/US 17 multiplex at Exit 133-B.
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| Location: | Warrenton, Virginia |
U.S. Business Route 17 in Warrenton, Virginia is also multiplexed with U.S. Business Route 15 and U.S. Business Route 29, at least at the southern end. After James Madison Highway becomes Shirley Avenue, US Bus 15 leaves this concurrency at Falmouth Street. U.S. Route 211 joins the two Business routes as US BUS Route 211 runs east along Waterloo Street and US 211-BUS 17/29 become Broadview Avenue. As the triplex curves right, and intersects Roebling Street, it becomes Lee Highway, and US Bus 17 makes a left turn onto Broadview Avenue, a name it will keep until the intersection of Foxcroft Road and becomes James Madison Highway before terminating at the interchange with mainline US Route 17.
U.S. Route 17 Business |
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| Location: | Marshall, Virginia |
U.S. Business Route 17 through the vicinity of Marshall, Virginia runs northeast from Exit 27 on Interstate 66, partially along Virginia State Route 55(Free State Road, West Main Street), then turns southeast onto Winchester Road as it reunites with US 17 at Exit 28 on I-66.
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| Location: | North Carolina–Virginia |
| Existed: | 1926–1933 |
U.S. Route 17-1 was a designated highway in North Carolina and Virginia from 1926 to 1933, and may have been the only hyphenated route designation in the U.S. Highway system. According to some sources,[6] the route may or may not have been signed as "17-1" in the field, though it was included on several contemporary maps of the then-new highway system. It met its parent, U.S. Route 17, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Much of the North Carolina routing is also now paralleled by I-40.
The former route of US 17-1 now carries the following designations: