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EspañolU.S. ROUTE 17
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'United States Highway 17' (also known as the 'Ocean Highway') is a north-south United States highway. The highway spans the southeastern United States and is close to the Atlantic Coast for much of its length. The highway's southern terminus is at Punta Gorda, Florida, at an intersection with U.S. Highway 41. Traveling north, US 17 joins up with US 50 in Paris, Virginia, and the northern terminus of US 17 is in downtown Winchester, Virginia. This is also the point at which the portion of US 50 called the Northwestern Turnpike begins.
Main articles: U.S. Route 17 in Georgia
Main articles: U.S. Route 17 in Virginia
Bridges along Highway 17 (south to north):
★ Florida
★
★ A bridge crosses the St. Johns River at Sanford, Florida.
★
★ The Memorial Bridge crosses the St. Johns River at Palatka, Florida.
★ Georgia
★
★ The J. Edwin Godley Bridge crosses the Satilla River in Woodbine, Georgia.
★
★ The Sidney Lanier Bridge crosses the South Brunswick River in Brunswick, Georgia.
★
★ A bridge crosses the Altamaha River between Glynn County, Georgia and McIntosh County, Georgia.
★
★ The Eugene Talmadge Bridge crosses the Savannah River on the Georgia/South Carolina line.
★ South Carolina
★
★ The Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge crosses over the Cooper River and the Ashley River drawbridges in Charleston, South Carolina.
★ North Carolina
★
★ The Northeast Cape Fear River between New Hanover County and Brunswick County at Wilmington, North Carolina on the Dan Cameron Bridge while duplexed with Interstate 140.
★
★ The Freedom Memorial Bridge crosses the Trent River between New Bern, North Carolina and James City, North Carolina as it is multiplexed with US 70 and NC 55.
★
★ The Neuse River Bridge crosses the Neuse River between James City, North Carolina and Bridgeton, North Carolina as it is duplexed with NC 55.
★
★ The Pamlico-Tar River Bridge crosses the Pamlico River at Washington, North Carolina.
★
★ The Roanoke River Bridge crosses the Roanoke River at Williamston, North Carolina as it is duplexed with US 13.
★
★ The Cashie River Bridge crosses the Cashie River at Windsor, North Carolina.
★
★ The Chowan River Bridge crosses the Chowan River at the Bertie County, North Carolina and Chowan County, North Carolina border.
★
★ The Perquimans River Bridge crosses the Perquimans River south of Hertford, North Carolina as it is duplexed with NC 37.
★
★ The Little River Bridge crosses the Little River at the Perquimans County, North Carolina and Pasquotank County, North Carolina border.
★
★ The Pasquotank River Bridge crosses the Pasquotank River between Pasquotank County, North Carolina and Camden County, North Carolina.
★ Virginia
★
★ The James River between Newport News and Isle of Wight County, Virginia on the James River Bridge, a drawbridge which was formerly a toll bridge but is now toll-free, multiplexed with U.S. Route 258.
★
★ The York River between Gloucester County and York County at Yorktown, Virginia on the George P. Coleman Bridge, a drawbridge which is also a toll bridge.
★
★ The Rappahannock River between Stafford County and Spotsylvania County at Fredericksburg, Virginia as it is duplexed with Interstate 95.
Main articles: U.S. Route 17 in Virginia
★ US 158 between Morgans Corner, North Carolina and west of Elizabeth City, North Carolina (shared route)
★ US 13 in Windsor, North Carolina ''begin US 13 concurrency''
★ US 13, and US 64 in Williamston, North Carolina ''end US 13 concurrency''
★ US 264 in Washington, North Carolina
★ US 70 in New Bern, North Carolina
★ Interstate 40 and Interstate 140 in Wilmington, North Carolina
★ US 74 , US 76, US 117 , and US 421 in Wilmington, North Carolina
★ US 501 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
★ US 701, US 521 and ALT US 17 in Georgetown, South Carolina
★ Interstate 26, Interstate 526, US 52, and US 78, in Charleston, South Carolina
★ ALT US 17 and US 21 in Pocotaligo, South Carolina
★ Interstate 95 between Coosawhatchie, South Carolina and Ridgeland, South Carolina (shared route)
★ Interstate 95 in Hardeeville, South Carolina
Main articles: U.S. Route 17 in Georgia
★ Interstate 95 in Becker, Florida
★ Interstates 95 and 10, US 1, US 23 and US 90 in Jacksonville, Florida
★ US 92 in DeLand ''begin US 92 concurrency''
★ Interstate 4 northwest of Sanford
★ Interstate 4 in Orlando
★ US 441 between Orlando, Florida and Kissimmee, Florida (shared route)
★ US 27 in Haines City as US 17-92
★ US 92 south of Lake Alfred ''end US 92 concurrency''
★ US 98 in Bartow, Florida ''begin US 98 concurrency.''
★ US 98 in Fort Meade, Florida ''end US 98 concurrency.''
★ Interstate 75 in Solana, Florida
★ In Seminole County, Florida, the redevelopment of the 17-92 Community Redevelopment Area is handled by the US 17-92 Community Redevelopment Agency, a component unit of the County government.
★ On August 13, 2004, Hurricane Charley made landfall just before 4:00 p.m. local time near the southern terminus of US 17. Incredibly, Charley would either hit or threaten to hit the entire route of US 17, devastating almost the entire route in Florida, at least from Punta Gorda to well north of Orlando (when Charley followed the route of Interstate 4 out to sea). The Georgia stretch of US 17 was not hit, but was under a hurricane warning. When Charley made landfall again in South Carolina, its trail all the way through Virginia was close to the route of US 17.
★ From 1956 until 1993, US 17 signs in Florida featured black numbering on a yellow shield[2]. The "color-coding" of United States Routes by the Florida Department of Transportation was stopped when the state could no longer use Federal funds to replace the signs with anything but the black-and-white version used by the other states. A few yellow US 17 signs remain standing.
★ The section of US 17 known as the "Gateway to Historic Brunswick and The Golden Isles" was included in The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's 2006 list of ''Places in Peril''.
★ The stretch of US 17 in Charleston, South Carolina is infamous among the locals for its horrible traffic congestion, especially on weekday mornings.
★ Though Highway 1 is generally considered to be the highway that runs alongside I-95, Highway 17 runs parallel to (and for a short span in Ridgeland even shares the same route as) I-95 for much of its extent.
★ U.S. Route 17/92
★ Interstate 95
★ U.S. Highway 17-1
★ U.S. Highway 117
★ U.S. Highway 92
★ U.S. Route 17 Alternate from Georgetown, South Carolina to Pocotaligo, South Carolina
★ ''U.S. Route 17 Alternate'' in Jacksonville, Florida
★ ''U.S. Route 17 Alternate'' in Jacksonville, Florida
★ ''U.S. Route 17 Alternate'' in Savannah, Georgia
★ U.S. Route 17 Business in Fredericksburg, Virginia
★ U.S. Route 17 Business in Elizabeth City, North Carolina
★ U.S. Route 17 Bypass near Elizabeth City, North Carolina
★ U.S. Route 17 Truck Alternate in Elizabeth City, North Carolina
★ U.S. Route 17 Business in Jacksonville, North Carolina
★ U.S. Route 17 Business in Wilmington, North Carolina
★ U.S. Route 17 Business neat Bolivia, North Carolina
★ U.S. Route 17 Business in Shallotte, North Carolina
★ U.S. Route 17 Business in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
★ ''U.S. Route 17 Truck'' in Kissimmee, Florida
★ U.S. Route 17 Truck in Winter Park, Florida
1. US Highways from US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz
2. Florida in Kodachrome
'United States Highway 17' (also known as the 'Ocean Highway') is a north-south United States highway. The highway spans the southeastern United States and is close to the Atlantic Coast for much of its length. The highway's southern terminus is at Punta Gorda, Florida, at an intersection with U.S. Highway 41. Traveling north, US 17 joins up with US 50 in Paris, Virginia, and the northern terminus of US 17 is in downtown Winchester, Virginia. This is also the point at which the portion of US 50 called the Northwestern Turnpike begins.
Route description
Florida
Georgia
Main articles: U.S. Route 17 in Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Main articles: U.S. Route 17 in Virginia
Bridges
Bridges along Highway 17 (south to north):
★ Florida
★
★ A bridge crosses the St. Johns River at Sanford, Florida.
★
★ The Memorial Bridge crosses the St. Johns River at Palatka, Florida.
★ Georgia
★
★ The J. Edwin Godley Bridge crosses the Satilla River in Woodbine, Georgia.
★
★ The Sidney Lanier Bridge crosses the South Brunswick River in Brunswick, Georgia.
★
★ A bridge crosses the Altamaha River between Glynn County, Georgia and McIntosh County, Georgia.
★
★ The Eugene Talmadge Bridge crosses the Savannah River on the Georgia/South Carolina line.
★ South Carolina
★
★ The Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge crosses over the Cooper River and the Ashley River drawbridges in Charleston, South Carolina.
★ North Carolina
★
★ The Northeast Cape Fear River between New Hanover County and Brunswick County at Wilmington, North Carolina on the Dan Cameron Bridge while duplexed with Interstate 140.
★
★ The Freedom Memorial Bridge crosses the Trent River between New Bern, North Carolina and James City, North Carolina as it is multiplexed with US 70 and NC 55.
★
★ The Neuse River Bridge crosses the Neuse River between James City, North Carolina and Bridgeton, North Carolina as it is duplexed with NC 55.
★
★ The Pamlico-Tar River Bridge crosses the Pamlico River at Washington, North Carolina.
★
★ The Roanoke River Bridge crosses the Roanoke River at Williamston, North Carolina as it is duplexed with US 13.
★
★ The Cashie River Bridge crosses the Cashie River at Windsor, North Carolina.
★
★ The Chowan River Bridge crosses the Chowan River at the Bertie County, North Carolina and Chowan County, North Carolina border.
★
★ The Perquimans River Bridge crosses the Perquimans River south of Hertford, North Carolina as it is duplexed with NC 37.
★
★ The Little River Bridge crosses the Little River at the Perquimans County, North Carolina and Pasquotank County, North Carolina border.
★
★ The Pasquotank River Bridge crosses the Pasquotank River between Pasquotank County, North Carolina and Camden County, North Carolina.
★ Virginia
★
★ The James River between Newport News and Isle of Wight County, Virginia on the James River Bridge, a drawbridge which was formerly a toll bridge but is now toll-free, multiplexed with U.S. Route 258.
★
★ The York River between Gloucester County and York County at Yorktown, Virginia on the George P. Coleman Bridge, a drawbridge which is also a toll bridge.
★
★ The Rappahannock River between Stafford County and Spotsylvania County at Fredericksburg, Virginia as it is duplexed with Interstate 95.
Major intersections
Virginia
Main articles: U.S. Route 17 in Virginia
North Carolina
★ US 158 between Morgans Corner, North Carolina and west of Elizabeth City, North Carolina (shared route)
★ US 13 in Windsor, North Carolina ''begin US 13 concurrency''
★ US 13, and US 64 in Williamston, North Carolina ''end US 13 concurrency''
★ US 264 in Washington, North Carolina
★ US 70 in New Bern, North Carolina
★ Interstate 40 and Interstate 140 in Wilmington, North Carolina
★ US 74 , US 76, US 117 , and US 421 in Wilmington, North Carolina
South Carolina
★ US 501 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
★ US 701, US 521 and ALT US 17 in Georgetown, South Carolina
★ Interstate 26, Interstate 526, US 52, and US 78, in Charleston, South Carolina
★ ALT US 17 and US 21 in Pocotaligo, South Carolina
★ Interstate 95 between Coosawhatchie, South Carolina and Ridgeland, South Carolina (shared route)
★ Interstate 95 in Hardeeville, South Carolina
Georgia
Main articles: U.S. Route 17 in Georgia
Florida
★ Interstate 95 in Becker, Florida
★ Interstates 95 and 10, US 1, US 23 and US 90 in Jacksonville, Florida
★ US 92 in DeLand ''begin US 92 concurrency''
★ Interstate 4 northwest of Sanford
★ Interstate 4 in Orlando
★ US 441 between Orlando, Florida and Kissimmee, Florida (shared route)
★ US 27 in Haines City as US 17-92
★ US 92 south of Lake Alfred ''end US 92 concurrency''
★ US 98 in Bartow, Florida ''begin US 98 concurrency.''
★ US 98 in Fort Meade, Florida ''end US 98 concurrency.''
★ Interstate 75 in Solana, Florida
Miscellanea
★ In Seminole County, Florida, the redevelopment of the 17-92 Community Redevelopment Area is handled by the US 17-92 Community Redevelopment Agency, a component unit of the County government.
★ On August 13, 2004, Hurricane Charley made landfall just before 4:00 p.m. local time near the southern terminus of US 17. Incredibly, Charley would either hit or threaten to hit the entire route of US 17, devastating almost the entire route in Florida, at least from Punta Gorda to well north of Orlando (when Charley followed the route of Interstate 4 out to sea). The Georgia stretch of US 17 was not hit, but was under a hurricane warning. When Charley made landfall again in South Carolina, its trail all the way through Virginia was close to the route of US 17.
★ From 1956 until 1993, US 17 signs in Florida featured black numbering on a yellow shield[2]. The "color-coding" of United States Routes by the Florida Department of Transportation was stopped when the state could no longer use Federal funds to replace the signs with anything but the black-and-white version used by the other states. A few yellow US 17 signs remain standing.
★ The section of US 17 known as the "Gateway to Historic Brunswick and The Golden Isles" was included in The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's 2006 list of ''Places in Peril''.
★ The stretch of US 17 in Charleston, South Carolina is infamous among the locals for its horrible traffic congestion, especially on weekday mornings.
★ Though Highway 1 is generally considered to be the highway that runs alongside I-95, Highway 17 runs parallel to (and for a short span in Ridgeland even shares the same route as) I-95 for much of its extent.
See also
★ U.S. Route 17/92
★ Interstate 95
Related U.S. Routes
★ U.S. Highway 17-1
★ U.S. Highway 117
★ U.S. Highway 92
Bannered and suffixed routes
★ U.S. Route 17 Alternate from Georgetown, South Carolina to Pocotaligo, South Carolina
★ ''U.S. Route 17 Alternate'' in Jacksonville, Florida
★ ''U.S. Route 17 Alternate'' in Jacksonville, Florida
★ ''U.S. Route 17 Alternate'' in Savannah, Georgia
★ U.S. Route 17 Business in Fredericksburg, Virginia
★ U.S. Route 17 Business in Elizabeth City, North Carolina
★ U.S. Route 17 Bypass near Elizabeth City, North Carolina
★ U.S. Route 17 Truck Alternate in Elizabeth City, North Carolina
★ U.S. Route 17 Business in Jacksonville, North Carolina
★ U.S. Route 17 Business in Wilmington, North Carolina
★ U.S. Route 17 Business neat Bolivia, North Carolina
★ U.S. Route 17 Business in Shallotte, North Carolina
★ U.S. Route 17 Business in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
★ ''U.S. Route 17 Truck'' in Kissimmee, Florida
★ U.S. Route 17 Truck in Winter Park, Florida
References
1. US Highways from US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz
2. Florida in Kodachrome
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