State Road 15A (Florida)
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Several former sections of SR 15A are covered under their current numbers:
SR 139
State Road 139 (Florida)
State Road 139 is an unsigned state highway in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Most of it is signed as U.S. Highway 23.-Exit list:The entire route is located in Jacksonville, Duval County....

, Kings Highway heading northwest out of downtown Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...

SR 551
State Road 551 (Florida)
State Road 551, locally known as Goldenrod Road, Palmetto Avenue, and Heintzelman Boulevard, forms a north–south surface street bypass of Orlando to the east.-Current route:...

, Goldenrod Road east of Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

SR 729
State Road 729 (Florida)
Known to residents of Pahokee, Florida, as State Market Road, State Road 729 is a 1.5-mile-long north–south road bypassing the city on the southeastern shore of Lake Okeechobee...

, State Market Road in Pahokee
Pahokee, Florida
Pahokee is a city located on the shore of Lake Okeechobee in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,985 at the 2000 census. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 6,459. Culturally, Pahokee is associated with the Florida Heartland, although...


Current route

SR 15A forms a western bypass for SR 15
State Road 15 (Florida)
State Road 15 is part of the Florida State Road System. It runs from SR 80/SR 880 at Belle Glade north along the east shore of Lake Okeechobee to Okeechobee. Then it runs north to SR 500 at Holopaw, and northwest along SR 500 to Ashton State Road 15 (commonly SR 15) is part of the Florida State...

 (US 17) around DeLand
DeLand, Florida
DeLand is the county seat of Volusia County, Florida. In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 24,375. It is part of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 436,575 in 2006...

. It joins into North Woodland Boulevarde, north of DeLand and South Woodland Boulevarde, south of DeLand. It continues northeast from its northern end as CR 15A (North Spring Garden Avenue) to SR 11
State Road 11 (Florida)
State Road 11 is a north–south route in Flagler and Volusia Counties, running from US 1 in Bunnell to US 17 north of DeLand.-Route description:...

. At its southern end, crossing US 17, it becomes East Taylor Road, joining in with CR 4101.

SR 15A was a spur from US 17 Roosevelt Boulevard on US 17 Alt Roosevelt Expressway
Roosevelt Expressway
The following roads are called the Roosevelt Expressway:*Roosevelt Expressway in Jacksonville, Florida*Roosevelt Expressway, part of the Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

 until ending on eastbound Interstate 10 SR 8. SR 15A is signed north–south.

Major roads intersected

  • SR 15
    State Road 15 (Florida)
    State Road 15 is part of the Florida State Road System. It runs from SR 80/SR 880 at Belle Glade north along the east shore of Lake Okeechobee to Okeechobee. Then it runs north to SR 500 at Holopaw, and northwest along SR 500 to Ashton State Road 15 (commonly SR 15) is part of the Florida State...

    /SR 600 (US 17/US 92) in DeLand
    DeLand, Florida
    DeLand is the county seat of Volusia County, Florida. In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 24,375. It is part of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 436,575 in 2006...

  • SR 44
    State Road 44 (Florida)
    State Road 44 is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of Florida. It runs from Crystal River on the Gulf of Mexico east to New Smyrna Beach on the Atlantic Ocean, passing through Inverness, Wildwood, Leesburg and DeLand....

     in DeLand
    DeLand, Florida
    DeLand is the county seat of Volusia County, Florida. In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 24,375. It is part of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 436,575 in 2006...

  • CR 92 in DeLand
    DeLand, Florida
    DeLand is the county seat of Volusia County, Florida. In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 24,375. It is part of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 436,575 in 2006...

  • SR 15
    State Road 15 (Florida)
    State Road 15 is part of the Florida State Road System. It runs from SR 80/SR 880 at Belle Glade north along the east shore of Lake Okeechobee to Okeechobee. Then it runs north to SR 500 at Holopaw, and northwest along SR 500 to Ashton State Road 15 (commonly SR 15) is part of the Florida State...

    /CR 15A (US 17)

History

SR 15A used to include CR 15A, which continues the bypass to SR 11
State Road 11 (Florida)
State Road 11 is a north–south route in Flagler and Volusia Counties, running from US 1 in Bunnell to US 17 north of DeLand.-Route description:...

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Former sections

Other sections of SR 15A have existed:
  • SR 15A, now CR 15A, connected SR 15
    State Road 15 (Florida)
    State Road 15 is part of the Florida State Road System. It runs from SR 80/SR 880 at Belle Glade north along the east shore of Lake Okeechobee to Okeechobee. Then it runs north to SR 500 at Holopaw, and northwest along SR 500 to Ashton State Road 15 (commonly SR 15) is part of the Florida State...

    /SR 700
    State Road 700 (Florida)
    State Road 700 is the mostly unsigned Florida Department of Transportation State Road designation of US 98 between Chassahowitzka and Twentymile Bend...

     (US 98/US 441) at Upthegrove Beach to SR 710
    State Road 710 (Florida)
    Signed east–west, the 57-mile-long State Road 710 is a northwest-southeast route connecting SR 70 near Cypress Quarters three miles from the northern tip of Lake Okeechobee in south central Florida to U.S. Route 1 in Riviera Beach...

    . At the same time, SR 15B (now CR 15) connected the same two highways near the Okeechobee
    Okeechobee County, Florida
    Okeechobee County is a county located in the state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 35,910. According to 2005 U.S. Census estimates, its population had grown to 39,836. The county seat is Okeechobee, Florida. The county comprises the Okeechobee, Florida Micropolitan Statistical Area.-...

    -Martin
    Martin County, Florida
    Martin County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 126,731. The U.S. Census Bureau 2008 estimate for the county is 138,660. Its county seat is Stuart, Florida.- History :...

     County boundary line about three miles (5 km) to the southeast.
  • SR 15A, now CR 15A, connected SR 15
    State Road 15 (Florida)
    State Road 15 is part of the Florida State Road System. It runs from SR 80/SR 880 at Belle Glade north along the east shore of Lake Okeechobee to Okeechobee. Then it runs north to SR 500 at Holopaw, and northwest along SR 500 to Ashton State Road 15 (commonly SR 15) is part of the Florida State...

     (US 17) south of Green Cove Springs
    Green Cove Springs, Florida
    Green Cove Springs is a city in Clay County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,378 at the 2000 census. As of 2010, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 6,908. It is the county seat of Clay County....

     to SR 16
    State Road 16 (Florida)
    State Road 16 runs from northwest to southeast between Raiford and St. Augustine. It passes through the towns of Starke and Green Cove Springs in addition to providing access to Camp Blanding....

     west of Green Cove Springs
    Green Cove Springs, Florida
    Green Cove Springs is a city in Clay County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,378 at the 2000 census. As of 2010, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 6,908. It is the county seat of Clay County....

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  • Several short sections of SR 15A spurred from SR 15
    State Road 15 (Florida)
    State Road 15 is part of the Florida State Road System. It runs from SR 80/SR 880 at Belle Glade north along the east shore of Lake Okeechobee to Okeechobee. Then it runs north to SR 500 at Holopaw, and northwest along SR 500 to Ashton State Road 15 (commonly SR 15) is part of the Florida State...

     (US 17) in and near Orange Park
    Orange Park, Florida
    Orange Park is a town in Clay County, Florida, USA, and a suburb of Jacksonville. The population was 8,412 at the 2010 census. The name "Orange Park" is additionally applied to a wider area of northern Clay County outside the town limits, covering such communities as Fleming Island, Lakeside, and...

    . Some or all may now be CR 15A.
  • SR 15A, now possibly CR 15A, connected SR 15
    State Road 15 (Florida)
    State Road 15 is part of the Florida State Road System. It runs from SR 80/SR 880 at Belle Glade north along the east shore of Lake Okeechobee to Okeechobee. Then it runs north to SR 500 at Holopaw, and northwest along SR 500 to Ashton State Road 15 (commonly SR 15) is part of the Florida State...

     (US 1-23) southeast of downtown Callahan
    Callahan, Florida
    Callahan is a town in Nassau County, Florida, United States, adjacent to Downtown Jacksonville. The population was 962 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Callahan is located at ....

     to SR 200
    State Road 200 (Florida)
    State Road 200 is a major diagonal road in central and northeastern Florida. Its southern terminus is at US 41 in Hernando . Its northern terminus is at SR A1A in Fernandina Beach , at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Fletcher Avenue...

     (U.S. Route 301) southwest of downtown Callahan
    Callahan, Florida
    Callahan is a town in Nassau County, Florida, United States, adjacent to Downtown Jacksonville. The population was 962 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Callahan is located at ....

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Historic State Road 15C

In addition to the former SR 15B noted above, Okeechobee County
Okeechobee County, Florida
Okeechobee County is a county located in the state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 35,910. According to 2005 U.S. Census estimates, its population had grown to 39,836. The county seat is Okeechobee, Florida. The county comprises the Okeechobee, Florida Micropolitan Statistical Area.-...

 also had a State Road 15C. Now CR 15C, it was, and still is, an eastward spur from SR 15
State Road 15 (Florida)
State Road 15 is part of the Florida State Road System. It runs from SR 80/SR 880 at Belle Glade north along the east shore of Lake Okeechobee to Okeechobee. Then it runs north to SR 500 at Holopaw, and northwest along SR 500 to Ashton State Road 15 (commonly SR 15) is part of the Florida State...

 near Fort Drum
Fort Drum, Florida
Fort Drum is a town in Okeechobee County, Florida, United States. It is located on US 441, between Yeehaw Junction and Okeechobee. A service plaza on Florida's Turnpike is named after the town. The Fort Drum Wildlife Management Area was named for its proximity to the town and is known as the...

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