State Road 15 (SR 15) is part of the
Florida State Road
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Hist ...
System. This route is part of a multi two-state route 15 that begins at
Florida
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and ends at
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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* Related to the ...
at the
North Carolina
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state line.
Route description
SR 15 runs from
SR 80/
SR 880 at
Belle Glade north along the east shore of
Lake Okeechobee
Lake Okeechobee (), also known as Florida's Inland Sea, is the largest freshwater lake in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the tenth largest natural freshwater lake among the 50 states of the United States and the second-largest natural freshwat ...
to
Okeechobee. Then it runs north to
SR 500 (
US 192
U.S. Route 192 (US 192) is an east–west route of the United States Numbered Highway system in central Florida. It runs from U.S. Route 27 ( State Road 25) in Four Corners, Lake County, east past Walt Disney World and through Kissimmee, ...
) at
Holopaw
Holopaw is an American indie (music), indie band from Gainesville, Florida. The band was named after the town of Holopaw, Florida, Holopaw in Osceola County, Florida, although none of the members of the band have ever lived there. One of its ...
, and northwest along SR 500 to
Ashton (east of
St. Cloud), where it ends.
County Road 15 in
Osceola County and
Orange County
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*Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Orange County may also refer to:
U.S. counties
*Orange County, Florida, containing Orlando
*Orange County, Indiana
*Orange County, New ...
connects to the beginning of the next section, at
SR 528
The following highways are numbered 528:
Canada
*Alberta Highway 528
* Ontario Highway 528
** Ontario Highway 528A
United States
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(the Bee Line Expressway) east of
Orlando International Airport
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. From there, SR 15 travels north on Narcoossee Road, west on Hoffner Road, north on Conway Road through
Conway, west on Lake Underhill Road, and west on South Street (northbound) and Anderson Street (southbound) on both sides of
SR 408 to downtown
Orlando
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures rele ...
. It then travels north on Mills Avenue and follows
US 17
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all the way to downtown
Jacksonville
Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the co ...
. From there it follows
Interstate 95
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to the
Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, and then northwest into
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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, as
Georgia State Route 15.
SR 15 is practically unsigned, except in three places:
* from the south end to
US 98 /
US 441
U.S. Route 441 (US 441) is a auxiliary route of U.S. Route 41. It extends from US 41 in Miami, Florida to US 25W in Rocky Top, Tennessee. Between its termini, US 441 travels through the states of Florida, Georgia, North ...
north of
Belle Glade
*
SR 528
The following highways are numbered 528:
Canada
*Alberta Highway 528
* Ontario Highway 528
** Ontario Highway 528A
United States
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to
SR 50 in downtown
Orlando
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*from U.S. 17/92 & FL 46 to I-4 & U.S. 17/92 Interchange (Co-signed with SR 500)
The rest is signed as various U.S. Highways:
*
US 441
U.S. Route 441 (US 441) is a auxiliary route of U.S. Route 41. It extends from US 41 in Miami, Florida to US 25W in Rocky Top, Tennessee. Between its termini, US 441 travels through the states of Florida, Georgia, North ...
from north of Belle Glade to the end of the first section, east of
St. Cloud
*
US 17
U.S. Route 17 or U.S. Highway 17 (US 17), also known as the Coastal Highway, is a north–south United States Highway that spans in the southeastern United States. It runs close to the Atlantic Coast for much of its length, with ...
from
Orlando
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to
Jacksonville
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*
US 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making ...
/
US 23
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U.S. Route 23 or U.S. Highway 23 (US 23) is a major north–south U.S. Highway between Jacksonville, Florida, and Mackinaw City, Michigan. It is an original 1926 route which originally reached only as far south as Portsmouth, Ohio, and has since ...
from
Jacksonville
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to
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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* Related to the ...
*
US 301
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from
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*Callahan (surname)
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* Jack Callahan (''Neighbours''), from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''
*Mik ...
to
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
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* Related to the ...
(co-signed with US 1 and US 23)
History
Prior to the
1945 renumbering, the route that became SR 15 had the following numbers:
*
SR 143 from
Belle Glade to
Canal Point
*
SR 194 from
Canal Point to south of
Okeechobee
*
SR 29 from south of
Okeechobee to
Orlando
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures rele ...
*
SR 24
Route 24, or Highway 24, can refer to:
International
* European route E24
Australia
* Lyell Highway (Tasmania)
* Central Arnhem Road, NT
Austria
* Verbindungsspange Rothneusiedel
Canada
* Alberta Highway 24
* British Columbia Highway 24
* ...
from
Holopaw
Holopaw is an American indie (music), indie band from Gainesville, Florida. The band was named after the town of Holopaw, Florida, Holopaw in Osceola County, Florida, although none of the members of the band have ever lived there. One of its ...
to
Ashton
*
SR 3A in downtown
Orlando
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*
SR 3 from
Orlando
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to south of
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ...
*
SR 21 north of downtown
DeLand
*
SR 28 from
San Mateo to
Palatka
*
SR 14 from
East Palatka to
Palatka
*
SR 48 in
Green Cove Springs
Green Cove Springs is a city in and the county seat of 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 was 6,908.
The city is named after the porti ...
*
SR 363 from south of
Jacksonville
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to
Jacksonville
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*
SR 3 in downtown
Jacksonville
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*
SR 4 from
Jacksonville, Florida
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to
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
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SR 15 was defined in the
1945 renumbering as:
* Extending from
SR 80 in
Belle Glade in
Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County is a county located in the southeastern part of Florida and lies directly north of Broward County and Miami-Dade County. The county had a population of 1,492,191 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous county ...
in a general Northwesterly direction along
Lake Okeechobee
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via
Pahokee to
Okeechobee then Northwesterly to a junction with
SR 500 at Holopaw and along SR 500 to
Ashton, then continuing Northwesterly to a junction with
SR 600 in
Orlando
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures rele ...
and along SR 600 to an intersection with
SR 46 at 25th St. in
Sanford, then along SR 600 and SR 46 to First St. then along SR 600 across St. Johns River to an intersection with
SR 40 and
SR 44 in
DeLand, then along SR 600 and SR 40 to a point North of
DeLand and along SR 40 to
Barberville, then Northwesterly via
Pierson,
Crescent City and
Satsuma Satsuma may refer to:
* Satsuma (fruit), a citrus fruit
* ''Satsuma'' (gastropod), a genus of land snails
Places Japan
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* Satsuma District, Kagoshima, a district in Kagoshima Prefecture
* Satsuma Domain, a sou ...
to a junction with
SR 20 and
SR 100 at
San Mateo, then along SR 20 and SR 100 via
East Palatka to an intersection of SR 20 and SR 100 at Reid St. and 7th St. in
Palatka, then along SR 100 to an intersection of SR 100 and SR 15 on Madison St. near the NW City Limits of
Palatka, then Northwesterly to
SR 16 in
Green Cove Springs
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The city is named after the porti ...
and along SR 16 to Orange Ave., then in a Northwesterly direction via
Orange Park,
Jacksonville
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, and
Callahan Callahan may refer to:
*Callahan (surname)
Fictional characters
*Father Callahan, in Stephen King novels
*Harry Callahan (character), in ''Dirty Harry'' movies
* Jack Callahan (''Neighbours''), from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''
*Mik ...
to the
St. Mary's River at the
Georgia
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* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
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* Related to the ...
State Line.
* Also proposed route running North and Northwest from junction with
SR 500 at
Holopaw
Holopaw is an American indie (music), indie band from Gainesville, Florida. The band was named after the town of Holopaw, Florida, Holopaw in Osceola County, Florida, although none of the members of the band have ever lived there. One of its ...
to a point near the
Orange County
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*Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Orange County may also refer to:
U.S. counties
*Orange County, Florida, containing Orlando
*Orange County, Indiana
*Orange County, New ...
and
Osceola County Line on SR 15.
* Also from a point on SR 15 and
SR 600 North of
Longwood in
Seminole County in a Northerly direction to intersection with SR 15 and SR 600 just South of
St. Johns River
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at the
Volusia County
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and
Seminole County Line.
* Also a proposed route from a point on SR 15 North of
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* Satsuma (fruit), a citrus fruit
* ''Satsuma'' (gastropod), a genus of land snails
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* Satsuma, Kagoshima, a Japanese town
* Satsuma District, Kagoshima, a district in Kagoshima Prefecture
* Satsuma Domain, a sou ...
, North to intersection with SR 15 and
SR 100 in
Palatka.
Neither proposed route was built. The alternate route in
Seminole County was going to be a bypass of
Sanford, but construction of
SR 400 (
Interstate 4) relegated it to a minor road, and it became
CR 15 in the 1980s.
The main route has stayed mostly the same. Here are the places where the route now differs:
* The south end of SR 15 has stayed the same, but
SR 80 has moved to the north, and thus the first three miles (5 km) of SR 15 is also SR 80.
* SR 15 is now CR 15 in
Osceola County and
Orange County
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*Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Orange County may also refer to:
U.S. counties
*Orange County, Florida, containing Orlando
*Orange County, Indiana
*Orange County, New ...
from
SR 500 in
Ashton to
SR 528
The following highways are numbered 528:
Canada
*Alberta Highway 528
* Ontario Highway 528
** Ontario Highway 528A
United States
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
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east of
Orlando International Airport
Orlando International Airport is a major public airport located 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Downtown Orlando, Florida. In 2021, it handled 19,618,838 passengers, making it the busiest airport in the state and seventh busiest airport i ...
.
* SR 15 originally went from
Conway to
Orlando
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures rele ...
along Conway Road, but then turned west at Curry Ford Road and used Briercliff Drive, Delaney Avenue, and Gore Street to reach
SR 527. The part of the old alignment on Curry Ford Road became part of
SR 526A when SR 15 was moved.
* Until around 1975, when the Mills Avenue Extension was built, SR 15 continued west from Mills Avenue along what is now
SR 5098, and then went north on
SR 527 through downtown
Orlando
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures rele ...
, returning to the current route via
SR 50.
* When the 20th Street Expressway was built in
Jacksonville
Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the co ...
, SR 15 was rerouted onto it; the old route is now
SR 139 (and was first given the number
SR 15A).
Major intersections
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