State Road 13 (SR 13) is a

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in the U.S. state of

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, running north from SR 16 near

Green Cove Springs Green Cove Springs is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Florida, 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 ...

, through

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on the east shore of the

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Route description

Its southern terminus is with SR 16 and County Road 13 (CR 13) near

. CR 13 continues south to

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and then southeast, along old

Dixie Highway Dixie Highway was a United States auto trail first planned in 1914 to connect the Midwest with the South. It was part of a system and was expanded from an earlier Miami to Montreal highway. The final system is better understood as a network of ...

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(US 1, unsigned SR 5) near Bunnell. SR 13 is known as San Jose Boulevard for much of its run through Duval County (coextensive with the city limits of Jacksonville). As it approaches

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, it becomes Hendricks Avenue, then turns west along Prudential Drive and then turns into San Marco Boulevard before crossing the St. Johns River at the

Acosta Bridge The St. Elmo W. Acosta Bridge spans the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida on a fixed span. It is named for City Councilman St. Elmo W. Acosta, who convinced voters to approve a $950,000 bond issue for the original bridge at the site. ...

. The road ends at an interchange with Riverside Avenue (former

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). A portion of the route that runs along the east bank of the

, south of Jacksonville, is designated the

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Scenic and Historic Highway.

Major intersections

Related roads

County Road 13

County Road 13 (CR 13) is a road in western

St. Johns County, Florida St. Johns County is a county in the First Coast, northeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 273,425. The county seat and largest incorporated city is St. Augustine, Florida, St. August ...

that runs from its southern terminus of US 1 near Bunnell in

Flagler County, Florida Flagler County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 115,378. Its county seat is Bunnell. Created in 1917 from portions of Saint Johns and Volusia Counties, it ...

, traveling northwest along old Dixie Highway until it reaches

. This includes a gap in the route exists between CR 205 in Espanola and CR 204 in St Johns County, much of which is a dirt road. North of Hastings, it travels along an overlap with

Florida State Road 207 State Road 207 (SR 207) is a four-lane state highway in northeast Florida, extending from US 17 in East Palatka, Florida at the southwest end to US 1 in St. Augustine, Florida at the northeastern end. Route description State Road 207 begins at ...

until it reaches Spuds, then branches off to the north running along the east bank of the

until it reaches its northern terminus at SR 13 and SR 16.

County Road 13A

County Road 13A (CR 13A) is a

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in St. Johns County.

County Road 13B

County Road 13B (CR 13B) is a county-suffixed local route on the west side of SR 13, named Fruit Cove Road in Fruit Cove.

References

External links

{{Commons category, Florida State Road 13
William Bartram Scenic and Historic Highway

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1945 establishments in Florida