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

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, 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

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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

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. 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

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

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, traveling northwest along Old

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

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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