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Description The Brown 1 Alternative begins at the proposed Branan Field-Chaffee Road / Blanding Boulevard interchange in Clay County and heads in a southeasterly direction towards Black Creek. After crossing Black Creek, the Brown 1 Alternative turns south towards SR 16, paralleling the proposed College Drive extension on the east. The total length of the Brown 1 Alternative is 34.0 miles. The alternative intercepts a power line easement just south of the proposed CR 218 Bypass and then parallels it on its western side to its intersection with SR 16. The alternative continues to follow the power line on the west side south of SR 16, crossing CR 315. East of CR 315, the Brown 1 Alternative proceeds in a northeasterly direction, interchanging with US 17 south of Green Cove Springs. After crossing US 17, the alternative continues east toward the existing Shands Bridge, just east of the Reynolds Industrial Park. The Brown 1 Alternative then crosses the St. Johns River into St. Johns County, paralleling and replacing the existing Shands Bridge and SR 16 on the south. The alternative then proceeds northeast towards the proposed SR 9B/I-95 interchange, interchanging with CR 210 just east of the CR 210/Greenbriar Road intersection. The Brown 1 Alternative continues north across CR 210 and turns east, interchanging with the proposed CR 2209 roadway. As with the Purple Alternative, the Brown 1 Alternative connects to I-95 at the proposed SR 9B. Interchanges along the Brown 1 Alternative are provided for in Clay County at SR 21, CR 739, the proposed CR 218 Bypass, SR 16, and US 17. Interchanges in St. Johns County are provided for at CR 16A, CR 210, CR 2209, the planned Race Track Road Extension, and I-95. The Brown 2 Alternative follows the same route as the Brown 1 Alternative with an exception in route location east of the Reynolds Industrial Park in Clay County. The total length of the Brown 2 Alternative is 34.0 miles. The Brown 2 Alternative parallels SR 16 on the north side, continuing east towards the St. Johns River. The alternative crosses the St. Johns River paralleling the south side of the existing Shands Bridge (which it would replace), following the same route as the Brown 1 Alternative. The Brown 1 and 2 Alternatives use a 4-lane roadway section from a point just north of SR 21 to the interchange with SR 16 in Clay County. From SR 16, the alternatives transition to a 6-lane roadway section (crossing the river with a 6-lane bridge) to a location just west of the interchange with CR 2209 in St. Johns County. From the CR 2209 interchange, the Brown 1 and 2 Alternatives use an 8-lane roadway section to their terminus at I-95. Alternatives Click on the link below to view the alternatives Brown 1 and 2 Alternatives Map
*The alternative map is available for download in .pdf format on the documents page.
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