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Special routes of U.S. Route 17

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Source revisionJan 21, 2026
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A total of at least 32 special routes of U.S. Route 17 (US 17) have existed: 3 in Florida, 6 in South Carolina, 17 in North Carolina, and 6 in Virginia.

Florida

Kissimmee truck route

U.S. Highway 17 Truck (US 17 Truck) is an alternate route for US 17/US 92 in northern Kissimmee, Florida, following State Road 423 (SR 423; John Young Parkway) and the Osceola Parkway (County Road 522, or CR 522) instead of Vine Street (US 192) and the Orange Blossom Trail (OBT). It was signed in about 2011 when the single-point urban interchange at the John Young and Osceola parkways was completed.

Until 1999, a truck bypass was signed around downtown Kissimmee. It began where US 17/US 92 formerly turned from John Young Parkway onto West Emmett Street and continued north in a straight line along John Young Parkway to US 192, where it turned east until it returned to US 17/US 92 at North Main Street (OBT). The route existed from sometime during the 1980s until 1999, when US 17/US 92 itself was rerouted to bypass downtown Kissimmee.

Maitland truck route

U.S. Highway 17 Truck (US 17 Truck) is designated to divert overheight truck traffic away from a low railroad bridge that carries the SunRail rail line over US 17/US 92 in southern Maitland, Florida. The route follows SR 423 (Lee Road), Interstate 4 (I-4), and SR 414 (Maitland Boulevard) in Winter Park and Maitland. It formerly used Wymore Road and Lake Avenue (CR 438A) instead of I-4 and SR 414.

Jacksonville alternate route

The Roosevelt Expressway is a spur of I-10 (SR 8) west of downtown Jacksonville, in the U.S. state of Florida, built partially to freeway standards.

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