U.S. Route 23

U.S. Route 23 marker
U.S. Route 23
Map
US 23 highlighted in red
Route information
Length1,435.17 mi[1] (2,309.68 km)
Existed1926[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 1 / US 17 in Jacksonville, FL
Major intersections
North end I-75 at Mackinaw City, MI
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesFlorida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan
Highway system
US 22 US 24

U.S. Route 23 or U.S. Highway 23 (US 23) is a major north–south United States Numbered 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 been extended. It was formerly part of the major highway known as the Dixie Highway. The highway's southern terminus is in Jacksonville, Florida, at US 1/US 17. The northern terminus is at Interstate 75 (I-75) in Mackinaw City, Michigan.

  1. ^ DeLorme (2007). Street Atlas USA 2007 (Map). DeLorme.
  2. ^ Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.}