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Lake Monroe [3] is one of the lakes that make up the St. Johns River system. The port city of Sanford is situated along the southern shore, while DeBary and Deltona are located along the northern shore. Two major central Florida roadways that run near the lake are State Road 415 and Interstate 4.
Lake Monroe is an unincorporated community in Seminole County, Florida, United States. [1] Its ZIP code is 32747. [2]The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway (JT&KW) completed a bridge over the St. Johns River just north of Lake Monroe in 1886.
Lake Monroe may refer to one of the following places in the United States: Lake Monroe, Florida, unincorporated community; Lake Monroe (Florida) in Florida, a lake on the St. Johns River; Lake Monroe (Mississippi) in Monroe County, Mississippi; Monroe Lake in Monroe and Brown counties, Indiana
This is the list of lakes that form the St. Johns River in Florida, the state's longest river, starting with the origin. Blue Cypress Lake; Lake Hell 'n Blazes; Sawgrass Lake; Lake Washington; Lake Winder; Lake Poinsett; Ruth Lake; Puzzle Lake; Lake Harney; Lake Jesup; Lake Monroe; Lake Dexter; Lake George; Doctors Lake-linked by channel
Lake Monroe, a large lake at 15 square miles (39 km 2) with an average depth of 8 feet (2.4 m), drains a surrounding watershed of 2,420 square miles (6,300 km 2). [21] Sanford has adapted to the lake by building some of its downtown area on the waterfront; citizens use boat transportation and Sanford's public dock to commute into town. [22]
Sanford's Riverwalk is a key bike route following Lake Monroe and passing through Sanford's downtown. By 2020, it will link up with a greater network of trails as part of Florida's Coast to Coast connector—linking the west and east coasts of central Florida. [27]
Lake Monroe Bridge was a two-lane steel bridge constructed over the St. Johns River at the west outlet of Lake Monroe between 1933 and 1934. The bridge was a part of U.S. Route 17/92, and spanned the border between Seminole and Volusia Counties in Florida, United States. On the Seminole side is Sanford and on the Volusia side is DeBary.
The Lake Monroe and Orlando Railroad was organized in 1875 with a charter to build from the St. Johns River port of Sanford south to Orlando.The South Florida Railroad was incorporated on October 16, 1878, but was unable to obtain a charter until December 9, 1879, when it took over the charter of the Lake Monroe and Orlando, which was in danger of losing its land grants.