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A roseate spoonbill is a Florida rarity often found among the noted wildlife of the park. Myakka River State Park is a Florida State Park, that is located nine miles (14 km) east of Interstate 75 in Sarasota County and a portion of southeastern Manatee County on the Atlantic coastal plain.
Immediately east of Interstate 75, the road transforms from 6 lanes wide to 2 lanes wide. It crosses the Myakka River and provides access to Myakka River State Park. A block west of the eastern terminus is CR 661, an alternative of U.S. Route 17 and provides access to State Road 60 (via SR 37). Its eastern terminus is at an intersection of SR ...
The Myakka River remains relatively undeveloped. A 12-mile (19 km) stretch of the river is preserved in Myakka River State Park. A 34-mile (55 km) portion of the river in Sarasota County (including all of the park) was designated as a state Wild and Scenic River in 1985 by the Florida Legislature.
To I-75 / Dearborn Street (CR 775A north / CR 777 north) – North Port, Business District, Englewood Sports Complex, Indian Mound Park, Lemon Bay Park: Charlotte 8.583: 13.813: Beach Road (CR 776 west) - Englewood Beach, Stump Pass Beach State Park 9.377: 15.091: CR 775 south (Placida Road) to Pine Street north north / I-75 – Placida, Boca ...
Myakka River State Park: Sarasota Manatee: 37,000 acres (14,985 ha) 1941: Myakka River Upper Myakka Lake: Land partly donated by Bertha Palmer, pioneer farmer, rancher & developer Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park: Leon: 113 acres (46 ha) 1949: St. Marks River: Site of the second largest Civil War battle in Florida North Peninsula ...
State Road 780 (SR 780), known as Fruitville Road, is a 5-mile-long (8.0 km) east–west street in Sarasota, Florida. The western terminus is an intersection with US 301/SR 683 (Washington Boulevard). The eastern terminus is east of an interchange with Interstate 75 in Fruitville, where the road continues east as County Road 780 (CR 780).
It crosses the Braden River and exits Bradenton city limits before coming to an interchange with Interstate 75 (I-75). Continuing east of I-75, SR 64 reduces to four lanes at Lakewood Ranch Road. At Lorraine Road, it becomes a two-lane road as it becomes a more rural route. It passes Lake Manatee State Park and crosses Lake Manatee near Bethany.
The road from the Myakka River west was originally a separate road known as Venice Farm Road. At Hatchett Creek, Venice Farm Road shifted north a block and ran along present-day Ridgewood Avenue to Venice. Venice Farm Road was originally part of SR 311, but was redesignated as SR 770 as part of the 1945 Florida State Road renumbering.