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Stretching 148 miles (238 km) across the Florida peninsula, State Road 70 (SR 70) spans five Florida counties and straddles the northern boundaries of two more.Its western terminus is at US 41 (14th Street West) south of Bradenton (Manatee County); its eastern terminus is an intersection of Virginia Avenue and South Fourth Street (U.S. Route 1/SR 5) in Fort Pierce (St. Lucie County).
State Road 538 (SR 538), also known as the Poinciana Parkway, [2] is a 7.2-mile (11.6 km) controlled-access toll road built in Osceola and Polk Counties, Florida. Construction began in 2013 and was completed in 2016. The road had been planned for decades to provide a traffic outlet from Poinciana northwest to US 17/US 92 and Interstate 4.
County Road 931 is the former designation for two discontinuous roads in Marathon. The eastern segment is 20th Street and 20th Street Ocean, which previously connected Marathon with Boot Key. The western segment was Sombrero Beach Road from the Corte Del Brisas Traffic Circle to US 1 in Marathon. [citation needed]
A new project by Google is using artificial intelligence and Google Maps driving trends to optimize traffic lights with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Project Green Light has been ...
In 1969, the State Road Department was superseded by Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). In 1977, House Bill 803 (HB 803), Chapter 77-165 in the Laws of Florida, was passed in the Florida Legislature. This transportation policy act eliminated the secondary roads, roads that consisted of county roads that were maintained by the state.
Florida has several toll roads, totaling 515 miles (829 km) of the state highway system. Major toll roads include: I-75 , as it passes through the Everglades between Naples and Fort Lauderdale has been grandfathered as a toll road from its original construction as State Road 84 (SR 84)
The county road system was created in 1977 as a result of the Florida Department of Transportation changing the division of roads from secondary state roads, which were at one time primary state roads, to county roads. Most secondary roads and some primary roads were given to the counties, and occasionally a new state road was taken over; some ...
SR 64 continues east from here as a six-lane divided road. 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.