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Image of the Peace River. The Peace River is a river in the southwestern part of the Florida peninsula, in the U.S.A. [1] It originates at the juncture of Saddle Creek and Peace Creek northeast of Bartow in Polk County and flows south through Fort Meade (Polk County) Hardee County to Arcadia in DeSoto County and then southwest into the Charlotte Harbor estuary at Punta Gorda in Charlotte County.
Punta Gorda (/ ˌ p ʌ n t ə ˈ ɡ ɔːr d ə /; English: Fat Point), [5] a city located in Southwest Florida, is the county seat of Charlotte County, Florida, United States. [6] As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 19,471, up from 16,641 at the 2010 census.
This category contains articles about listings on the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Charlotte County, Florida. Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Charlotte County, Florida"
The path runs on the north side of Laishley Park along the river, passing by the "Spirit of Punta Gorda" monument, a sundial commemorating the landfall of Hurricane Charley in 2004. The path weaves its way around the Laishley Park Marina before making its way back to the river bank.
US 17 begins in downtown Punta Gorda at US 41 (Cross Street), just to the west of the Tamiami Trail. After running east, it runs roughly north along the Peace River, through Arcadia, Zolfo Springs (where it crosses the Peace River), and Wauchula. At Fort Meade, it joins with US 98, which follows it northward (westward on US 98) until Bartow ...
Charlotte Harbor Estuary is a natural estuary spanning the west coast of Florida from Venice to Bonita Springs on the Gulf of Mexico and is one of the most productive wetlands in Florida. [1] The estuary has a large watershed, and includes Charlotte Harbor itself as well as the Peace River, Caloosahatchee River (via Pine Island Sound) and ...
Charlotte Harbor is located at (26.963897, -82.062267) [6] on the north bank of the Peace River, the main tidal inlet to the Charlotte Harbor estuary, itself an arm of the Gulf of Mexico U.S. Route 41 , the Tamiami Trail , crosses the Peace River between Charlotte Harbor and Punta Gorda via the Barron Collier Bridge (northbound) and the ...
The Barron Collier Bridge is a bridge in Charlotte County, Florida that crosses the Peace River connecting Punta Gorda, Florida and Port Charlotte, Florida. It is 45 feet tall and carries two northbound lanes of U.S. Route 41 (Tamiami Trail). The southbound lanes cross the river on the adjacent Gilchrist Bridge.