Jump to content

Florida State Road 678: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 28°05′17″N 82°27′17″W / 28.08795°N 82.45473°W / 28.08795; -82.45473
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Line 22: Line 22:
==Route description==
==Route description==


Florida State Road 678 serves as a connector between [[U.S. Route 41 Business (Fort Myers, Florida)|US 41 Business]] and [[US 41]]. Florida State Road 678 has its western terminus at an interchange with US 41 business.<ref>https://www.google.com/maps/dir/500+E+Bearss+Ave,+Tampa,+FL+33613/28.0881371,-82.4595427/@28.0881406,-82.4568711,18z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m5!1m1!1s0x88c2c75e3921d11d:0x67b274a2ab88bf5f!2m2!1d-82.4547!2d28.0881253!1m0</ref> At this point, unsigned county road 582 is signed as Florida State Route 678. Immediately the roadway widens to 6 lanes as it begins its eastern route. <ref>https://www.google.com/maps/@28.087994,-82.459304,3a,75y,103.74h,61.18t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1szEQYD9RuVNdNL61RJeHWhA!2e0</ref> The state route along its entire stretch goes through a commercial district with numerous strip malls. <ref>https://www.google.com/maps/@28.087994,-82.459304,3a,75y,103.74h,61.18t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1szEQYD9RuVNdNL61RJeHWhA!2e0</ref>After .3 miles from its western terminus, Florida State Route 678 has an interchange with [[Interstate 275 (Florida)|Interstate 275]], providing access to both the interstate's northbound and southbound lanes. <ref>https://www.google.com/maps/dir/500+E+Bearss+Ave,+Tampa,+FL+33613/28.0881371,-82.4595427/@28.0877477,-82.4570803,18z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m5!1m1!1s0x88c2c75e3921d11d:0x67b274a2ab88bf5f!2m2!1d-82.4547!2d28.0881253!1m0</ref> After the interchange, the number of lanes on the road thins down to 4. <ref>https://www.google.com/maps/@28.087846,-82.454584,3a,75y,65.25h,77.9t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sVx-e2iKasDIq1E-7P-GNQw!2e0</ref> State road 678 continues through the shopping district before each its eastern terminus with [[US 41]] after .2 miles. At its eastern interchange, the road once again becomes unsigned county road 582.
Before reaching Florida State Route 678's western terminus, the road it is on is designated as county road 582. At an intersection with [[U.S. Route 41 Business (Fort Myers, Florida)|US 41 Business]] route and [[Florida State Road 685|SR&nbsp;685]], county road 582 becomes signed as FLorida State Route 678.


==Major intersections==
==Major intersections==

Revision as of 19:57, 8 April 2014

State Road 678 marker
State Road 678
Bearss Avenue
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length0.501 mi[1] (806 m)
Major junctions
West end
US 41 Bus. near Tampa
East end US 41 near Tampa
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
Highway system
SR 676 SR 679
SR 678 road sign in Tampa, Florida. An Interstate 275 overpass can be seen in the background.

State Road 678 (SR 678) is a 0.501 miles (0.806 km) stretch of Bearss Avenue between Florida Avenue (Business US 41/SR 685) and Nebraska Avenue (US 41/SR 45) in Tampa, Florida. Similar to SR 579 to the south, it connects those two north–south roads with Interstate 275 (SR 93), halfway between them. SR 678 is signed east–west.

Route description

Florida State Road 678 serves as a connector between US 41 Business and US 41. Florida State Road 678 has its western terminus at an interchange with US 41 business.[2] At this point, unsigned county road 582 is signed as Florida State Route 678. Immediately the roadway widens to 6 lanes as it begins its eastern route. [3] The state route along its entire stretch goes through a commercial district with numerous strip malls. [4]After .3 miles from its western terminus, Florida State Route 678 has an interchange with Interstate 275, providing access to both the interstate's northbound and southbound lanes. [5] After the interchange, the number of lanes on the road thins down to 4. [6] State road 678 continues through the shopping district before each its eastern terminus with US 41 after .2 miles. At its eastern interchange, the road once again becomes unsigned county road 582.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Hillsborough County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000

US 41 Bus. (North Florida Avenue / SR 685) / CR 678 west (West Bearss Avenue) – Tampa, Lutz
0.2930.472 I-275 (SR 93) – Ocala, St. PetersburgI-275 exit 53
0.5010.806
US 41 (North Nebraska Avenue / SR 45) / CR 678 east (East Bearss Avenue) – Lutz, Tampa
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

28°05′17″N 82°27′17″W / 28.08795°N 82.45473°W / 28.08795; -82.45473