Florida State Road 55

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State Road 55 marker

State Road 55
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length: 261 mi[1] (420 km)
Major junctions
South end: US 41 / SR 684 in Bradenton
  I-275 from Terra Ceia to St. Petersburg
SR 60 in Clearwater
SR 50 in Weeki Wachee
SR 44 in Crystal River
US 129 in Chiefland
US 19 / US 27 / US 98 in Perry
I-10 / SR 8 at Exit 241
US 90 in Greenville
North end: US 221 / SR 76 at the Georgia state line
Highway system

Florida State Roads
Interstate • US • SR (Pre-1945) • Toll

← SR 54 SR 56 →

State Road 55 is mainly the internal or secret designation of U.S. Route 19 through Florida[2], although it has appeared on maps and atlases in several occasions. State Road 55 originates at the Georgia border north of Ashville, and ends at SR 684 in Bradenton. North of Perry, it's the secret route for US 221,[3] continuing north into Georgia as Georgia State Route 76. South of Memphis, it is a secret designation for US 41; it is also a secret designation for US 301 in the Bradenton - Palmetto area, along a segment co-signed with US 41.[4]

Very little evidence of SR 55's existence can be found, except in Levy, Dixie, and Taylor counties. In Dixie County, for example, there's a CR 55A in Old Town and Fanning Springs. In Chiefland, US 19's status as SR 55 is exposed in street-name signs, and one shield south of Alt US 27.

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[edit] Route description

For more details about the US Route descriptions SR 55 hides beneath, see U.S. Route 41, U.S. Route 19 in Florida, and U.S. Route 221.

Florida State Road 55 begins at the southern terminus of US Business Route 41 and eastern terminus of SR 684 in Bradenton, Florida. The road is the hidden state road for US 41, briefly taking it east and then north. SR 55 serves as the northern terminus for hidden Florida State Road 683, but not it's exposed route US 301. From this point it is the hidden route for a concurrency of US 41 and 301. After the intersection with SR 64, US 41-301-SR 55 concludes its journey through Bradenton and crosses the Hernando Desoto Bridge over the Manatee River and enters Palmetto. The concurrency ends when US 301 makes a sharp right turn onto SR 43 at a diamond interchange, and SR 55 becomes a hidden route only of US 41 again. Right after an interchange with the norther terminus of US Bus 41, Florida State Road 45 shares the hidden concurrency with US 41, but almost instantly, SR 55 meets another interchange with US 19 in Memphis and moves onto that road, only to join I-275(Florida State Road 93]]) at Exit 5, where they both use the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. At Exit 17, SR 55 leaves I-275 and resumes it's role as the hidden route along US 19 once again, as it will do throughout most of the west coast of the state.


In Pasco County, despite the fact that U.S. Alternate 19 terminates in Holiday, it's hidden route State Road 595 secretly joins US 19-SR 55 only to branch off a few blocks later as Pasco County Road 595 on Mile Stretch Road. County Road 595 is encountered again without any markings from New Port Richey to Aripeka, where shields can actually be found approaching Aripeka Road. In Hernando County, the road appears again as Hernando County Road 595 which terminates at the gateway to Hernando Beach, Florida. This terminus is across from the intersection of Hernando County Road 574, a road that serves as the gateway to Spring Hill, Florida.

US 98 joins US 19 in Chassahowitzka, where Florida State Road 700 ends. From here it becomes the hidden state route of both US 19 and 98. Further northwest in Homosassa Springs, US 19-98-SR 55 takes Citrus County Road 490 with it as all four routes pass by the entrance to Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. A block after the eastern terminus of Citrus County Road 490A, CR 490 branches off to the east as it heads towards Lecanto.


After entering Crystal River and passing by the Crystal River Airport, SR 55 encounters the eastern terminus of State Road 44/Citrus County Road 44W, which secretly joins the road in order to meet the western terminus of State Road 44.

The at-grade interchange with Florida State Road 121 in Lebanon Junction also includes Levy County Road 336 and secretly takes the road with it to a local street in Otter Creek.

SR 55 shield on US 19-98 in Chiefland, Florida

US ALT 27 joins US 19-98 in Chiefland, where Florida State Road 500 ends. From here it becomes the hidden state route of US 19, 98, and ALT 27, and instantly intersects US 129, which at one time shared the intersection with US ALT 27. Still in Chiefland, US 19-98-Alt. 27-SR 55 encounters the eastern terminus of State Road 320, which joins these roads for several blocks before turning east and becoming Levy County Road 320.


In the City of Perry, Florida State Road 30 joins US 19-98-Alt 27, and SR 55 moves onto US 221. The road narrows down to two lanes at the intersection of US 27, although Trucks must use a detour. Intersections north of here include Taylor County Road 14(an extension of Florida State Road 14) in Shady Grove, an interchange with Interstate 10, and a brief concurrency with U.S. 90 in Greenville before finally terminating at the Georgia State Line, where US 221 continues onto Georgia State Route 76.

[edit] History

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[edit] Major intersections

[edit] Related routes

[edit] Dixie County Road 55A

County Road 55A
Location: Eugene – Old Town

Dixie County Road 55A is an east-west county road that runs along the south side of SR 55 between Eugene and Old Town, just west of the Suwannee River.



[edit] Levy and Gilchrist County Road 55A

County Road 55A
Location: Fanning Springs

East of the Suwannee River, County Road 55A is a north-south bi-county road entirley within the City of Fanning Springs that connects US 19-ALT 27-98 with Florida State Road 26.


[edit] References

  1. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview map of State Road 55 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Cortez+Rd+W%2FS+Tamiami+Trail&daddr=FL-55+N%2FUS-19+N+to:FL-55+N%2FUS-221+N&hl=en&geocode=FSYNowEdwi4U-w%3BFWoBqQEdZzIS-w%3BFbK30wEdRrgD-w&mra=ls&via=1&sll=28.414352,-82.632294&sspn=0.299547,0.441513&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=7. Retrieved 2010-07-24. 
  2. ^ Florida in Kodachrome -- US 19 (Robert V. Droz)
  3. ^ Florida in Kodachrome -- US 221(Robert V. Droz)
  4. ^ Florida in Kodachrome -- US 41 (Robert V. Droz)
  5. ^ Rand McNally Florida Road Atlas; Map #53 (2005)

[edit] External links

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