Florida State Road 686
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| Length: | 11.33 mi[1] (18.23 km) | |||
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| West end: |     US 19 Alt. / CR 416 in Largo |
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| East end: |    US 92 / SR 687 / SR 694 in St. Petersburg |
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State Road 686 is an east–west route in Pinellas County, running from Alt US 19 in Largo east to an intersection with State Road 687 (4th Street) and State Road 694 (Gandy Boulevard) in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Route description[edit]
State Road 686 begins at Alt US 19, running east as East Bay Drive. It runs through Largo, where it crosses an interchange with US 19 and east of the intersection, SR 686 is known as Roosevelt Boulevard, named for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It then travels in a southeastern direction through Clearwater, and intersects State Road 688 (Ulmerton Road), and heads east with a concurrency for just under a mile. At the end of the concurrency, SR 686 once again heads southeast, entering St. Petersburg. An interchange with Interstate 275 follows, and SR 686 ends at the intersection with SR 687 (4th Street) and SR 694 (Gandy Boulevard).
History[edit]
Originally, SR 686 extended further west, ending at Gulf Boulevard in Belleair Beach, next to the shores of the Gulf of Mexico.
Major junctions[edit]
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The entire route is in Pinellas County.
| Location | Mile | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Largo | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 19 Alt. / CR 416 |
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 CR 501 |
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| Clearwater |  CR 611 |
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 SR 688 |
Western end of SR 688 overlap | ||||
| SR 688 |
Eastern end of SR 688 overlap | ||||
| St. Petersburg |  I-275 |
Exit 30 (I-275) | |||
| 11.33 | 18.23 | US 92 / SR 687 / SR 694 |
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County Road 416[edit]
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| Location: | Largo |
| Length: | 3.00 mi[1] (4.83 km) |
County Road 416 extends from Gulf Boulevard in Belleair Beach, east to Clearwater-Largo Road in Largo. The entirety of the route was previously signed as SR 686.
From Gulf Boulevard in Belleair Beach, through Belleair Bluffs to Indian Rocks Road, the road is called the Belleair Causeway. In Largo, it becomes West Bay Drive. West Bay Drive is historically Largo's "Main Street".
References[edit]
- ^ a b http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/pdfs/fedaidreport.pdf FDOT Federal-Aid Report
Further reading[edit]
Largo Area Historical Society. From Pines and Palmettos-- A portrait of Largo. The Donning Company Publishers. Virginia Beach, Va. 2005.
Largo Bicentennial Book Committee. Largo, then till . . . . Largo Area Historical Society. 1979.
Pinellas County Staff. Pinellas County GIS Viewer. Online May 6, 2006.
