Florida State Road 70
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| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length: | 148.11 mi[1] (238.36 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1945 renumbering (definition) – present | |||
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| West end: |   US 41 / SR 45 in Bradenton |
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  I-75 / SR 93 near Bradenton SR 72 near Arcadia  US 17 / SR 35 in Arcadia  US 27 / SR 25 in Bairs Den  US 98 / SR 700 near Okeechobee (begin US 98 concurrency) US 98 / US 441 / SR 700 in Okeechobee (end US 98 concurrency) SR 710 near Okeechobee   Turnpike / SR 91 / SR 713 in Fort Pierce  I-95 / SR 9 in Fort Pierce |
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| East end: |   US 1 / SR 5 in Fort Pierce |
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| Counties: | Manatee, DeSoto, Highlands, Okeechobee, St. Lucie | |||
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→Stretching 148 miles (238 km) across the Florida peninsula, State Road 70 spans five Florida counties and straddles the northern boundaries of two more. Its western terminus is at US 41 (14th Street West) in 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).
[edit] Route description
Between the termini, SR 70 serves the following Florida counties and cities:
• Manatee County – Bradenton, Oneco, Lorraine, Verna (on the boundary with Sarasota County), Parmalee, Myakka City, Edgeville
• DeSoto County – Pine Level, Arcadia
• Highlands County – Childs, Bairs Den, Bear Hollow, Brighton (northeast of a stretch of SR 70 on the boundary with Glades County)
• Okeechobee County – Okeechobee, Cypress Quarter, Four Seasons Estates
• St. Lucie County – Fort Pierce
SR 70 is signed throughout its entire route, including the mile-long stretch of road it shares with US 98 (State Road 700) in Okeechobee.[1]
[edit] Major junctions
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| Manatee | Bradenton | 0.0 | US 41 / SR 45 |
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| 2.77 |   US 301 / SR 683 |
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| 7.20 | I-75 / SR 93 |
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| DeSoto | 46.18 | SR 72 |
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| Arcadia | 48.09 | US 17 / SR 35 south (S. Desoto Avenue) |
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| 48.17 | US 17 / SR 35 north (S. Brevard Avenue) |
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| 49.85 |  SR 31 |
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| Highlands | Bairs Den | 80.94 | US 27 / SR 25 |
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| 83.70 |  CR 29 |
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| Brighton | 95.69 |  CR 721 south |
West end of CR 721 concurrency | |
| 98.44 | CR 721 north |
East end of CR 721 concurrency | ||
| Okeechobee | 111.15 | US 98 / SR 700 |
West end of US 98/SR 700 concurrency | |
| Okeechobee | 112.32 | US 98 / US 441 / SR 700 |
East end of US 98/SR 700 concurrency | |
| 114.14 | SR 710 |
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| St. Lucie | Fort Pierce | 143.23 | Turnpike / SR 91 |
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| 143.41 | SR 713 (Kings Highway) |
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| 144.10 | I-95 / SR 9 |
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| 148.11 | US 1 / SR 5 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview map of State Road 70 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=53rd+Ave+W&daddr=Virginia+Ave&geocode=FbzRogEdzv8T-w%3BFeJ5ogEdzFI2-w&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=27.425638,-80.325943&sspn=0.00229,0.003449&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=8. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
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