Florida State Road 17
 State Road 17 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length | 47.086 mi[1] (75.778 km) | |||
| Existed | 1945–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 27 / US 98 in Sebring | |||
 US 27 / US 98 / SR 64 in Avon Park
US 27 / US 98 near Frostproof SR 60 in Lake Wales | ||||
| North end |   US 17 / US 92 in Haines City | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
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State Road 17 (SR 17), also formerly known as U.S. Route 27 Alternate, is a north–south state road in the U.S. state of Florida. It is split into two sections. The road provides scenic views as it winds through the hills of the Lake Wales Ridge.[2]
Route description
Southern segment
It runs from Sebring in Highlands County as "Lakeview Drive." It goes through downtown Sebring as "Ridgewood Drive" before continuing north-northwest of the city, entering Avon Park from the east as "Cornell Street."
At a four-way stop, it turns north, following Memorial Drive until it reaches Main Street, then it goes west through Avon Park's downtown until it intersects US 27/98.
Northern segment
A section runs from US 27/98 in Polk County, southwest of Frostproof. It bisects that town, taking the name "Scenic Highway" as it winds through Hillcrest Heights, Babson Park and Lake Wales. It continues north, taking names Main Street in Dundee, Hamilton Blvd in Lake Hamilton, and 10th Street in Haines City, where it ends at US 17/92.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Highlands | Sebring | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 27 / US 98 (SR 25 / SR 700) | |||
| 1.058 | 1.703 |    CR 17 south (Kenilworth Boulevard) – Airport | |||||
| 1.559 | 2.509 |   CR 634 west (North Franklin Street) | |||||
| 1.78 | 2.86 | Circle Drive | traffic circle around Circle Park | ||||
| 2.167 | 3.487 | Sebring Parkway | |||||
| | 3.962 | 6.376 |  CR 17A south (Arbuckle Creek Road) – truck route to US 27 | ||||
| Avon Park | 9.705 | 15.619 |  CR 17A north – truck route to US 27 north | ||||
| 10.455 | 16.826 | CR 17A south (Memorial Drive) | |||||
| 10.954 | 17.629 |   CR 64 east (East Main Street) – Avon Park Air Force Range | |||||
| 12.206 | 19.644 |  US 27 / US 98 (SR 25 / SR 700) / SR 64 west (Main Street) | |||||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Polk | | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 27 / US 98 (SR 25 / SR 700) – Avon Park, Lake Wales | |||
| Frostproof | 4.213 | 6.780 | Fort Meade Road - Fort Meade | former SR 630A west | |||
| 6.020 | 9.688 |  CR 630 – Indian Lake Estates, Fort Meade | |||||
| | 14.971 | 24.093 |  CR 640 west | ||||
| | 17.291 | 27.827 |  CR 17B (Hunt Brothers Road) | ||||
| Lake Wales | 19.019 | 30.608 |  To SR 60 | ||||
| 20.285 | 32.646 | CR 17A north (Burns Avenue) – Spook Hill, Bok Tower Gardens | |||||
| 21.139 | 34.020 | To US 27 | |||||
| Lake of the Hills | 23.734 | 38.196 | CR 17A (Masterpiece Road / Chalet Suzanne Road) – Historic Chalet Suzanne | ||||
| | 24.967 | 40.180 | To US 27 – Waverly, Winter Haven | ||||
| Dundee | 29.034 | 46.726 |  To US 27 / SR 542 – Cypress Gardens, Winter Haven | ||||
| Lake Hamilton | 30.297 | 48.758 |  CR 542 east (Lake Hatchineha Road) – FFA Training Center | ||||
| 31.314 | 50.395 |  CR 546 (Kokomo Road) | |||||
| Haines City | 33.339 | 53.654 |   SR 544 west (Scenic Highway East) / CR 544 east – Winter Haven, Auburndale | ||||
| 34.880 | 56.134 | US 17 / US 92 (Hinson Avenue / SR 600) to US 27 – Lake Alfred, Davenport | |||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
Related roads
County Road 17
 County Road 17 | |
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| Location | Haines City |
County Road 17 exists as a sort of northern extension of SR 17. It travels northwest from the historic district of Haines City, taking the name Main Street (formerly Polk City Road). Crossing US 27, CR 17 continues northwest as Old Polk City Road until it reaches CR 557.
County Road 17A
 County Road 17A | |
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| Location | Lake Wales |
County Road 17A takes the name of Masterpiece Road and loops around toward the east of SR 17 in the vicinity of Lake Wales.
County Road 17B
 County Road 17B | |
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| Location | Lake Wales |
County Road 17B connects SR 60 to CR 17A in Lake Wales.
References
- ^ a b FDOT straight line diagrams, accessed February 2014
- ^ "The Ridge Scenic Highway". Florida Scenic Highways/National Scenic Byways. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
External links
Media related to Florida State Road 17 at Wikimedia Commons