Interstate 175
Interstate 175 | ||||
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| South Bay Drive | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of I-75 | ||||
| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.285 mi[1] (2.068 km) | |||
| Existed | 1980–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-275 in St. Petersburg | |||
| East end |   SR 594 / SR 687 in St. Petersburg | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Pinellas | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 175 (I-175) in St. Petersburg, Florida, also known as South Bay Drive, is a 1.3-mile-long spur route from Interstate 275 into downtown. It is also designated as the unsigned State Road 594. There is a sibling segment of freeway nearby designated as I-375.
Route description
The interstate begins at I-275 with Tropicana Field on the northeast side of the interchange, going east into downtown St. Petersburg, passing through eastbound exits with 9th Street South/8th Street South and 6th Street South before the interstate ends at 5th Avenue South next to an at-grade intersection with 4th Street South. Westbound, the interstate begins with a split from southbound 4th Street South just north of the 4th Street South/5th Avenue South intersection, and has no exits until the interchange with I-275. Along with its sister highway I-375, I-175 lacks exit numbers.[2]
History
The freeway was originally to have been a part of the former Pinellas Belt Expressway, which would have continued from its western terminus at I-275. The Pinellas Belt Expressway was budgeted in 1974 but was cancelled in the late 1970s due to local opposition.[3] I-175 was built between 1977 and 1980 and opened on April 23, 1980 at a cost of $5.5 million ($13.7 million in 2007 dollars).[4]
When I-75 was relocated in the late 1970s/early 1980s, five miles (8 km) of additional interstate became available; thus, the St. Petersburg feeder sections of I-175 and neighboring I-375 were upgraded to interstate status.[citation needed]
Exit list
The entire route is in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County. All exits are unnumbered.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | I-275 (SR 93) – Bradenton, Tampa | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 0.785 | 1.263 | M.L. King Jr. Street South / 8th Street South | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 1.089 | 1.753 | 6th Street South | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 1.285 | 2.068 | 4th Street South | east end of I-175; SR 594 continues one block (eastbound only) | |||
| 1.372[5] | 2.208 |  SR 687 north (3rd Street South) – Downtown St. Petersburg | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Florida Department of Transportation Interchange Report" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. 2010-08-04. pp. 8–10. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- ^ "Florida's Interstate Exit Numbers". Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ^ Pinellas County Highways
- ^ I-175 at South-East highways
- ^ FDOT straight line diagrams, accessed March 2014
External links
- I-175 @ SouthEastRoads.com
- Kurumi - I-175 Florida
- Interstate 175 Florida page at Interstate275Florida.com
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