Florida State Road 70
Route map:
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| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Manatee, DeSoto, Highlands, Okeechobee, St. Lucie | |||
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Stretching 148 miles (238 km) across the
SR 5) in Fort Pierce (St. Lucie County
).
Route description
Between the termini, SR 70 serves the following Florida counties and cities:
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- Manatee County – Bradenton, Oneco, Lakewood Ranch, Lorraine, Verna (on the boundary with Sarasota County), Parmalee, Myakka City, Edgeville
- DeSoto County – Pine Level, Arcadia
- Highlands County – Childs, Bairs Den, Bear Hollow, Lake Placid, Brighton (northeast of a stretch of SR 70 on the boundary with Glades County)
- Conners Highway
- St. Lucie County – Port St. Lucie, 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.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Airport | |||||
US 301 | |||||
| | 2.762 | 4.445 |  SR 683 ) | ||
| | 7.19 | 11.57 |  | I-75 exit 217 | |
| | 17.328 | 27.887 |   CR 675 north – Zolfo Springs, Parrish | ||
| Myakka City | 26.907 | 43.303 | Singletary Road / Myakka-Wauchula Road | ||
CR 661A north | |||||
| | 45.901 | 73.870 |  CR 661 north – Ona | ||
| | 46.163 | 74.292 |   SR 72 west – Sarasota | ||
| Peace River | Bridge over the Peace River | ||||
SR 35) – Punta Gorda | |||||
| 48.143 | 77.479 |   SR 35) – Zolfo Springs | |||
| | 49.824 | 80.184 |   SR 31 south – Fort Myers | ||
| | 54.867 | 88.300 |   CR 760 west | ||
| Highlands | Childs | 79.858 | 128.519 | Old State Road 8 north | |
| 79.913 | 128.608 | Old State Road 8 south | not actually former SR 8, but rather SR 67 | ||
SR 25) – Lake Placid, Moore Haven | |||||
CR 29 north | |||||
CR 721 south – Lakeport, Seminole Reservation | |||||
| | 98.412 | 158.379 |  CR 721 north | ||
| Kissimmee River | 102.84 | 165.50 | Harding Memorial Bridge | ||
CR 599 north (Northwest 128th Avenue) | |||||
| | 111.119 | 178.829 |  US 98 north (SR 700) – Sebring | west end of US 98 / SR 700 overlap | |
Amtrak | east end of US 98 / SR 700 overlap | ||||
| | 114.098 | 183.623 |    SR 710 south to Florida's Turnpike – Indiantown | ||
CR 613 south (Carlton Road) | |||||
| | 134.330 | 216.183 |  CR 613 north (Sneed Road) | ||
| | 136.372 | 219.469 |  CR 609 north (Header Canal Road) | ||
| | 137.144 | 220.712 |   CR 712 east (Midway Road) – County Fairgrounds | ||
| | 137.989 | 222.072 |  CR 609A (Shinn Road) | ||
| | 140.198 | 225.627 | McCarty Road | former SR 712A south | |
| | 140.702 | 226.438 | Eleven Mile Road - SR 712B south | ||
Miami, Orlando | Turnpike exit 152 | ||||
| 144.021 | 231.779 |  I-95 (SR 9) – West Palm Beach, Daytona Beach | I-95 exit 129 | ||
| 144.377 | 232.352 |  CR 611 (Jenkins Road) | |||
| 145.432 | 234.050 |  CR 770 east (Okeechobee Road) | |||
| 146.527 | 235.812 |  SR 615 (M.L. King Jr. Boulevard / South 25th Street) | |||
| 147.662 | 237.639 |  CR 605 (Oleander Avenue) | |||
| 148.034 | 238.238 |  US 1 (SR 5) | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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- Spur in Bradenton
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Manatee | Oneco | 0.000 | 0.000 | 301 Boulevard | former US 301 |
| | 1.600 | 2.575 | SR 683 ) | ||
Anna Maria Island | |||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b c FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 2014
- ^ Google (2010-05-03). "overview map of State Road 70" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
External links
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