Bruce B. Downs Boulevard
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State Road 581 |
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Length: | 3.6 mi (5.8 km) | ||||||||
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South end: | SR 56/CR 581 in Wesley Chapel | ||||||||
North end: | SR/CR 54 in Wesley Chapel | ||||||||
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County Road 581 |
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Length: | 11.9 mi (19.2 km) | ||||
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South end: | SR 580 in Tampa | ||||
Major junctions: |
SR 582 in Tampa CR 582A in Tampa I-75 in New Tampa |
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North end: | SR 56/SR 581 in Wesley Chapel | ||||
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Bruce B. Downs Boulevard is a major north-south arterial road in Hillsborough County, Florida, also designated as State Road 581 or County Road 581 in various places. It runs from Fowler Avenue in Tampa, to SR 54 in Wesley Chapel in Pasco County.
Formerly a section of 30th Street, it was renamed in 1984 by Hillsborough's Board of County Commissioners in honor of Bruce B. Downs, a deputy county administrator for public works. The road is the major thoroughfare through New Tampa, a booming part of the city of Tampa annexed during the 1980's, and traffic densities are well above the capacity the route was designed for, leading to calls for the route to be widened to a minimum of six lanes.