Florida State Road 39
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Florida State Road 39 is a north-south highway in eastern Pasco and Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. Between Plant City and Zephyrhills, the road is named Paul S. Buchman Highway. North of Zephyrhills, Florida the road is a secret state designation for U.S. Route 301 until the southern terminus of the concurrency with U.S. Route 98 south of Dade City, Florida.
In 2007, a resurfacing project of US 98-301 in Dade City lead to the exposure of the road's status as Florida State Road 39, as detour signs popped up around downtown. This was also part of an effort to realign US 98-301 to the truck route.
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[edit] Former segments
[edit] Hillsborough and Manatee Counties
South of FL 60 former State Road 39 continues as Hillsborough County Road 39, through Manatee County into FL 62 near Duette.
[edit] Hernando County
In and around Ridge Manor, Former SR 39 ran along what is today US 98(SR 700) and old SR 50 to Croom-Rital Road. It then broke away from US 98/FL 50 and was the designation for Croom-Rital Road, a street which runs along what today is the Withlacoochee State Trail, until reaching the unincorporated hamlet of Croom. North of Croom Road, SR 39 went onto Nobleton Road, which is a dirt road that also follows the Withlacoochee State Trail until it becomes the paved Edgewater Avenue, and crosses the trail heading into senic Nobleton, where it terminates and used to turns west to overlap Hernando CR 476.[1] In Istachatta, another former section exists as Hernando County Road 439, then crosses into Citrus County.
[edit] Citrus County Road 39
When the road crosses into Pineola in Citrus County, it resumes it's designation as County Road 39, however the designation exists in two sections. It winds along the Withlacoochee State Trail, but eventually the trail moves to the northwest. After running across Bradley Lake, it finally terminates at Citrus County Road 48. The journey of former SR 39 doesn't end there though, as it secretly overlaps westbound along CR 48 towards Floral City, Florida.[citation needed] North of Floral City, former SR 39 runs along Old Floral City Avenue, where it runs along the Withlacoochee State Trail past Citrus County Road 39A, and Fort Cooper State Park, before entering Inverness South.
Again between Stoke's Ferry at Florida State Road 200 and US 41 in Citrus Springs, Florida, Citrus County Road 39 winds along the south side of the Withlacoochee River as Withlacoochee Trail.
[edit] Former proposals
In the early 20th Century, a connection between County Road 48 and SR 200 was planned to run along the west-north side of the Withlacoochee River. This is why there are two sections of CR 39 in Citrus County.
[edit] References
- ^ [Florida Travel Saver, July-September 2001]
