Florida State Road 607

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An 8.5 mile-long north-south road in northern St. Lucie County and southern Indian River County, State Road 607 extends 8.5 miles from its northern terminus (an intersection with SR 60) in Vero Beach to its southern terminus (an intersection with SR 614) near Lakewood Park. Locally known as Emerson Avenue throughout its route, SR 607's two north-south lanes pass through orange groves in St. Lucie County and the southernmost two miles of Indian River County; further north, Emerson Avenue threads through residential developments.

While Emerson Avenue is becoming more and more a commuter road as the urbanization of the eastern coast of Florida continues, its importance prior to 1978 was twofold:

It was a primary access road for the local orange groves, once the primary source of commerce of the region (and still a significant industry); and
Until the construction of Interstate 95 (SR 9) in Indian River and St. Lucie counties from 1978 to 1980, southbound motorists trying to "bridge the gap" from I-95 and Florida's Turnpike (SR 9) would exit I-95 at the temporary southern end at Osceola Boulevard/20th Street (SR 60) west of Vero Beach, travel southward the length of SR 607, then right one mile on Indrio Road (SR 614) before going south the remaining 7.5 miles on Kings Highway (SR 713) to Okeechobee Road (SR 70) and a trumpet interchange with the Turnpike.

According to a 1960 map prepared by State Road Department (forerunner of the Florida Department of Transportation), Emerson Road shared its SR 607 designation with Indrio Road and Kings Highway (present SR 713). At that time, Angle Road east of Kings Highway was signed State Road 607A.