Florida State Road 80

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State Road 80
Length:	132 mi (212 km)
West end:	US 41 in Ft. Myers
Major junctions:	I-75 near Tice FL 31 near Fort Myers Shores FL 29 in La Belle US 27 near Moore Haven (Begin US 27 concurrency) US 27 in South Bay (End US 27 concurrency) US 441 near Belle Glade (Begin US 441 concurrency) US 98 near Belle Glade (Begin US 98 concurrency) US 441/FL 7 near Wellington (End US 441 concurrency) Turnpike near Palm Beach Farms I-95 in West Palm Beach U.S. Route 1 in West Palm Beach
East end:	FL A1A in Palm Beach
Florida State and County Roads < SR 78 SR 82 >

State Road 80 (also known as Southern Boulevard in Palm Beach County and Palm Beach Boulevard in Lee County) is a 132-mile (211 km) route linking US 1 in West Palm Beach and US 41 in Fort Myers. As one of the few roads crossing the Everglades, this route is very important. Due to high traffic volume, the Florida Department of Transportation has begun construction on a limited-access highway from Interstate 95 (SR 9) to US 441 (SR 7) in Palm Beach County, and a controlled-access highway from US 441 to Interstate 75 outside Fort Myers.

[edit] Construction status

Currently, most of the main stretch of controlled-access highway has been completed, from between Loxahatchee and the northbound US 27 (SR 25) split-off west of Clewiston. Another controlled-access stretch is complete from between Interstate 75 and Alva. A small Freeway portion is open between the Interstate 95 and the Australian-Congress interchange near the Palm Beach International Airport. There is still a crucial link between US 27 and LaBelle, Florida left to be completed on the main stretch of highway. In West Palm Beach, the Freeway project has yet to be completed between Australian-Congress and Loxahatchee.