| State Road 548 | ||||
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| Lakeland In-Town Bypass | ||||
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| Existed: | 2004 – present | |||
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State Road 548, the Lakeland In-Town Bypass, is a short six-lane arterial in Lakeland, opened in early 2004. It connects George Jenkins Boulevard (west of downtown) to U.S. Highway 98 and SR 600 (Bartow Road and Main Street) east of downtown, allowing traffic to bypass downtown.
SR 548 is signed, but only on reassurance signage. It is signed on street signs as Bartow Road, which is the name of its continuation along SR 37 at the east end.
In mid-2005, U.S. Hwy. 98 was rerouted onto SR 548.
SR 548 opened in 2004.
SR 548 was extended west across SR 563 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue) and SR 539 (Kathleen Road) terminating at George Jenkins Boulevard west of downtown. This provides a full east–west bypass to supplement U.S. Highway 92 (Memorial Boulevard) and SR 400 (Interstate 4).