| State Road 607 | ||||
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| Emerson Avenue | ||||
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| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length: | 8.5 mi (13.679 km) | |||
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| South end: | SR 614 near Lakewood Park | |||
| CR 606 in Vero Beach CR 612 in Vero Beach |
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| North end: | SR 60 in Vero Beach | |||
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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 (13.7 km) 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 (3 km) of Indian River County; further north, Emerson Avenue threads through residential developments and is an important commuter road for this growing section of the eastern coast of Florida.
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 (present SR 614) and Kings Highway (present SR 713). At that time, Angle Road east of Kings Highway was signed State Road 607A.
Prior to 1978, SR 607 was a primary access road for the local orange groves, once the primary source of commerce of the region (and still a significant industry). Between 1978 and 1980, it served to "bridge the gap" between the incomplete Interstate 95 (SR 9) and Florida's Turnpike in Indian River and St. Lucie counties. Southbound motorists would exit I-95 at the temporary southern end at SR 60 (Osceola Boulevard/20th Street) west of Vero Beach, travel southward the length of SR 607, then right one mile (1.6 km) on SR 614 (Indrio Road) before going south the remaining 7.5 miles (12.1 km) on SR 713 (Kings Highway) to SR 70 (Okeechobee Road) and a trumpet interchange with the Turnpike in Fort Pierce.