Florida State Road 60

State Road 60
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length:	161.336 mi[1] (259.645 km)
Existed:	1945 – present
Major junctions
West end:	Clearwater Beach
	US 19 in Clearwater US 41 in Tampa US 17 / US 98 in Bartow US 27 in Lake Wales Turnpike / US 441 at Yeehaw Junction
East end:	SR A1A in Vero Beach
Highway system
Florida State Highway System Interstate US SR Former Pre-1945 Toll ← SR 59 SR 61 →

State Road 60 (SR 60) is an east–west route transversing Florida from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. The western terminus of SR 60 is at the Sunsets at Pier 60 site in Clearwater Beach. The eastern terminus is in Vero Beach near the Atlantic Coast just past State Road A1A.

Route description

SR60 between the Florida State Road 616/Tampa International Airport interchange (bottom left) and Interstate 275 (upper right

SR 60 is primarily a four lane divided highway from its western terminus through the town of Lake Wales to County Road 630 near Indian Lake Estates; from there it is a two-lane road until reaching Florida's Turnpike at Yeehaw Junction. From there until its eastern terminus it is a divided highway.

In the Tampa Bay area it is the main route from Tampa to the Clearwater area beaches and from Tampa International Airport to northern Pinellas county. It also provides service from Tampa International Airport to the Suncoast Parkway. It is the main non-limited access route from downtown Tampa to Brandon, paralleling the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway.

As of 2005, SR 60 briefly divides into two, one-way streets in southern downtown Clearwater. This is a result of the recent realignment of the SR 60 corridor in the area, following the completion of the new Memorial Causeway.

Local street names for SR 60

Memorial Causeway Bridge looking left from under the bridge toward Clearwater Beach

Concurrent US98/SR60 (eastbound) in Bartow approaching their split

From west to east:

• Causeway Boulevard from the intersection with Gulfview Boulevard and Mandalay Avenue on Clearwater Beach to causeway.
• Memorial Causeway on causeway between Clearwater Beach and mainland Clearwater.
• SR 60 divides into Court Street (one-way westbound) and Chestnut Street (one-way eastbound) between Bay Ave and Ewing Ave.
• Court Street from Ewing Ave to S Highland Ave.
• Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard from S Highland Avenue to Tampa Bay.
• Courtney Campbell Causeway over Tampa Bay to Eisenhower Boulevard in Tampa
• Eisenhower Boulevard until south entrance of Tampa International Airport. (Briefly co-signed with SR 589)
• Memorial Highway from airport entrance to junction I-275
• John F. Kennedy Boulevard from I-275 to Channelside Drive. (Cosigned with Business U.S. Highway 41 most of that section)
• Channelside Drive until junction Adamo Drive.
• Adamo Drive until junction with Interstate 75.
• Brandon Boulevard from I-75 until Mount Carmel Road.
• SR 60 to Plant City.
• Hopewell Road in Plant City, resumes SR 60 east of Plant City.
• Simply signed SR 60 from there until reaching Mulberry city limits.
• Canal Street in Mulberry, resumes SR 60 signage east of Mulberry.
• West Main Street west of Bartow city limits.
• SR 60 divides into SR 60A (Bypass 60) and Business SR 60 at Baker Street in Bartow
  • Bypass 60 called Van Fleet Drive until rejoining business route. (cosigned with US 98 for part of that route)
  • Business 60 continues Main Street signage until US 17 then Flamingo Drive until merger back to Bypass.
• From east of Bartow through Lake Wales is simply called SR 60, although it is also called Hesperides Road especially in eastern Lake Wales and east of the city.
• Simply signed SR 60 until Interstate 95.
• 20th Street (one-way eastbound) and 20th Place (one-way westbound) in Vero Beach until State Road 603.
• Cosigned with CR 603 as Indian River Boulevard until Merrill P. Barber Bridge.
• Merrill P. Barber Bridge over the Indian River.
• Beachland Boulevard until eastern terminus.

History

Stuckey's/BP in Yeehaw Junction, Florida, with a Pilot station in the background. These are the only gas stations for 60 miles (97 km) westbound towards Lake Wales and Tampa and 25 miles (40 km) eastbound towards Vero Beach.

Clearwater realignment

Originally, SR 60 in Clearwater traveled west of Highland Avenue along Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard and Cleveland Street to the Memorial Causeway. When construction of the new Memorial Causeway began in 2001/2002, SR 60 was realigned along Court Street and Pierce Boulevard to the Causeway, with the original alignment downloaded to the city of Clearwater. Between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Pierce, SR 60 is split into two one-way streets—Court Street carrying westbound traffic, and Chestnut Street carrying eastbound traffic.

Prior to the realignment, Court Street east of Missouri Avenue was known as SR 651, while Court and Chestnut Streets west of Missouri was a locally maintained road signed as "Bypass 60".

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Pinellas	Clearwater	-0.14[2]	−0.23	Poinsettia Avenue, Mandalay Avenue, Coronado Drive (CR 183 south) - Marina, Sand Key	traffic circle
		0.000	0.000	west end of state maintenance at base of Clearwater Harbor Channel bridge
		0.447	0.719	Island Way - Clearwater Marine Aquarium
		1.195– 1.634	1.923– 2.630	Clearwater Memorial Causeway over Clearwater Harbor (Gulf Intracoastal Waterway)
		1.971	3.172	South Fort Harrison Avenue	former US 19 Alt. / SR 595
		2.221	3.574	US 19 Alt. north (South Myrtle Avenue / SR 595)	west end of US 19 Alt. / SR 595 overlap
		2.725	4.385	US 19 Alt. south (South Missouri Avenue / SR 595 / SR 651)	east end of US 19 Alt. / SR 595 overlap; west end of SR 651 overlap
		3.482	5.604	South Highland Avenue (CR 375) / Gulf to Bay Boulevard to Cleveland Street - Downtown Clearwater	former SR 60 west; east end of SR 651 overlap; no left turn eastbound
		3.734	6.009	Lake Drive (CR 385)
		4.243	6.828	CR 1 (Keene Road)
		4.752	7.648	South Hercules Avenue (CR 425)
		5.262	8.468	CR 501 (South Belcher Road)
		6.002	9.659	Old Coachman Road (CR 535 north)
		6.261	10.076	US 19 (SR 55) – St. Petersburg, Tarpon Springs	interchange
		7.55	12.15	CR 611 (McMullen Booth Road / Bayside Bridge) – St. Petersburg, Safety Harbor, Ruth Eckerd Hall, St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport	interchange
Old Tampa Bay		12.406– 13.023	19.966– 20.958	Courtney Campbell Causeway
Hillsborough	Tampa	17.265	27.785	Bayport Drive	interchange
		17.539	28.226	SR 589 north (Veterans Expressway) / Independence Parkway	interchange; Independence Parkway (exit 2B) only has access from SR 60 west and to SR 60 east; SR 60 westbound follows exit 2A from nascent SR 589 north
		17.539	28.226	CR 576 (Memorial Highway) / Eisenhower Boulevard – Air Cargo	interchange; signed as exit 3; exit is combined with SR 589 in both directions
		18.397	29.607	SR 616 (Spruce Street) – Raymond James Stadium	interchange; signed eastbound as exit 1B
		18.418	29.641	Tampa International Airport	interchange; signed eastbound as exit 1A
		19.058	30.671	I-275 south (SR 93) – St. Petersburg	interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; I-275 exit 39
		19.228	30.944	I-275 north (SR 93) to I-4 – Tampa	interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; I-275 exit 39
		19.404	31.228	To I-275 south / Kennedy Boulevard – St. Petersburg	I-275 exit 39
		19.757	31.796	CR 587 (South West Shore Boulevard) to I-275 north
		20.897	33.630	US 92 (South Dale Mabry Highway / SR 600)
		21.511	34.619	SR 685 south (Henderson Boulevard)	west end of SR 685 overlap
		23.639	38.043	Kennedy Boulevard Bridge over Hillsborough River
		23.725	38.182	To I-275 / I-4 / Ashley Street North
		23.944	38.534	US 41 Bus. north (Florida Avenue North / SR 685) to I-4 / I-275	east end of SR 685 overlap; west end of US 41 Bus. overlap
		24.160	38.882	To SR 618 (Selmon Expressway) / I-4 east / I-275 north / Jefferson Street North – Brandon, St. Petersburg
		24.388	39.249	SR 45 north (Nebraska Avenue) to SR 618 east (Selmon Expressway local lanes)	west end of SR 45 overlap
		24.459	39.363	Meridian Avenue (SR 618A west)	west end of SR 618A overlap (eastbound only)
		24.518	39.458	To SR 618 east (Selmon Expressway express lanes) / Meridian Avenue (SR 618A east) – Brandon	east end of SR 618A overlap (eastbound only)
		25.703	41.365	US 41 Bus. south (21st Street / SR 45) to SR 618 – Port Cargo, Ferry Terminal 7	east end of US 41 Bus. / SR 45 overlap
		25.761	41.458	22nd Street north (SR 585 north)
		26.961	43.390	SR 569 north (North 39th Street) to I-4
		27.862	44.840	US 41 (50th Street / SR 599) to I-4 – Temple Terrace, Gibsonton
	Palm River	29.860	48.055	South 78th Street (CR 573 south)
		29.983	48.253	SR 618 west (Selmon Expressway)	SR 618 exit 12
	South Tampa	30.809	49.582	US 301 (SR 43) – Zephyrhills, Riverview
	Brandon	32.47	52.26	I-75 (SR 93A) to SR 618 (Selmon Expressway) – Naples, Ocala, Tampa	I-75 exit 257
		33.697	54.230	To SR 618 west (Selmon Expressway) / South Lakewood Drive (SR 618A west) – Brandon Town Center
		35.467	57.079	Lithia Pinecrest Road (CR 640 east)
	Hopewell	45.256	72.832	SR 39 north (James L. Redman Parkway) / CR 39 south – Plant City, Pinecrest, Alafia River State Park
Polk	Mulberry	53.751	86.504	CR 676 west (Nichols Road) – Nichols
		55.317	89.024	SR 37 (Church Avenue) to SR 570 (Polk Parkway) – Lakeland, Bradley Junction
	Bartow	62.397	100.418	CR 555 south
		62.733	100.959	Main Street	former SR 60 Bus. east
		63.591	102.340	US 98 north (Broadway Avenue / SR 35 / SR 700 north) to SR 570 (Polk Parkway) – Lakeland, Downtown Bartow, Historic District	west end of US 98 / SR 700 overlap
		64.204	103.326	US 98 south (East Van Fleet Drive / SR 700) to US 17 (SR 555) – Winter Haven, Fort Meade	east end of US 98 / SR 700 overlap
		65.100	104.768	Flamingo Drive - Historic District	former SR 60 Bus. west
		68.781	110.692	CR 655A south (80 Foot Road)
		71.030	114.312	CR 655 north (Rifle Range Road)
		71.538	115.129	CR 655A south (Alturas Road North) – Alturas
		75.899	122.148	West Lake Wales Road South - West Lake Wales
	Lake Wales	79.11	127.32	US 27 (SR 25) to I-4 – Haines City, Avon Park, Legoland	interchange
		79.593	128.093	To SR 17 / Polk Avenue (CR 60A east)
		80.45	129.47	To SR 17 / Hesperides Road (CR 60A west) – Historic District	interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		81.380	130.968	CR 17B south (11th Street)	west end of CR 17B overlap
		81.912	131.825	CR 17B north (Buck Moore Road) – Bok Tower Gardens	east end of CR 17B overlap
	Hesperides	88.615	142.612	Boy Scout Camp Road / Walk-in-Water Road - Lake Kissimmee State Park
		90.424	145.523	Doherty Drive - Nalcrest, Lakeshore
	Indian Lake Estates	98.684	158.817	CR 630 west – Frostproof, Lake Wales Ridge State Forest
Osceola	Yeehaw Junction	125.457	201.903	US 441 (SR 15) – Holopaw, Okeechobee
		126.09	202.92	Turnpike (SR 91)	Turnpike exit 193
Indian River		142.776	229.776	CR 512 east
		150.47	242.16	I-95 (SR 9) – Daytona Beach, West Palm Beach, Fort Pierce	I-95 exit 147
		151.819	244.329	82nd Avenue (CR 619)
		153.816	247.543	66th Avenue (CR 615)
		154.839	249.189	58th Avenue (CR 613)
	Vero Beach	155.839	250.799	CR 611 (43rd Avenue)
		156.852	252.429	27th Avenue	former SR 607 south
		157.774	253.913	Old Dixie Highway (CR 605 south)
		158.362	254.859	US 1 (SR 5) – McKee Botanical Garden
		158.916	255.751	To SR A1A / Indian River Boulevard (CR 603 south) – Beaches
		159.892	257.321	Indian River Boulevard (CR 603 north)
		160.062– 160.749	257.595– 258.700	Merrill P. Barber Bridge over Indian River (Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway)
		161.336	259.645	SR A1A / Beachland Boulevard – Business District
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

State Road 60A

State Road 60A served as a bypass for Bartow, Florida, until SR 60 was realigned to follow that route in 2006. It is briefly cosigned with US 98 during its route. It is mainly known as Van Fleet Drive.

See also

• Conners Highway

References

External links

• Florida 60 (SouthEastRoads.com)

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