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U.S. Route 92
U.S. Route 92 or U.S. Highway 92 (US 92) is a 181-mile (291 km.) U.S. Route entirely in the U.S. state of Florida. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 19 Alternate (Florida), US 19 Alt. and Florida State Road 687, SR 687 in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg. The eastern terminus is at Florida State Road A1A, SR A1A in Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona Beach. Like all AASHTO designated highways in Florida, US 92 always carries a FDOT designated hidden state road number: *Florida State Road 687, State Road 687 from the US route's western terminus at U.S. Route 19 Alternate (Florida), US 19 Alt/SR 595 to the junction with Florida State Road 686, SR 686/Florida State Road 687, SR 687/Florida State Road 694, SR 694 in St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg. *State Road 600 from the junction with SR 686/SR 687/SR 694 in St. Petersburg to George Jenkins Boulevard in Lakeland, Florida, Lakeland, and again from East Gary Road in Lakeland to the route's eastern terminus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampa, Florida
Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the County seat, seat of Hillsborough County, Florida, Hillsborough County. With a population of 384,959 according to the 2020 census, Tampa is the third-most populated city in Florida after Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville and Miami and is the List of United States cities by population, 52nd most populated city in the United States. Tampa functioned as a military center during the 19th century with the establishment of Fort Brooke. The cigar industry was also brought to the city by Vicente Martinez Ybor, Vincente Martinez Ybor, after whom Ybor City is named. Tampa was formally reincorporated as a city in 1887, following the American Civil War, Civil War. Today, Tampa's economy is driven by tourism, health care, finance, insurance, tec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of United States Numbered Highways
United States Numbered Highways are components of a national system of highways that is administered by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the various state departments of transportation. These U.S. Numbered Highways were initially designated on November 11, 1926, and extend throughout the contiguous United States. There are several U.S. Highways that exist entirely within one state. Since the current policy on numbering and designating US Highways was written in 1991, AASHTO has been in the process of eliminating all intrastate U.S. Highways under in length, "as rapidly as the State Highway Department and the Standing Committee on Highways of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials can reach agreement with reference thereto"; new additions to the system must therefore serve more than one state. __TOC__ List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakeland, FL
Lakeland is the most populous city in Polk County, Florida, part of the Tampa Bay Area, located along Interstate 4 east of Tampa. According to the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau release, the city had a population of 112,641. Lakeland is a principal city of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. European-American settlers arrived in Lakeland from Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina in the 1870s. The city expanded in the 1880s with the arrival of rail service, with the first freedmen railway workers settling here in 1883.Kimberly C. Moore, "Confederate vets, former slaves form Lakeland’s history" ''The Ledger'', 09 May 2018; accessed 27 June 2018 They and European immigrants also ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandy Bridge
Gandy Bridge is the southernmost bridge spanning Old Tampa Bay from St. Petersburg, Florida to Tampa, Florida. The original 1924 span was dismantled in 1975. The second bridge, constructed in 1956 was used for vehicular traffic until 1997, when it was converted to recreational use by non-motorized traffic. It became known as the Friendship Trail Bridge and was demolished in 2016, after closing in 2008 due to hazardous conditions and several failed efforts to preserve the span. The third (1975) and fourth (1997) spans of the Gandy Bridge are currently being used for vehicle traffic. Almost three miles long, the Gandy Bridge is one of three bridges connecting the mainland of Hillsborough County and Pinellas County; the others being the Howard Frankland Bridge and the Courtney Campbell Causeway. Original span (1924–1975) In 1910, H. Walter Fuller was a director of three companies owned by F. A. Davis. George S. Gandy Sr was the president of all three companies. Ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road 600
__NOTOC__ 600 ( DC) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 600 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Europe * King Chlothar II of Neustria is defeated by his nephews, Theudebert II and Theuderic II, at Dormelles (approximate date). * Germanic and Slavic peoples have tremendous population growth, with the Slavs colonizing the Balkan Peninsula. * Rome continues as part of the Byzantine Empire. The Italian mainland is divided into independent cities and duchies. * Venice continues as an independent realm, having been built up from fishing villages and settled by fugitives. * Dorestad, lying in a fork between two branches of the Rhine, is established by the Franks as a trade center. * King Agilulf of the Lombards and Queen Theodelinda build a palace complex at Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road 546
State Road 546 (SR 546) is a state highway in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, that runs from Interstate 4 (I-4) to U.S. Route 92 (US 92) and SR 600. SR 546 is only signed for the first , after which it is concurrent with US 92. Including the segment overlapped by US 92, Florida State Road 546 is a four-lane divided highway, except between Walker Avenue and Florida State Road 33 and Massachusetts Avenue where it is a six-lane divided highway. At North Gary Road the route becomes a four-lane undivided highway until just before its eastern terminus at East Gary Road (hidden SR 600), where it becomes a divided highway once again. Route description Florida State Road 546 begins at Exit 28 on Interstate 4, which has no eastbound re-entry to the interstate. It runs northeast as a four-lane divided highway, until encountering Swindell Road at the Lakeland Mi Pueblo Flea Market, where it turns straight east. At Wabash Avenue, the route encounters US 92 on the south side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road 694
State Road 694 (SR 694) is an east–west route in Pinellas County, running from SR 693 (66th Street N) in Pinellas Park to U.S. Route 92 (US 92 and unsigned SR 600) in St. Petersburg. Route description State Road 694 starts at State Road 693 in Pinellas Park, where SR 694 heads east as Park Boulevard. At the intersection with US 19 in southeastern Pinellas Park, SR 694 becomes known as Gandy Boulevard and turns northeast into northeastern St. Petersburg, heading towards the interchange with Interstate 275 (I-275). It continues northeast, intersecting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street N, before heading towards its eastern terminus at the intersection with 4th Street N, Roosevelt Boulevard, and US 92 (unsigned SR 600). East of SR 694's eastern terminus, Gandy Boulevard continues signed as US 92/SR 600 and crosses the Gandy Bridge into Tampa. State Road 694 previously began at State Road 699 in Indian Shores, running through Seminole and to the SR 693 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road 686
State Road 686 (SR 686) is an east–west route in Pinellas County, running from U.S. Route 19 Alternate (Alt. US 19) in Largo east to an intersection with SR 687 (4th Street) and SR 694 (Gandy Boulevard) in St. Petersburg, Florida. Originally, SR 686 extended further west, ending at Gulf Boulevard in Belleair Beach, next to the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. Route description State Road 686 begins at Alt US 19, running east as East Bay Drive. It runs through Largo, where it crosses an interchange with US 19 and east of the intersection, SR 686 is known as Roosevelt Boulevard, named for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It then travels in a southeastern direction through Clearwater, and intersects SR 688 (Ulmerton Road), and heads east with a concurrency for just under a mile. At the end of the concurrency, SR 686 once again heads southeast, entering St. Petersburg. An interchange with Interstate 275 (I-275) follows, and SR 686 ends at the intersec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road A1A
State Road A1A (SR A1A) is a major north–south Florida State Road that runs along the Atlantic Ocean, from Key West, Florida, Key West at the southern tip of Florida, to Fernandina Beach, Florida, Fernandina Beach, just south of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia on Amelia Island, Florida, Amelia Island. It is the main road through most oceanfront towns. Part of SR A1A is designated the A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway, a National Scenic Byway. A portion of SR A1A that passes through Volusia County, Florida, Volusia County is designated the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail, a Florida Scenic Highways, Florida Scenic Highway. It is also called the Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway from State Road 510 (Florida), State Road 510 at Wabasso Beach, Florida, Wabasso Beach to U.S. Route 1 (Florida), U.S. Route 1 in Cocoa, Florida, Cocoa. SR A1A is famous worldwide as a center of beach culture in the United States, a scenic coastal route through most Atlantic coastal cities and beach to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road 687
State Road 687 (SR 687) is a north–south state road located solely within the borders of St. Petersburg, Florida. The road runs from Interstate 175 north to Interstate 375 along both 3rd Street and 4th Street. 3rd Street in a one-way route traveling northbound and 4th street is a one-way route traveling southbound. The intersections included on SR 687 on both 3rd Street and 4th Street extend between 5th Ave S and 5th Ave N in downtown St. Petersburg. North of I-375, the route runs partly concurrent with US 92 U.S. Route 92 or U.S. Highway 92 (US 92) is a 181-mile (291 km.) U.S. Route entirely in the U.S. state of Florida. The western terminus is at US 19 Alt. and SR 687 in downtown St. Petersburg. The eastern terminus is at SR A1A in Daytona ... until the intersection with SR 693/ SR 686/ unsigned SR 600 intersection in northeast St. Petersburg and continues along 4th Street until terminating with northbound only Interstate 275 at Exit 32. Route description ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba; it is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Spanning , Florida ranks 22nd in area among the 50 states, and with a population of over 21 million, it is the third-most populous. The state capital is Tallahassee, and the most populous city is Jacksonville. The Miami metropolitan area, with a population of almost 6.2 million, is the most populous urban area in Florida and the ninth-most populous in the United States; other urban conurbations with over one million people are Tampa Bay, Orlando, and Jacksonville. Various Native American groups have inhabited Florida for at least 14,000 years. In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León became the first k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
