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Florida State Road 66
State Road 66 (SR 66) is a 25-mile-long east–west state highway in Hardee County and Highlands County. Its western terminus is an intersection with US 17 ( SR 35) in Zolfo Springs; the eastern terminus is an intersection with US 27- 98 ( SR 25-700) near DeSoto City. The eastern continuation of SR 66 is eastbound US 98-SR 700 toward Okeechobee and West Palm Beach. State Road 66 snakes through farmlands, woodlands, and wetlands in a sparsely populated region of southern Florida. Near Crewsville, SR 66 provides access (''via'' South Hammock Road, Washington Road, and Hammock Road) to Highlands Hammock State Park. It is part of what's known as the Florida Cracker Trail The Florida Florida cracker, Cracker Trail runs from just east of Bradenton, Florida, Bradenton, and ends in Fort Pierce, Florida, Fort Pierce, a total distance of approximately . In years past, this route was used for both cattle and horses. Tod .... Major intersections References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zolfo Springs, Florida
Zolfo Springs is a town in Hardee County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,827 at the 2010 census, up from 1,641 at the 2000 census. History Early prosperity in the area (known initially as simply Zolfo) was due to its location along the Florida Cracker Trail, a cattle trail from Bradenton to Fort Pierce. Cattle herded from this area and the Florida Heartland was run to the coasts along this route as early as 1850. The Florida Cracker Trail today includes parts of State Road 64 and State Road 66 through Zolfo Springs. In 1886, transportation improved through Zolfo when the Florida Southern Railway (later the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad) was built through the town on its way from Bartow to Punta Gorda. The railroad built a depot in the town and a post office was established the same year. The railroad was removed in the early 1980s. Today US 17 runs along the former railroad right of way (with Main Street being the original alignment of US 17). The town inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodland
A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with trees, or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the ''plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see differences between British, American, and Australian English explained below). Woodlands may support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to shrubland under drier conditions or during early stages of primary or secondary succession. Higher-density areas of trees with a largely closed canopy that provides extensive and nearly continuous shade are often referred to as forests. Extensive efforts by conservationist groups have been made to preserve woodlands from urbanization and agriculture. For example, the woodlands of Northwest Indiana have been preserved as part of the Indiana Dunes. Definitions United Kingdom ''Woodland'' is used in British woodland management to mean tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Highways In Florida
The State Highway System of the U.S. state of Florida comprises the roads maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) or a toll authority. The components are referred to officially as state roads, abbreviated as SR. History Prior to the 1945 renumbering, State Roads were given numbers in the order they were added to the system. The 1945 renumbering removed many roads that were never built and added some that had not existed prior to 1945. In 1955, the State Road Department (SRD) slowed the addition of new state roads and began to classify roads into primary, secondary, and local roads. Primary roads would continue to be state-maintained, while secondary roads would have an S before the number, and would only be state-maintained during a construction project. Local roads would be completely removed from the system. In 1969, the State Road Department was superseded by Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). In 1977, House Bill 803 (HB 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SR 700 (FL)
State Road 700 (SR 700) is the mostly unsigned Florida Department of Transportation state road designation of U.S. Route 98 (US 98) between Chassahowitzka (where US 98 continues northward as unsigned SR 55) and Twentymile Bend (where US 98 continues eastward as signed SR 80). The only segments of State Road 700 that are signed are between SR 50A and US 41 in Brooksville, and from Okeechobee south, through Canal Point, to SR 80. From the northernmost signed point, it's an unsigned concurrency with SR 45(US 41), then with SR 50, before rejoining US 98 at the west end of the US 98/SR 50 concurrency. The section between Canal Point to SR 80 is signed only as State Road 700 since the relocating of US 98 to run concurrent with US 441 in Palm Beach County. Cities served by US 98/SR 700 include: * Brooksville *Dade City * Lakeland * Bartow *Fort Meade * Avon Park * Sebring * Okeechobee * Canal Point A extension of SR 700 in Palm Beach County to County Road 880 (CR&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SR 25 (FL)
State Road 25 (SR 25) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Florida. It is mainly signed as U.S. Highways: * U.S. Highway 27 from Hialeah to Lady Lake and Belleview to Ocala * U.S. Highway 301 from Belleview to near Sparr * U.S. Highway 441 from Belleview to Lake City * U.S. Highway 41 from High Springs to the Georgia state line near Jennings, connecting with Georgia State Route 7 The portion from Lady Lake to Belleview is now County Road 25. A short piece in Belleview, from State Road 35 to U.S. Highway 27/ 301/ 441 ( SR 500), is signed as SR 25. Major intersections Related routes State Road 25A State Road 25A is an unsigned designation for part of U.S. Route 441 along Marion Street in Lake City, Florida. It runs from State Road 25 south of downtown, where U.S. Routes 41 and 441 break away from each other and run parallel to each other. North of US 90, State Road 47 joins the route downtown and follows SR 25A in a hidden concurrency. North of Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SR 35 (FL)
State Road 35 (SR 35) is a north–south state highway in the western counties of the U.S. state of Florida. Route description It is mainly signed as a hidden route along U.S. Highways: *U.S. Route 17: Punta Gorda to Bartow. * U.S. Route 98: Zolfo Springs to Trilacoochee (which also carries hidden SR 700). * U.S. Route 301: south of Dade City to Belleview In Bartow, SR 35 turns west and follows East Main Street, before turning north again on North Broadway Avenue, and rejoining US 98 again at SR 60 (Van Fleet Drive). Evidence of SR 35's existence can be found in Hardee County, Florida along County Roads 35A & 35B in Coker, Wauchula, and Zolfo Springs. Polk County's evidence of SR 35's existence can be found with County Road 35A between Lakeland and Providence, and in Pasco County, Florida, evidence of SR 35's existence can be found with County Road 35 Alternate between Branchborough and Dade City. According to some maps, County Road 41 Alternate (Spring Valley Road) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Cracker Trail
The Florida Florida cracker, Cracker Trail runs from just east of Bradenton, Florida, Bradenton, and ends in Fort Pierce, Florida, Fort Pierce, a total distance of approximately . In years past, this route was used for both cattle and horses. Today it includes parts of State Road 66 (Florida), State Road 66, State Road 64 (Florida), State Road 64, and U.S. Highway 98 (Florida), U.S. Highway 98. On November 20, 2000, the Florida Cracker Trail was selected as a Community Millennium Trail. The Millennium Trails is a partnership among the White House Millennium Council, the Department of Transportation, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the National Endowment for the Arts and other public agencies and private organizations. The goal of Millennium Trails is the creation of a nationwide network of trails that protect natural environment, interpret history and culture, and enhance alternative transportation, recreation and tourism. An annual Cracker Trail ride is now held the last full week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highlands Hammock State Park
Highlands Hammock State Park is a park west of Sebring in Highlands County, Florida, off U.S. 27. The park opened in 1931, four years before the Florida state park system was created. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. Ecology Flora Elevated boardwalks meander through an old-growth bald cypress swamp with cabbage palmettos, ferns, bromeliads, orchids and other epiphytes. Some trees are believed to be over a thousand years old, and one is possibly the largest oak in Florida, with a girth of over . Fauna White-tailed deer, American alligators, gopher tortoises, frogs, otters, golden silk spiders, pileated woodpeckers, red-shouldered hawks, barred owls and Florida scrub jays are common in the park. Florida black bears, bald eagles, white ibis, gray squirrels, bobcats and the rare Florida panther are seen on occasion. History Local citizens, concerned about plans to turn the hammock into farmland, acquired the property in 1931 and pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wetland
A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The primary factor that distinguishes wetlands from terrestrial land forms or Body of water, water bodies is the characteristic vegetation of aquatic plants, adapted to the unique anoxic hydric soils. Wetlands are considered among the most biologically diverse of all ecosystems, serving as home to a wide range of plant and animal species. Methods for assessing wetland functions, wetland ecological health, and general wetland condition have been developed for many regions of the world. These methods have contributed to wetland conservation partly by raising public awareness of the functions some wetlands provide. Wetlands occur naturally on every continent. The water in wetlands is either freshwater, brackish or seawater, saltwater. The main w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farm
A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used for specialized units such as arable farms, vegetable farms, fruit farms, dairy, pig and poultry farms, and land used for the production of natural fiber, biofuel and other commodities. It includes ranches, feedlots, orchards, plantations and estates, smallholdings and hobby farms, and includes the farmhouse and agricultural buildings as well as the land. In modern times the term has been extended so as to include such industrial operations as wind farms and fish farms, both of which can operate on land or sea. There are about 570 million farms in the world, most of which are small and family-operated. Small farms with a land area of fewer than 2 hectares operate about 1% of the world's agricultural land, and family farms comprise about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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