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Florida State Road 235
State Road 235 (SR 235) is a south–north state highway in Alachua County, Florida. It runs from U.S. Route 441 in Alachua to Brooker, and has county-maintained segments in Alachua and Bradford Counties, which were once part of SR 235. Route description The segment that is currently County Road 235 begins at State Road 26, and the first intersection it approaches is County Road 26A, a former segment and suffixed alternate route of SR 26. As it turns to the northeast, it spends much of its time running along the east side of the CSX Brooker Subdivision. This trajectory continues as it intersects CR 232, and later skirts the border of the City of Alachua, where the first road resembling a major intersection is CR 235A (''See below''). CR 235 runs under Interstate 75 with no access, and then moves away from the tracks, curving to the right toward an intersection with CR 241. CR 235 becomes SR 235 at the first of two intersections with CR 2054, the second of which is jus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alachua, FL
Alachua ( ) is the second-largest city in Alachua County, Florida, Alachua County, Florida and the third-largest in North Central Florida. According to the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city's population was 10,574. The city is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, Gainesville metropolitan area, which had a population of 339,247 in 2020. Alachua has one of the largest bio and life sciences sectors in Florida and is the site for thSanta Fe College Perry Center for Emerging Technologies History Evidence of habitation by pre-historic Paleo-Indians exists in several documented locations within the San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park. In the historic era, the primary town for the Potano tribe that lived throughout North Central Florida also was within San Felasco. This town became the site of the first Spanish doctrina (mission with a resident priest) in the Florida interior in 1606, Mission San Francisco de Potano, and it was the last to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Road 237 (Alachua County, Florida)
The following is a list of county roads in Alachua County, Florida. All county roads are maintained by the county in which they reside, however not all of them are marked with standard MUTCD approved county road shields. List of County Roads in Alachua County, Florida References General Highway Map; Alachua County, Florida (Florida Department of Transportation) accessed January 2014 General Highway Map of Alachua County, Florida (March 2022) accessed 28 November 2022 {{FLCR [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road 100
State Road 100 (SR 100) is a east–west highway serving northeast Florida. Its western terminus is at the Georgia-Florida border north of Avoca, Florida (its continuation in Georgia is State Route 11); its eastern terminus is an intersection with Shore Scenic Highway ( SR A1A) in Flagler Beach. The portion west of Lake City is only signed as portions of US 41 and US 129, both of which run north–south. Route description The northernmost of SR 100 are signed (north–south) as US 129. For in Jasper, it merges with US 41 ( SR 25) before separating from US 129 (which has the hidden Florida Department of Transportation designation SR 51 between the split and Live Oak). East of Lake City, SR 100 is signed east–west as it continues along a northwest–southeast pathway toward the Atlantic Ocean, serving, amongst other municipalities, Lake Butler, Starke, Keystone Heights, and Putnam Hall before merging with US 17 (hidden SR 15) on Reid Street in Palatka, just we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palatka-Lake Butler State Trail
The Palatka-Lake Butler State Trail (PLB) corridor stretches nearly from the vicinity of Lake Butler, Union County, Florida, Lake Butler, Florida to Palatka, Florida. The project is located along the former Georgia Southern and Florida Railway right-of-way and the trail is being constructed on top of the existing abandoned railroad bed through (from east to west) Putnam County, Florida, Putnam, Clay County, Florida, Clay, Bradford County, Florida, Bradford, and Union County, Florida, Union counties. The corridor was purchased with Preservation 2000 funds through the Office of Greenways and Trails Acquisition Program. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Rails to Trails Conservancy played a key role in preserving the corridor for conversion to a rail-trail and the trail was designated as part of the Florida Greenways & Trails System in 2007. Construction of a multi-use recreational trail along this corridor is being completed in phases, and the first paved section of opened in Clay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Southern And Florida Railway
The Georgia Southern and Florida Railway , also known as the ''Suwanee River Route'' from its crossing of the Suwanee River, was founded in 1885 as the Georgia Southern and Florida ''Railroad'' and began operations between Macon, GA and Valdosta, GA in 1889, extending to Palatka, FL in 1890. The railroad went bankrupt by 1891, was reorganized as the Georgia Southern and Florida ''Railway'' in 1895, and was controlled by the Southern Railway. In 1902, the GS&F purchased the Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway that ran from Valdosta, GA to Jacksonville, FL. The GS&F also owned the Macon and Birmingham Railway and the Hawkinsville and Florida Southern Railway, both of which were operated as separate companies; both ended up going bankrupt and being mostly abandoned. The GS&F was eventually acquired by the Norfolk Southern Railway and still operates as a subsidiary. As of November 2012, at least one operating Norfolk Southern locomotive retains GSF reporting marks. The lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Butler, Union County, Florida
Lake Butler is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,897 at the 2010 census. History A post office called Lake Butler has been in operation since 1860. The city was named for Robert Butler, an acting governor of East Florida. Geography Lake Butler is located at (30.021681, –82.340960). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (6.01%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,927 people, 723 households, and 508 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 832 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 64.50% White, 31.81% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 1.19% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.68% of the population. There were 723 households, out of which 41.1% had children und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Road 231 (Bradford County, Florida)
State Road 231 (SR 231), locally known as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and SW 6th Avenue, is a north-south discontinuous route running through Union County, Bradford County, and Alachua County, Florida. Route description State Road 231 begins near LaCrosse at the intersection with SR 235 and County Road 231 (former SR 231). From there it heads north, cosigning with SR 235, across the Santa Fe River into Bradford County and Brooker. At the junction with SR 18, state maintenance ends and the road becomes County Road 231, with County Road 235 cosigning. CR 235 leaves the road approximately north of the junction. The route continues north into Union County, passing CR 231A, and regains state road status near SW 78th Street and the Florida Department of Corrections Reception and Medical Center. The road then heads into Lake Butler, crossing SR 121 and ending at SR 238 several blocks short of SR 100. History SR 231 originally terminated at SR 121 roughly south of its cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road 18
State Road 18 (SR 18) is a short state road in the U.S. state of Florida. It begins in Worthington Springs in southern Union County and travels eastward for into Bradford County until it becomes County Road 18 at Brooker. It also has county road extensions, one of which is between Fort White and Worthington Springs, and the other between Brooker and SR 100 north of Theressa. Related routes Columbia and Union Counties West of Worthington Springs, County Road 18 is a bi-county road that extends from US 27 ( SR 20) in Fort White as County Road 18, also known as Southwest Fellowship Street along the O'Leno to Ichetucknee Trail. The road takes a slight curve to the northeast that ends near the intersection of County Road 131 just south of that road's own intersection with CR 238. At the west end of the short concurrency with US 41/ 441 ( SR 25) in Mikesville, CR 18 turns north, while the trail turns south towards O'Leno State Park. Once the concurrency ends, CR 18 turns east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Road 18 (Bradford County, Florida)
State Road 18 (SR 18) is a short state road in the U.S. state of Florida. It begins in Worthington Springs in southern Union County and travels eastward for into Bradford County until it becomes County Road 18 at Brooker. It also has county road extensions, one of which is between Fort White and Worthington Springs, and the other between Brooker and SR 100 north of Theressa. Related routes Columbia and Union Counties West of Worthington Springs, County Road 18 is a bi-county road that extends from US 27 ( SR 20) in Fort White as County Road 18, also known as Southwest Fellowship Street along the O'Leno to Ichetucknee Trail. The road takes a slight curve to the northeast that ends near the intersection of County Road 131 just south of that road's own intersection with CR 238. At the west end of the short concurrency with US 41/ 441 ( SR 25) in Mikesville, CR 18 turns north, while the trail turns south towards O'Leno State Park. Once the concurrency ends, CR 18 turns east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooker, Florida
Brooker is a town in Bradford County, Florida, United States. The population was 338 at the 2010 census. History A post office was established under the name Vandy, and the post office was renamed Brooker in 1894. The town was named for Ed Brooker, an early settler. Geography Brooker is located in western Bradford County at (29.888922, –82.331397). It is west of Starke, the county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 352 people, 123 households, and 93 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 136 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.44% White, 0.57% African American, 1.14% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.12% of the population. There were 123 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradford County, Florida
Bradford County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,303. Its county seat and largest city is Starke. History New River County, as it was known at the time, was created in 1858 from segments of Columbia and Alachua counties. It was renamed Bradford County in 1861 in honor of Confederate Captain Richard Bradford, who fought in the American Civil War and was killed in the Battle of Santa Rosa Island, becoming the first officer from Florida to die during the Civil War. During the county's early history, Lake Butler served as the county seat. However, the growth of Starke as an important city on the Fernandina to Cedar Key railroad led to an 1875 vote on the location of the county seat, with Starke winning by 46 votes. A successful legal challenge brought the county seat back to Lake Butler, and an 1885 referendum reaffirmed the move by 19 votes. Yet another referendum was held in 1887, and saw the courthouse and county seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Fe River (Florida)
The Santa Fe River is a river in northern Florida. The watershed of the river is approximately and spreads across southern Columbia County, Florida, Columbia, southern Suwannee County, Florida, Suwannee, western Bradford County, Florida, Bradford, far southern Baker County, Florida, Baker, Union County, Florida, Union, northern and eastern Gilchrist County, Florida, Gilchrist, and northern Alachua County, Florida, Alachua counties. The headwaters of the river are Lake Santa Fe, near Keystone Heights, Florida, Keystone Heights. The Santa Fe River is usually a slow-flowing river. This slow speed, combined with the abundant leaf-drop from nearby trees, especially Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress, leads to a very Blackwater river, dark-brown river due to dissolved tannins. The Santa Fe River is typical of many rivers in karst regions in that it completely disappears underground and then reappears downstream. The river drops into a large sinkhole in O'Leno State Park and reappe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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