State Road 616 (SR 616) is an east–west road consisting of two wide streets near

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; West Spruce Street, and Boy Scout Boulevard. It runs from the interchange with

Veterans Expressway State Road 589 (SR 589), also known as the Veterans Expressway and Suncoast Parkway, is a north–south toll road near the Florida Gulf Coast.

( State Road 60) and George J. Bean Parkway to

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or US 92). In September 2001 the International Plaza shopping mall opened on the corner of SR 616 and West Shore Blvd. State Road 616 was originally a free section of State Road 589 when SR 60/589 overlapped between Exits 1 and 2A.Topographical Map of former Florida SR 589 segment (Historic Aerials Online)
/ref> SR 589 was planned to be extended to a connecting road between

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& the

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, which would've lead to a change in the designation for West Spruce Street and Boy Scout Boulevard. The connection between the Veterans and Crosstown Expressways was cancelled, but the free section of SR 589 was converted anyway.

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