State Road 500 (SR 500) is a

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running through

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as a mostly unsigned route under several

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s. From

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to Williston it is U.S. Highway 27 Alternate (US 27 Alt.). From Williston to

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, it is US 27. From Ocala to

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, it is US 441. From

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to Indialantic it is US 192.

Names for State Road 500 include Young Boulevard, 100th Street, Hathaway Avenue, Noble Avenue, Blichton Road, 10th Street, Pine Street, Abshier Boulevard, North Boulevard, Main Street, Burleigh Boulevard,

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, East Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Space Coast Parkway, New Haven Avenue the

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and Fifth Avenue.

Major intersections

Related route

State Road 500A (SR 500A) is a short signed

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, in

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, connecting US 441 (SR 500) with SR 19. Other alignments have existed, including Lake County's CR Old 441, CR 500A in

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, between SR 19 and US 441 through Tavares, Eustis and Mount Dora; and a former section of US 192 in eastern Osceola County. Old USGS maps show the abandoned section of the Kissimmee Highway between Lake X and Deer Park having been SR 500A at some point.

References

External links

Florida Route Log (SR 500)
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