State Road 207 (SR 207) is a four-lane
state highway in northeast
Florida
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, extending from
US 17
U.S. Route 17 or U.S. Highway 17 (US 17), also known as the Coastal Highway, is a north–south United States Highway that spans in the southeastern United States. It runs close to the Atlantic Coast for much of its length, with ...
in
East Palatka, Florida
East Palatka is a census-designated place (CDP) in Putnam County, Florida, United States. It is located on the east side of the City of Palatka at the intersection of U.S. Route 17/State Road 20/ State Road 100 and the southwestern terminus of ...
at the southwest end to
US 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making ...
in
St. Augustine, Florida at the northeastern end.
Route description
State Road 207 begins at
US 17
U.S. Route 17 or U.S. Highway 17 (US 17), also known as the Coastal Highway, is a north–south United States Highway that spans in the southeastern United States. It runs close to the Atlantic Coast for much of its length, with ...
in
East Palatka, and heads northeast through
Putnam County, going through the community of Orange Mills. SR 207 then enters
St. Johns County, passing through
Hastings
Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England,
east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...
before intersecting
SR 206 in
Spuds. SR 207 continues northeast, passing through the communities of
Armstrong,
Elkton, and
Vermont Heights before entering
St. Augustine, where SR 207 remains for the rest of its journey. It then intersects
Interstate 95, slowly heading into the heart of the city, intersecting
SR 312 before terminating at
US 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making ...
.
SR 207 mainly goes through farming area. The
Seminole Electric power plant, and the
Georgia Pacific
Georgia-Pacific LLC is an American pulp and paper company based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, toilet and paper towel dispensers, packaging, building products and r ...
paper mill in Putnam County along the St. Johns River can be seen from the road.
Much of the road includes crossings and trailheads for the Palatka-to-St. Augustine State Trail, including a trailhead on a former segment of the road in Elkton.
Major intersections
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