State Road 60 (SR 60) is an east–west route transversing

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from the

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to the

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. The western terminus of SR 60 is at the ''Sunsets at Pier 60'' site in

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. The eastern terminus is in

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near the Atlantic Coast just past State Road A1A.

Route description

Aerial view of Memorial Highway State Road 60 in Tampa, Florida

SR 60 is primarily a four lane

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from its western terminus through the town of

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to County Road 630 near Indian Lake Estates; from there it is a two-lane road until reaching

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at Yeehaw Junction. From there until its eastern terminus it is a divided highway. In the Tampa Bay area it is the main route from

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to the Clearwater area beaches and from

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to northern Pinellas county. It also provides service from Tampa International Airport to the Suncoast Parkway. It is the main non-limited access route from downtown Tampa to Brandon, paralleling the

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. As of 2005, SR 60 briefly divides into two, one-way streets in southern downtown Clearwater. This is a result of the recent realignment of the SR 60 corridor in the area, following the completion of the new Memorial Causeway.

Local street names for SR 60

Clearwater Memorial Causeway main span 3Nov2017 (3)

WB SR60 and NB US98 in Bartow Florida approaching split

From west to east: * ''Causeway Boulevard'' from the intersection with Gulfview Boulevard and Mandalay Avenue on Clearwater Beach to causeway. * '' Memorial Causeway'' on causeway between Clearwater Beach and mainland Clearwater. * SR 60 divides into ''Court Street'' (one-way westbound) and ''Chestnut Street'' (one-way eastbound) between Bay Ave and Ewing Ave. * ''Court Street'' from Ewing Ave to S Highland Ave. * ''Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard'' from S Highland Avenue to

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. * ''

Courtney Campbell Causeway The Courtney Campbell Causeway is the northernmost bridge across Old Tampa Bay, carrying State Road 60 between Clearwater, Florida in Pinellas County and Tampa, Florida in Hillsborough County. History The Causeway was commissioned by the ...

'' over Tampa Bay to Memorial Highway, the eastern terminus of

, and the southern terminus of SR 589 in Tampa * ''Memorial Highway'' from the eastern terminus of

and southern terminus of SR 589 to junction I-275 * '' John F. Kennedy Boulevard'' from I-275 to Channelside Drive. (Cosigned with Business U.S. Highway 41 most of that section) * ''Channelside Drive'' until junction Adamo Drive. * ''Adamo Drive'' until junction with

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. * ''Brandon Boulevard'' from I-75 until Mount Carmel Road. * ''SR 60'' to Plant City. * ''Hopewell Road'' in Plant City, resumes ''SR 60'' east of Plant City. * Simply signed ''SR 60'' from there until reaching Mulberry city limits. * ''Canal Street'' in Mulberry, resumes ''SR 60'' signage east of Mulberry. * ''West Main Street'' west of Bartow city limits. * SR 60 divides into SR 60A (Bypass 60) and Business SR 60 at Baker Street in Bartow ** ''Bypass 60'' called ''Van Fleet Drive'' until rejoining business route. (cosigned with

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for part of that route) ** ''Business 60'' continues ''Main Street'' signage until

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then ''Flamingo Drive'' until merger back to Bypass. * From east of Bartow to Lake Wales is simply called ''SR 60''. In Lake Wales it is called West Polk, although it changes to ''Hesperides Road'' in eastern Lake Wales and east of the city. * Simply signed ''SR 60'' until

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. * ''20th Street'' in Vero Beach from

to 20th Avenue. * ''19th Place'' (one-way eastbound) and ''20th Street'' (one-way westbound) in Vero Beach from east of 20th Avenue until Commerce Avenue. * ''20th Street'' (one-way eastbound) and ''20th Place'' (one-way westbound) in Vero Beach from east of Commerce Avenue to west of 6th Avenue. * ''20th Street'' from west of 6th Avenue in Vero Beach to Indian River Blvd. * Cosigned with Indian River Blvd until Merrill P. Barber Bridge. * ''Merrill P. Barber Bridge'' over the Indian River. * ''Beachland Boulevard'' after bridge until eastern terminus at State Road A1A. * ''Stan Mayfield Memorial Highway'' from the Florida Turnpike to I-95. * ''Richard Raczkoski Memorial Highway'' from I-95 to 43rd Avenue.Carson, Debbie
"Dep. Raczkoski Memorial Highway Dedication"
, ''VeroNews.com'', 23 September 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2016. Note: highway name designated by 2010 Legislature of Florida.

History

Clearwater realignment

Originally, SR 60 in Clearwater traveled west of Highland Avenue along Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard and Cleveland Street to the Memorial Causeway. When construction of the new Memorial Causeway began in 2001/2002, SR 60 was realigned along Court Street and Pierce Boulevard to the Causeway, with the original alignment downloaded to the city of Clearwater. Between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Pierce, SR 60 is split into two one-way streets—Court Street carrying westbound traffic, and Chestnut Street carrying eastbound traffic. Prior to the realignment, Court Street east of Missouri Avenue was known as SR 651, while Court and Chestnut Streets west of Missouri was a locally maintained road signed as "Bypass 60".

Major intersections

State Road 60A

State Road 60A served as a bypass for

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, until SR 60 was realigned to follow that route in 2006. It is briefly cosigned with

during its route. It is mainly known as ''Van Fleet Drive''.

References

External links

Florida 60 (SouthEastRoads.com)
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