Winter Haven Area Transit is a bus system based in
Winter Haven, Florida
Winter Haven is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is fifty-one miles east of Tampa. The population was 49,219 at the 2020 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 estimates, this city had a population of 44,955, making ...
. The system operates 9 of its own buses, and another 4 buses are provided for WHAT by the
Citrus Connection. There are 8 routes serving Winter Haven,
Auburndale,
Lakeland,
Lake Alfred
Lake Alfred is a city in Polk County, Florida, Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was approximately 5,015 at the 2010 Census. It is part of the Lakeland, Florida, Lakeland–Winter Haven, Florida, Winter Haven Lakeland-Winter H ...
,
Haines City
Haines City is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. Its population was 13,174 at the 2000 census and 20,535 at the 2010 census. It is the third most populous city in Polk County. It is part of the Lakeland– Winter Haven Metropolitan S ...
,
Lake Wales
Lake Wales is a city in Polk County, Florida. The population was 14,225 at the 2010 census. , the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 16,759. It is part of the Lakeland– Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lake Wales is ...
,
Frostproof
Frostproof is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The city is located in southern Polk County on the Lake Wales Ridge. The population was 2,992 at the 2010 census. As of 2018, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 3,273 ...
,
Bartow,
Dundee and
Fort Meade
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.
Winter Haven Area Transit was started in 1999 by Lawrence Francis Murphy. It is a joint venture between the Board of County Commissioners of
Polk County Polk County is the name of twelve counties in the United States, all except two named after president of the United States James Knox Polk:
* Polk County, Arkansas
* Polk County, Florida
* Polk County, Georgia
* Polk County, Iowa
* Polk Count ...
and the City of Winter Haven.
Route list
*12 / Purple Line
Winter Haven to Lakeland
*15 Winter Haven to Haines City
*16x Haines City to Poinciana
*17x Lake Wales to Haines City Express
*18x Haines City to Davenport Express
*19x Loughman Flex
*22XW Bartow Express
*25 Bartow/Fort Meade
*27x Dundee/Eagle Ridge Mall
*30 LegoLand
*35 Frostproof/Eagle Ridge Mall
*40/44 Southwest
*50 Auburndale
*60 Northeast Winter Haven
*603 Southwest Poinciana
Bus fleet
*1056-1059 , 2002 Gillig Phantom 30'
*T96-T100 , 2010 Gillig BRT 30'
*T116 , 2014 Eldorado EZ Rider II 30'
External links
Winter Haven Area Transit
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Bus transportation in Florida
Transportation in Polk County, Florida
Winter Haven, Florida
Transport infrastructure completed in 1999
1999 establishments in Florida