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County Road 33A (Polk County, Florida)
State Road 33 (SR 33) is a state highway running through Lake and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Florida. Route description State Road 33 begins in Lakeland off U.S. Route 92 (US 92) east of the intersection with US 98 and heads north along the vicinity of the west bank of Lake Parker. North of there it curves to the northeast and has one of two interchanges with Interstate 4 (I-4). The first interchange (Exit 33) provides westbound access via North Socrum Loop Road ( CR 582), and eastbound access directly to SR 33. The route turns more to the east away from I-4, until it curves north at the northern terminus of Florida State Road 659. It has an encounter at the second interchange with I-4 (Exit 38) where it actually crosses under the interstate. The road continues northeast to Polk City where it curves back towards the north at a bridge over a former Seaboard Air Line Railroad line (now the Auburndale TECO Trail and General James A. Van Fleet State Trail) jus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FDOT
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the U.S. state of Florida. The department was formed in 1969. It absorbed the powers of the State Road Department (SRD). The current Secretary of Transportation is Jared W. Perdue. History The State Road Department, the predecessor of today's Department of Transportation, was authorized in 1915 by the Florida Legislature. For the first two years of its existence, the department acted as an advisory body to the 52 counties in the state, helping to assemble maps and other information on roads. The Federal Aid Road Act of 1916, 1916 Bankhead Act passed by Congress expanded the department's responsibilities and gave it the authority to: establish a state and state-aid system of roads, engage in road construction and maintenance, acquire and own land, exercise the right of eminent domain, and accept federal or local funds f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groveland, Florida
Groveland is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 18,505 at the 2020 census. It is located at the intersection of State Road 19 and State Road 33/ 50. Groveland is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Groveland is recognized as the first international Dark Sky Community in Florida, and in the Southeastern United States, by DarkSky International. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (12.91%) is water. Demographics 2010 and 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,505 people, 5,541 households, and 3,757 families residing in the city. As of the 2010 United States census, there were 8,729 people, 2,465 households, and 2,014 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 7,901 people, 845 households, and 626 families residing in the city. The population density was . Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okahumpka
Okahumpka is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 267 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the location of the Historic Campbell House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Okahumpka is located in western Lake County. County Road 33 passes through the community, leading northeast to U.S. Route 27, which leads farther north to Leesburg; and south to Mascotte. County Road 48 leads east to US-27 and southwest to Center Hill. County Road 470 leads west to an interchange with Florida's Turnpike. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Okahumpka CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 251 people, 108 households, and 72 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 113 housing units at an average density of . The racial make ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carters Subdivision
The Carters Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in Florida. The line runs along CSX's A Line from Poinciana to Lakeland, a distance of 37 miles. Route description The Carters Subdvision begins in Poinciana just south of the Poinciana station. From here, it heads west a short distance before turning south through Loughman and Davenport. In Haines City, it turns back west and passes through Lake Alfred and Auburndale. Just west of Downtown Auburndale, the Carters Subdivision connects with the Auburndale Subdivision at Auburndale Interlocking. Continuing west, the Carters Subdivision passes through Fussels Corner before reaching Downtown Lakeland. The Carters Subdivision terminates less than a mile west of the Lakeland station at Lakeland Junction. At Lakeland Junction, the route connects with the Vitis Subdivision to the north and the A Line continues west as the Lakeland Subdivision. In addition to the main line, there are also some notable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leesburg, Florida
Leesburg is a city in Lake County, Florida, Lake County, Florida, United States. As of 2020, the population had exactly 27,000 residents. Leesburg is in central Florida, between Lake Harris (Florida), Lake Harris and Lake Griffin, at the head of the Ocklawaha River. It is part of the Greater Orlando, Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lake–Sumter State College and Beacon College are located in Leesburg. History Leesburg was first settled in 1857 by Evander McIver Lee and Susannah Lee. Shortly after Evander purchased his first property in the area, his brother Josiah joined him, purchasing land near Montclair Road. Several of his brothers followed him to the area. One of them, John Calvin Lee, was credited with giving the town its name. The city was incorporated in 1875, and was designated as the county seat of Sumter County, Florida, Sumter County for a time. When Lake County, Florida, Lake County was formed in 1887, Tavares was designated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road 44
State Road 44 (SR 44) is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of Florida. It runs from Crystal River, Florida, Crystal River on the Gulf of Mexico east to New Smyrna Beach, Florida, New Smyrna Beach on the Atlantic Ocean, passing through Inverness, Florida, Inverness, Wildwood, Florida, Wildwood, Leesburg, Florida, Leesburg and DeLand, Florida, DeLand. A section in Lake County, Florida, Lake County, between eastern Leesburg and a point north of Mount Dora, Florida, Mount Dora, is concurrent (road), concurrent with U.S. Highway 441 (Florida), U.S. Highway 441 (Florida State Road 500, SR 500).FDOT GIS data This concurrency is not signed; signs on US 441 mark it as TO SR 44. The former alignment of SR 44 in that area is now mostly County Road 44, which runs north of Lake Eustis, on the ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road 600
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Florida State Road 85
State Road 85 (SR 85) is a north–south state highway that runs from US 98 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida north to State Route 55 at the Florida/Alabama state line. In its earliest inception, it was just a clayed road over graded sandy soil, and was known early in the twentieth century as the Georgia, Alabama and Florida Highway. Route description From its southern terminus at the intersection of US 98 in downtown Fort Walton Beach to Shalimar, Florida, SR 85 is a six-lane highway with turn medians, accessing local beaches and Eglin Air Force Base. The road, known as Eglin Parkway, runs north through Fort Walton Beach, and the town of Cinco Bayou before crossing the namesake Cinco Bayou Bridge, and then through the Ocean City area of Fort Walton Beach. It crosses Garniers Bayou into Shalimar, and thence north onto the Eglin reservation where it becomes a four-lane route with grass median. It then skirts the northwest side of Eglin Air Force Base Main Base, with a gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Harris (Florida)
Lake Harris is a lake in Lake County, Florida, United States, northwest of Orlando. It is part of the Upper Ocklawaha River Basin, a sub-watershed of the St. Johns River. It is one of seven lakes in the Harris Chain of Lakes or "Ocklawaha Chain of Lakes". Lake Harris is the largest lake entirely in Lake County at . Little Lake Harris is a bay located east of SR 19; the combined area of the two lakes exceeds . The lake's northeastern shore is a landing approach zone for Leesburg International Airport. It is a harbor city for Leesburg, at the northwestern shore of the lake. At the westernmost point of the lake is U.S. Route 27/ SR 25. Lake Harris' primary inflow is at its southwestern shore from the Palatlakaha River, which originates from the Clermont chain of lakes to the south. Other inflowing rivers include Helena Run and discharge from many small springs in Yalaha. Lake Harris' depth is much greater than Lake Okeechobee to the south, with many deeper holes and ledges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Road 470 (Lake County, Florida)
The following is a list of county roads in Lake County, Florida. All county roads are maintained by the county in which they reside. County routes in Lake County References General Highway Map; Lake County, Florida (Florida Department of Transportation) accessed January 2014 {{FLCR County
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Okahumpka, Florida
Okahumpka is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 267 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Orlando– Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the location of the Historic Campbell House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Okahumpka is located in western Lake County. County Road 33 passes through the community, leading northeast to U.S. Route 27, which leads farther north to Leesburg; and south to Mascotte. County Road 48 leads east to US-27 and southwest to Center Hill. County Road 470 leads west to an interchange with Florida's Turnpike. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Okahumpka CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 251 people, 108 households, and 72 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 113 housing units at an average density of . The racial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road 48
State Road 48 (SR 48) was an east–west state highway that ran from U.S. Route 41 in Florida, U.S. Highway 41 in Floral City, Florida, to Florida State Road 19 in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. In the last years of the route's existence, it was a state road in Bushnell, Florida, which ran from Interstate 75 in Florida, Interstate 75 (I-75) at exit 314 to U.S. Route 301 in Florida, U.S. Highway 301 (US 301). Today, all segments are designated County Road 48 (CR 48), where they are under county maintenance. Segments in Sumter County are part of the Scenic Sumter Heritage Byway. Route description SR 48 ran from U.S. Route 41 in Florida, US 41 in Floral City, Florida, Floral City, in Citrus County. Within Floral City, it is called East Orange Avenue, while east of the city is known as East Bushnell Road. After crossing the Withlacoochee River (South), Withlacoochee River, it wound through western Sumter County along part of the DeSoto Trail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
