County Roads in St. Lucie County,

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are maintained by the county's Public Works Department. Most routes are signed according to the

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using standard yellow-on-blue route markers. North-south routes are generally odd numbers and east-west routes are generally even numbers. While routes for

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are assigned by the

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(FDOT), county roads numbers are assigned by the counties, with guidance from FDOT. North-south routes are generally assigned odd numbers, while east-west routes are generally assigned even numbers.

County Road 68

County Road 68 is a western extension of SR 68 along Orange Avenue from SR 713 just outside

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to the

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line; the County Road 68 designations continues west into Okeechobee County to

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. The entire roadway was formerly designated SR 68.General Highway Map, St. Lucie County, March 1975, reprinted October 1983
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County Road 603

County Road 603 is Johnson Road west of

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, from CR 607A north to the

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line, where it continues north as CR 611. The section north of SR 611 has a posted speed limit of . The road was formerly designated SR 603.

County Road 605

County Road 605 exists in two segments, both parallel to

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. The southern segment is Oleander Avenue, Oleander Boulevard, and Sunrise Boulevard from Beach Avenue in River Park to US 1 in

. Filling the gap via US 1, the designation resumes along Old

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north to the

line, where it continues north as CR 605. Both segments of the road was formerly designated SR 605.

County Road 607A

County Road 607A is Angle Road from SR 713 near Fort Pierce North to SR 68 in

. The road was formerly designated SR 607A.

County Road 608

County Road 608 is St. Lucie Boulevard in Fort Pierce North and St. Lucie, from King's Highway ( SR 713) east to CR 707. The entire road was formerly designated SR 608, a designation which still exists for between 25th Street ( SR 615) and

County Road 609

County Road 609 in St. Lucie County currently exists in two segments. The southern segment is the designation of Range Line Road north from the Martin County line (Range Line Road south of the Martin County line continues as Martin County Road 609) to CR 709 (Glades Cutoff Road) just west of Port St. Lucie. The northern segment is Header Canal Road west of

, from SR 70 to its northern terminus at its intersection with CR 68 (Orange Avenue). Both sections of the road were formerly designated SR 609.

County Road 609A

County Road 609A is Shinn Road from CR 712 west of White City to CR 68 west of Fort Pierce. The road was formerly SR 609A.

County Road 611

County Road 611 is Jenkins Road and Edwards Road in

from

to SR 68. Following a gap in the route, the designation resumes for one mile of Keene Road near St. Lucie County Airport from CR 607A to CR 608. The Jenkins Road section was formerly SR 611 and the Edwards Road section was formerly SR 611B.

County Road 611B

County Road 611B is Selvitz Road from CR 712 in White City to CR 611 in Fort Pierce South. The road was formerly SR 611B.

County Road 613

County Road 613 runs from CR 709 west of Port St. Lucie north to CR 68 west of

. The road is split into two segments. The southern segment, Carlton Road, is not signed. The northern segment, Sneed Road, is signed. The two segments are connected by a short segment of SR 70. The road was formerly designated SR 613.

County Road 614

County Road 614 is an eastern extension of SR 614 along Indrio Road in

, from SR 713 to CR 605.

County Road 615

County Road 615 is a southern extension of SR 615 along 25th Street, St. James Drive, and Airoso Boulevard, from CR 611 (Edwards Road) in

to SR 716 (Port St. Lucie Boulevard) in Port St. Lucie. County Road shields are nonexistent south of Edwards Road.

County Road 707

County Road 707 is the current designation of Indian River Drive in St. Lucie County from the Martin County line in

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north to SR A1A in

. The entire road is bordered by the

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to the west and the

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coastline to the east. Indian River Drive was formerly SR 707.

County Road 709

County Road 709 is the designation of Glades Cut Off Road from its intersection with CR 613 west of Port St. Lucie northeast to CR 611B in

. The roadway parallels the South Central Florida Express, Inc., rail line for its entire length. North of Midway Road, CR 709 provides access to, among other industries, Tropicana's

juice processing plant, the St. Lucie County Landfill, and a Walmart Distribution Center. The road was formerly designated SR 709.

County Road 712

County Road 712 is Midway Road, an east–west road providing one of the few access points to

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within the county. The western terminus is an intersection with Okeechobee Road ( SR 70) west of Port St. Lucie; the eastern terminus of CR 712 is an intersection with Indian River Drive ( CR 707) on the western edge of the Indian River near Indian River Estates. In addition to the communities on and near the termini of CR 712, the former State Road serves Collins Park Estates, Indian River Estates and White City. The road was formerly designated SR 712, and was one of the first of a collection of State Roads in southern Florida that was transferred back to county control and maintenance in the late 1970s to mid-1980s. Since then, the growing population of Port St. Lucie has resulted in increased

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along much of the route, with Midway Road between US1 and Selvitz Road being widened from a two lane roadway to a four lane divided highway. About 1988, after SR 712 was transferred to county control,

designated two short spurs of the former State Road as State Road 712A (McCarty Road between CR 712 and SR 70) and State Road 712B (Seven Mile Road, also between CR 712 and SR 70). Both spurs lost their signage and their places in the road maps in the mid-to-late 1990s. Neither was subsequently given a County Road designation, although some road maps do apply these roads with a County Road designation.

County Road 770

County Road 770 is Okeechobee Road and Delaware Avenue in

, forking from SR 70 and proceeding through downtown to

. The road was formerly part of SR 70, which was realigned to follow Virginia Avenue east from Okeechobee Road to US 1.

References

State of Florida, Dept. of Transportation, Survey and Mapping Office: General Highway Map of St. Lucie County, FloridaFDOT GIS data
accessed January 2014 {{FLCR

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