The following is a list of

county road A county highway (also county road or county route; usually abbreviated CH or CR) is a road in the United States and in the Canadian province of Ontario that is designated and/or maintained by the county highway department. Route numbering can ...

s in Lee County,

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, United States. As with most Florida counties, numbers are assigned in a statewide grid. Many roads are former state roads that have been truncated or eliminated. County roads are maintained by the Lee County Department of Transportation (Lee County DOT).

County Road 78

County Road 78 exists in two sections that were both formerly State Road 78.General Highway Map, Lee County, January 1976, reprinted January 1980 The western section runs along Pine Island Road from SR 78 / CR 765 / CR 884 in

Cape Coral Cape Coral is a city in Lee County, Florida, United States, on the Gulf of Mexico. Founded in 1957, the city's population had grown to 194,016 as of the 2020 census, a 26% increase from 154,309 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-most p ...

to CR 767 in Pine Island Center, and the eastern section runs along North River Road from SR 31 in

North Fort Myers North Fort Myers is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 42,719 at the 2020 census, up from 39,407 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florid ...

to the

Hendry County Hendry County is a county in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,619, a 1.2% increase from 39,140 at the 2010 census. The county is majority-Hispanic or Latino. Its county ...

line in Alva, continuing east into

County Road 78A

County Road 78A is Pondella Road from SR 78 in

to U.S. Route 41 Business in

. It provides a quicker way for motorists traveling east on SR 78 to access Downtown Fort Myers. The road was known as SR 78A before 1980.

County Road 765

County Road 765 is Burnt Store Road in northwest Cape Coral.

Route description

Burnt Store Road begins in northwest Cape Coral at an intersection with Pine Island Road ( SR 78/CR 78) and Veterans Parkway ( CR 884). From here, it heads north as a four-lane divided roadway with a wide median. Ater its intersection with Van Buren Parkway, Burnt Store Road is reduced to a two-lane divided road and it continues north. It passes the community of Burnt Store Marina before crossing into Charlotte County, where it continues north to Punta Gorda.

History

The road is named after the community of Burnt Store Marina, whose name refers to a general store and trading post operated by early settlers that once stood in the general vicinity. The trading post was burned down by a small group of

Seminole Indians The Seminole are a Native American people who developed in Florida in the 18th century. Today, they live in Oklahoma and Florida, and comprise three federally recognized tribes: the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, an ...

led by Chief

Billy Bowlegs Holata Micco (a Muscogee name translated as Alligator Chief, also spelled ''Halpatter-Micco'', ''Halbutta Micco'', ''Halpuda Mikko''; known in English as Chief Billy Bowlegs or Billy Bolek; – 1859) was a leader of the Seminoles in Florida dur ...

in protest of settlers taking their land. Burnt Store Road was designated as part of SR 183 when it was added to the state highway system. After the

1945 Florida state road renumbering On June 11, 1945, Florida's state roads were renumbered. The State roads in Florida before 1945, old system numbered routes in the order they were legislated, while the Florida State Roads, new system used a grid. Notes See also

*Flor ...

, the road became SR 765. It later became CR 765 when it was relinquished to county control in the 1980s. Much of Burnt Store Road was moved to its current alignment in the early 1960s. The original alignment, which is now Old Burnt Store Road, was located a mile to the west. The southern section of Burnt Store Road was widened to four lanes in the late 2010s and early 2020s.

Major intersections

County Road 767

County Road 767, also known as Stringfellow Road, is the main north-south road running the length of Pine Island.

Route description

Stringfellow Road begins in St. James City, the unincorporated community on the south end of Pine Island. From St. James City, it runs north along the length of Pine Island. At Pine Island Center, Stringfellow Road intersects with Pine Island Road ( CR 78), which runs east to the main land over the Pine Island Causeway. Continuing north, Stringfellow Road passes Pineland before coming to its north terminus in Bokeelia, the community on the north end of Pine Island.

History

Stringfellow Road is named for Harry Stringfellow, a Lee County commissioner from Pine Island who served from 1926 to 1953. Before Pine Island was connected to the main land, Commissioner Stringfellow would have to travel from his home in Pineland via a mule-drawn wagon to St. James City to catch a steamboat to Fort Myers for county commission meetings. This process would often take all day one-way, meaning that Stringfellow was away from home for county commission meeting for days at a time. It was for this reason he championed the construction of the Pine Island Causeway to improve transportation to and on Pine Island. The road was added to the state highway system in 1931 with the designation of SR 183. The designation became SR 767 during the

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. SR 767 was later relinquished to county control in the 1980s.

Major intersections

County Road 771

Unsigned CR 771, formerly part of SR 771, is Gasparilla Road extending north from Boca Grande to the Charlotte County line on Gasparilla Island.

County Road 810

County Road 810 exists along Luckett Road from CR 865 (Ortiz Avenue) in

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to Country Lakes Drive west of

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. The road is maintained by the Lee County DOT, except for the interchange with I-75, which is maintained by

Florida DOT 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 power ...

Major intersections

County Road 840

County Road 840 is Alico Road from US 41 (

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) just west of San Carlos Park to CR 850 (Corkscrew Road) east of

Estero Estero ( Spanish for "estuary") is an incorporated village in Lee County, Florida, United States, located directly beside the first aquatic nature preserve established in Florida: The Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve, otherwise referred to as Estero ...

County Road 850

County Road 850 is Corkscrew Road from US 41 (

) in

to the

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line near

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, where it continues east into

towards

County Road 863

County Road 863 is the county-controlled segment of Fowler Street south of Hanson Street within the city limits of

. North of Hanson Street, Fowler is state-controlled and is part of State Road 739.

County Road 865

County Road 865 exists in three sections. The southernmost section runs along Bonita Beach Road through Bonita Springs, Hickory Boulevard though Bonita Beach, and Estero Boulevard though Fort Myers Beach. The central section travels along Gladiolus Drive through

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, Harlem Heights, and Biggar before ending at US 41 (

). The northern section runs along Ben C. Pratt Six Mile Cypress Parkway and Ortiz Avenue from SR 739 to SR 80 in Tice. The segments were once part of a continuous SR 865.

County Road 867

County Road 867 is McGregor Boulevard from the

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in Punta Rassa to SR 867 in

. The road was formerly known as SR 867, a designation which still exists on a section of McGregor Boulevard from Iona to

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County Road 867A

County Road 867A begins at McGregor Boulevard (SR 867) and crosses the

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into Cape Coral where it briefly runs along Cape Coral Parkway. It then runs north along Del Prado Boulevard though Cape Coral and

County Road 869

County Road 869 is the designation for Summerlin Road which runs from just east of Punta Rassa to

County Road 876

County Road 876 runs along Cypress Lake Drive and Daniels Parkway just south of Fort Myers. It then runs along Gunnery Road through Lehigh Acres and Buckingham Road though Buckingham.

County Road 881

County Road 881 is the largely unsigned designation along Imperial Parkway though Bonita Springs and Three Oaks Parkway through

and Three Oaks. The entire route is controlled by Lee County, except for the short segment between Bonita Beach Road and East Terry Street which is controlled by the city of Bonita Springs.

County Road 882

County Road 882 is an east-west route just south of Fort Myers. It is locally known as College Parkway and it runs 2.4 miles from McGregor Boulevard (SR 867) to

U.S. Route 41 U.S. Route 41, also U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miam ...

. Its name is due to its proximity to

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(originally Edison Community College). CR 882's western terminus is an interchange with McGregor Boulevard, with the route continuing west as CR 867A over the

. College Parkway also has an interchange with

Summerlin Road Summerlin Road, also designated as County Road 869 (CR 869), is a major roadway in Lee County, Florida. It serves as a route connecting Fort Myers, Florida, Fort Myers with the southwestern portion of the county near Punta Rassa, Florida, ...

(CR 869). CR 882 is only signed at its interchange with

(CR 869).

Major intersections

County Road 884

County Road 884 exists in two sections. The western section runs through Cape Coral along the Veterans Parkway before crossing the Midpoint Bridge on to Colonial Boulevard in

. The western section terminates at US 41 ( Cleveland Avenue) in Fort Myers. The eastern section continues along Colonial Boulevard just east of

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. The eastern section then runs through Lehigh Acres along Lee Boulevard, Leeland Heights Boulevard, and Joel Boulevard to Alva.

County Road 885

County Road 885 runs along Ben Hill Griffin Parkway and Treeline Avenue in

and the east side of

Route Description

CR 885 begins at Corkscrew Road (CR 850) in Estero. From here, it heads north as a four-lane road named Ben Hill Griffin Parkway paralleling

. It passes Miromar Outlets,

Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) is a public university in Lee County, Florida, near Fort Myers. It is part of the State University System of Florida and is its second-youngest member. The university was established on May 3, 1991, and is acc ...

, and Gulf Coast Town Center before intersecting Alico Road (CR 840). Just north of Alico Road, it intersects with Terminal Access Road, which is the main entrance to

Southwest Florida International Airport Southwest Florida International Airport is a major county-owned airport in the South Fort Myers area of unincorporated Lee County, Florida, United States. The airport serves the Southwest Florida region, including the Cape Coral-Fort Myers ...

. North of Terminal Access Road, CR 885 is known as Treeline Avenue and it continues north. It intersects Daniels Parkway ( CR 876) and passes some residential communities before terminating at Colonial Boulevard ( CR 884) on the east side of

History

The first major segment of CR 885 to be completed was Ben Hill Griffin Parkway between Alico and Corkscrew Roads. It was named for Ben Hill Griffin, Jr., former chairman of Alico Inc., whose land was partially donated by Griffin's son Ben Hill Griffin III to the state for the construction of

. Ben Hill Griffin Parkway was completed by 1997 in conjunction with the opening of the university, as it was the main access road. Treeline Avenue, which originally was a short local road off Daniels Parkway, was extended south and connected to Ben Hill Griffin Parkway in early 2005 in conjunction with the construction of the current terminal at Southwest Florida International Airport. Treeline Avenue was later extended to Colonial Boulevard in 2006. CR 885 was the primary access to

until 2015, when Terminal Access Road was extended west to connect directly to

Major intersections

County Road 887

County Road 887 is the former designation for Old 41 Road from the

line north through

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to US 41.

Route description

The former CR 887 begins at the Lee/Collier county line, where it continues north from the Collier County segment of CR 887. It heads north and intersects Bonita Beach Road ( CR 865) and passes through Downtown Bonita Springs. It terminates at

US 41 U.S. Route 41, also U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway System, United States Numbered Highway that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part i ...

(

) in northern Bonita Springs.

History

The road was originally a routing of

(

) through Downtown Bonita Springs. After US 41 was rerouted to its present alignment in 1976, the former route was redesignated SR 887. SR 887 was turned over to county control in both Lee and Collier Counties in the early 1980s. Bonita Springs became an incorporated city in 1999, and all of CR 887 in Lee County is now controlled by the City of Bonita Springs. While the designation has been largely decommissioned in Lee County, the CR 887 designation is still signed in

. The SR 887 designation has since been reused for the Port Miami Tunnel since its opening on August 3, 2014.

Major intersections

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References

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