Florida State Road 17

State Road 17
SR 17 in red, CR 17 in blue, CR 17A and CR 17B in purple
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length	47.086 mi[1] (75.778 km)
Existed	1945–present
Major junctions
South end	US 27 / US 98 in Sebring
Major intersections	US 27 / US 98 / SR 64 in Avon Park US 27 / US 98 near Frostproof SR 60 in Lake Wales
North end	US 17 / US 92 in Haines City
Location
Counties	Highlands, Polk
Highway system
Florida State Highway System Interstate US SR Former Pre-1945 Toll Scenic ← US 17 → SR 18

State Road 17 (SR 17), also formerly known as U.S. Route 27 Alternate (US 27 Alt.), is a north–south state road in the U.S. state of Florida. It is split into two sections. The road provides scenic views as it winds through the hills of the Lake Wales Ridge.^[2]

Route description[]

Southern segment[]

It runs from Sebring in Highlands County as "Lakeview Drive." It goes through downtown Sebring as "Ridgewood Drive" before continuing north-northwest of the city, entering Avon Park from the east as "Cornell Street."

At a four-way stop, it turns north, following Memorial Drive until it reaches Main Street, then it goes west through Avon Park's downtown until it intersects US 27/98.

Northern segment[]

A section runs from US 27/98 in Polk County, southwest of Frostproof. It bisects that town, taking the name "Scenic Highway" as it winds through Hillcrest Heights, Babson Park and Lake Wales. It continues north, taking names Main Street in Dundee, Hamilton Blvd in Lake Hamilton, and 10th Street in Haines City, where it ends at US 17/92.

State Road 17 between Frostproof and Hillcrest Heights. Orange groves on both sides of the highway, and Lake Moody ahead.

Major intersections[]

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Highlands	Sebring	0.000	0.000	US 27 / US 98 (SR 25 / SR 700)
		1.058	1.703	CR 17 south (Kenilworth Boulevard) – Airport
		1.559	2.509	CR 634 west (North Franklin Street)
		1.78	2.86	Circle Drive	traffic circle around
		2.167	3.487
	​	3.962	6.376	CR 17A south (Arbuckle Creek Road) – truck route to US 27
	Avon Park	9.705	15.619	CR 17A north – truck route to US 27 north
		10.455	16.826	CR 17A south (Memorial Drive)
		10.954	17.629	CR 64 east (East Main Street) –
		12.206	19.644	US 27 / US 98 (SR 25 / SR 700) / SR 64 west (Main Street)
Gap in route
Polk	​	0.000	0.000	US 27 / US 98 (SR 25 / SR 700) / North Avon Park Cut-Off – Avon Park, Lake Wales
	Frostproof	4.213	6.780	Fort Meade Road - Fort Meade	former west
		6.020	9.688	CR 630 – Indian Lake Estates, Fort Meade
	​	14.971	24.093	CR 640 west
	​	17.291	27.827	CR 17B (Hunt Brothers Road)
	Lake Wales	19.019	30.608	To SR 60 / Polk Avenue
		20.285	32.646	CR 17A north (Burns Avenue) – Spook Hill, Bok Tower Gardens
		21.139	34.020	To US 27 / Mountain Lake Cut-Off Road
		23.734	38.196	CR 17A (Masterpiece Road / Chalet Suzanne Road) – Historic Chalet Suzanne
	Waverly	24.967	40.180	CR 540 (Waverly Road) to US 27 – Waverly, Winter Haven, to Cypress Gardens Boulevard (SR 540), Legoland
	Dundee	29.034	46.726	To US 27 / SR 542 / Main Street
	Lake Hamilton	30.297	48.758	CR 542 east (Lake Hatchineha Road) –
		31.314	50.395	CR 546 (Kokomo Road)
	Haines City	33.339	53.654	SR 544 west (Scenic Highway East) / CR 544 east (Lake Marion Road) – Winter Haven, Auburndale
		34.880	56.134	US 17 / US 92 (Hinson Avenue / SR 600) to US 27 – Lake Alfred, Davenport
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Related roads[]

County Road 17[]

County Road 17 (CR 17) exists as a sort of northern extension of SR 17. It travels northwest from the historic district of Haines City, taking the name Main Street (formerly Polk City Road). Crossing US 27, CR 17 continues northwest as Old Polk City Road until it reaches CR 557.

County Road 17A[]

County Road 17A (CR 17A) takes the name of Masterpiece Road and loops around toward the east of SR 17 in the vicinity of Lake Wales.

County Road 17B[]

County Road 17B (CR 17B) connects SR 60 to CR 17A in Lake Wales.

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Florida State Road 17 at Wikimedia Commons