Florida State Road 70
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SR 70 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by FDOT | ||||
Length | 148.034 mi[1] (238.238 km) | |||
Existed | 1945 renumbering (definition)–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Counties | Manatee, DeSoto, Highlands, Okeechobee, St. Lucie | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Stretching 148 miles (238 km) across the Florida peninsula, State Road 70 (SR 70) spans five Florida counties and straddles the northern boundaries of two more. Its western terminus is at US 41 (14th Street West) south of Bradenton (Manatee County); its eastern terminus is an intersection of Virginia Avenue and South Fourth Street (U.S. Route 1/SR 5) in Fort Pierce (St. Lucie County).
Route description[]
Between the termini, SR 70 serves the following Florida counties and cities:
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Interstate 95 exit onto SR 70 in St. Lucie County.
- Manatee County – Bradenton, Oneco, Lakewood Ranch, Lorraine, Verna (on the boundary with Sarasota County), Parmalee, Myakka City, Edgeville
- DeSoto County – Pine Level, Arcadia
- Highlands County – , , , (northeast of a stretch of SR 70 on the boundary with Glades County)
- Okeechobee County – Okeechobee, Cypress Quarters. The route includes part of the Conners Highway
- St. Lucie County – Fort Pierce
SR 70 is signed throughout its entire route, including the mile-long stretch of road it shares with US 98 (State Road 700) in Okeechobee.[2]
Major intersections[]
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Manatee | | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() ![]() | |
Oneco | 1.761 | 2.834 | 15th Street East | Former US 301 | |
| 2.762 | 4.445 | ![]() | ||
| 7.19 | 11.57 | ![]() | I-75 exit 217 | |
| 17.328 | 27.887 | ![]() | ||
Myakka City | 26.907 | 43.303 | Singletary Road / Myakka-Wauchula Road | ||
DeSoto | | 44.838 | 72.160 | ![]() | |
| 45.901 | 73.870 | ![]() | ||
| 46.163 | 74.292 | ![]() | ||
Peace River | Bridge over the Peace River | ||||
Arcadia | 48.064 | 77.352 | ![]() | ||
48.143 | 77.479 | ![]() | |||
| 49.824 | 80.184 | ![]() | ||
| 54.867 | 88.300 | ![]() | ||
Highlands | 79.858 | 128.519 | Old north | ||
79.913 | 128.608 | Old State Road 8 south | not actually former SR 8, but rather | ||
80.931 | 130.246 | ![]() | |||
83.694 | 134.692 | ![]() | |||
95.654 | 153.940 | ![]() | |||
| 98.412 | 158.379 | ![]() | ||
Kissimmee River | 102.84 | 165.50 | |||
Okeechobee | | 104.224 | 167.732 | ![]() | |
| 111.119 | 178.829 | ![]() | west end of US 98 / SR 700 overlap | |
Okeechobee | 112.290 | 180.713 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | east end of US 98 / SR 700 overlap | |
| 114.098 | 183.623 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
St. Lucie | | 133.934 | 215.546 | ![]() | |
| 134.330 | 216.183 | ![]() | ||
| 136.372 | 219.469 | ![]() | ||
| 137.144 | 220.712 | ![]() | ||
| 137.989 | 222.072 | ![]() | ||
| 140.198 | 225.627 | McCarty Road | former SR 712A south | |
| 140.702 | 226.438 | Eleven Mile Road - | former SR 712B south | |
Fort Pierce | 143.314 | 230.642 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Turnpike exit 152 | |
144.021 | 231.779 | ![]() | I-95 exit 129 | ||
144.377 | 232.352 | ![]() | |||
145.432 | 234.050 | ![]() | |||
146.527 | 235.812 | ![]() | |||
147.662 | 237.639 | Oleander Avenue (CR 605) | |||
148.034 | 238.238 | ![]() | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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- Spur in Bradenton
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Manatee | Oneco | 0.000 | 0.000 | 301 Boulevard | former US 301 |
| 1.600 | 2.575 | ![]() | ||
Bradenton | 3.030 | 4.876 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 2014
- ^ Google (2010-05-03). "overview map of State Road 70" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
External links[]
Route map:
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Media related to Florida State Road 70 at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- State highways in Florida
- State Roads in St. Lucie County, Florida
- State Roads in Okeechobee County, Florida
- State Roads in Highlands County, Florida
- State Roads in Glades County, Florida
- State Roads in DeSoto County, Florida
- State Roads in Manatee County, Florida