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Florida District Courts of Appeal The Florida District Courts of Appeal (DCAs) provide the intermediate level of judicial review in the state of Florida, having authority over the decisions of county courts and state circuit courts, and falling under the authority of the Florida Supreme Court. The state of Florida created the DCAs in 1957, thanks in part to a lobbying effort by Florida Supreme Court Justice Elwyn Thomas, to handle the ever-increasing court docket.
Florida District, Peru Florida is a district of the Bongará Province. FLORIDA Pomacochas is located in the Department of the Amazon, Province of Bongará, District of Florida; approximately to 90 km From Bagua Grande, course to the Peruvian forest for the marginal highway of the forest, today called Fernando Belaunde Terry.
Florida Division of Emergency Management The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) is charged with maintaining a comprehensive statewide program of emergency management. The division is responsible for coordination with efforts of the Federal Government with other departments and agencies of state government, with county and municipal governments and school boards, and with private agencies that have a role in emergency management.
Florida Education Association The Florida Education Association (FEA) is a statewide federation of teacher and educational workers' labor unions in the state of Florida in the United States. Its 122,000 members make it one of the largest unions in the state.
Florida Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu The Florida Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (FFBJJ) is a governing body for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the state of Florida. The federation was created by Marcio Simas and is officially recogized by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF).
Florida Film Critics Circle The Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) is an organization of film reviewers from fourteen Florida-based publications and websites. In December, the FFCC meets to vote on their awards for films released during that year.
Florida Film Festival The Orlando-based Florida Film Festival showcases the best American independent and foreign films. Produced by Enzian Theater, the Festival has become one of the most respected regional film events in the country.
Florida Film Industry Florida is the 3rd largest state for film production in the United States (after California and New York, respectively) based on revenue generated (according to 2006 Florida Film Commission Data). Production activity has been generally concentrated in 2 regions.
Florida gar The Florida gar (Lepisosteus Platyrhincus) is a tropical fish species that can be found in the Ochlockonee River and waters east and in peninsular Florida. Florida gars grow fast and can reach a length of about 30 inches.
Florida Gators The Florida Gators is the team name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. There are 8 men's athletic teams and 11 women's teams that compete in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference in Division I-A, and have combined to win the Southeastern Conference All-Sports Trophy every year since its inception.
Florida Grand Opera Florida Grand Opera (FGO), is the seventh oldest opera company in the United States, currently in its 66th season. Its General Director is Robert Heuer, and its Artistic Director and Principal Conductor is Stewart Robertson, and the Chorus is under the direction of Douglas Kinney-Frost.
Florida High School Athletic Association The Florida High School Athletic Association or FHSAA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), which is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The National Federation, which is comprised of Associations from all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and several Canadian provinces, is an organization whose purpose is to develop standards for competition, regular interstate competition and write high school contest rules in the majority of sports.
Florida High Speed Rail Florida High Speed Rail is a proposed high-speed rail network in Florida. Funding for the system was authorized by a 2000 referendum of Florida voters and repealed by 64% of Florida voters in a 2004 referendum.
Florida Highway Patrol The Division of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), is a division of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles of the State of Florida, a state law enforcement agency with a primary duty to ensure the safety of the highways and roads of the state. The Department of Public Safety, created in 1939, was reorganized in 1970 and renamed the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
Florida Hospital Orlando Located in Orlando, Florida, Florida Hospital Orlando uses the latest technology to treat over 32,000 inpatients and 53,600 outpatients annually. This 800+ bed, acute-care community hospital also serves as a major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast.
Florida Championship Wrestling Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office starting in 1961 when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion. It is commonly incorrectly called Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), but the name was Championship Wrestling from Florida until the promotion closed in 1987.
Florida Christian College Florida Christian College (FCC) is a higher education institution located in Kissimmee, Florida affiliated with the Independent Christian Church. FCC provides non-denominational conservative Christian education ranging from preaching to elementary education.
Florida in the American Civil War Following Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860, Florida joined other Southern states in seceding from the Union. Secession took place January 10, 1861, and, after less than a month as an independent republic, Florida became one of the founding members of the Confederate States of America.
Florida Institute of Oceanography The State of Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO), located on the St. Petersburg campus of the University of South Florida, is an independent entity owned by the State University System of Florida which works cooperatively with a number of Florida's public and private universities and other organizations to support marine research.
Florida International League The Florida International League was a lower- to mid-level circuit in American and Cuban minor league baseball that existed from 1946 through July 27, 1954. It was designated Class C for its first three seasons, then upgraded to Class B in 1949 for the final 5½ years of its existence.
Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a major state-run university located in Miami, Florida, well-known for its business, hospitality management, creative writing, architecture, and engineering programs. It currently has more than 39,000 students, 1,224 full-time faculty, and 117,500 alumni, making it the largest university in South Florida.
Florida Islands The Florida Islands (or Nggela Islands) are a small island group in the Central Province (Solomon Islands) of the Solomon Islands, a nation in the western Pacific Ocean. Among the more important islands of the Florida grouping are Nggela Sule, Tulagi, Gavutu and Tanambog.
Florida Judicial Nominating Commission The Florida Judicial Nominating Commission is responsible for providing the Florida Governor with a list of possible appointments to the Florida Supreme Court and the five Florida District Courts of Appeal. It is required under Article V of the Florida Constitution.
Florida Keys The Florida Keys is an archipelago of about 1700 islands in the southeast United States. They begin at the southeastern tip of the Florida peninsula, about 15 miles south of Miami, and extend in a gentle arc south-southwest and then westward to Key West, the westernmost of the inhabited islands, and on to the uninhabited Dry Tortugas.
Florida Keys Health Fairs The Florida Keys Health Fairs, or FKHF for short, are a series of medical student-run screening and prevention health fairs coordinated throughout the Florida Keys. The fairs are planned, coordinated, and implemented by the Department of Community Service of the University of Miami Leonard M.
Florida Legislative Investigation Committee The Florida Legislative Investigation Committee (also known as the Johns Committee) was established by the Florida Legislature in 1956, during the era of the Second Red Scare and the Lavender Scare. Like the more famous anti-Communist investigative committees of the McCarthy period in Congress, the Florida committee undertook a wide-ranging investigation of potentially subversive activities by academics, civil rights groups, and suspected communist organizations, and also attempted to eliminate homosexuals from state government and public education.
Florida mangroves The Florida mangroves comprise an ecosystem of the coasts of the Florida peninsula, including the Florida Keys. The Florida mangrove community includes three mangrove species, Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) and White Mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa), and one species that is variously classified as a mangrove or a mangrove associate, Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus).
Florida Marlins The Florida Marlins are a Major League Baseball team based in the Miami, Florida metro area and play their home games in Dolphin Stadium, a stadium in the suburb of Miami Gardens. They are in the Eastern Division of the National League.
Florida Memorial University Florida Memorial University is a private coeducational four-year university in Miami Gardens, Florida accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It offers 41 undergraduate degree programs and three graduate degree programs through its eight academic divisions.
Florida Metropolitan University Florida Metropolitan University is a system of for-profit universities in the United States. They offer career college programs, as well as a Graduate School of Business which offers a Masters of Business Administration and Masters degree in Criminal Justice.
Florida National Cemetery Florida National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Bushnell in Sumter County, Florida . Florida National Cemetery is located in the Withlacoochee State Forest, approximately 50 miles north of Tampa in Sumter County, Fla.
Florida National High Adventure Sea Base The Florida National National High Adventure Sea Base is a National High Adventure Base run by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in the Florida Keys. Its counterparts are the Philmont Scout Ranch in northern New Mexico and the Northern Tier National High Adventure Bases in Ely, Minnesota.
Florida Northern Railroad (current) The Florida Northern Railroad is one of several short line railroads run by the Pinsly Railroad Company. It has connections to CSX at Ocala, Florida, running north to Lowell, Florida and south to Candler, Florida.
Florida Panhandle The Florida Panhandle is the region of the state of Florida which includes the westernmost 16 counties in the state. It is a narrow strip lying between Alabama and Georgia to the north and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.
Florida Panther The Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) is a critically endangered subspecies of Puma that lives in the low pinelands, palm forests and swamps of southern Florida in the United States, within a range that includes the Big Cypress National Preserve, Everglades National Park, and the Florida Panther National Wildlife RefugeThis panther], the only Puma representative in the eastern United States, currently occupies only 5% of its historic range. There are fewer than 70 breeding individuals.
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge The Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located in northwestern Florida, twenty miles east of Naples, in the upper segment of the Fakahatchee Strand of the Big Cypress Swamp. It is north of I-75 and west of SR 29.
Florida Parishes The Florida Parishes are those parishes in Louisiana which were part of West Florida in the early 19th century. Unlike much of the state of Louisiana, this region was not part of the Louisiana Purchase, as it remained under Spanish control.
Florida Projects The Florida Projects, located in New Orleans' Upper 9th Ward, is one of the Housing Projects of New Orleans. Along with the Desire Projects, it is historically one of the most crime-ridden areas in downtown New Orleans.
Florida Public Service Commission Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) is an independent regulatory agency serving the public of Florida by managing its public utilities such as telecommunications, electricity, natural gas, water, and wastewater. It was originally called the Florida Railroad Commission when it primarily oversaw the railroad industry.
Florida Roadkill Florida Roadkill is the first book in the unnamed series of books by Tim Dorsey which were centered on his character Serge Storms. It was published in 1999 by William Morrow and Company, an imprint of HarperCollins.
Florida Rolf Rolf John aka Florida Rolf is a German citizen who gained unwanted fame when the newspaper Bild-Zeitung revealed the German unemployment benefit was paying $2,000-2,400 a month for his spacious Miami, Florida apartment complete with housekeeper and driver. This case caused a political scandal in Germany causing a very rapid revision of German unemployment benefits under Chancellor Schröder.
Florida statewide teachers' strike of 1968 The Florida statewide teachers' strike of 1968 was a strike action in the state of Florida in February and March 1968 by teachers and other education workers belonging to the Florida Education Association (FEA). The cause of the strike was under-funding of the state's educational system at a time when attendance was rising sharply, and low pay and benefits for teachers.
Florida stone crab The Florida stone crab, Menippe mercenaria, is a crab found in the western North Atlantic, from North Carolina to Belize, including Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba and the Bahamas that is widely caught for food.
Florida Seals The Florida Seals was a minor league ice hockey franchise, a member of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). Originally based in Orlando, Florida, they later moved to Kissimmee, Florida, a suburb south of Orlando in Osceola County.
Florida Soft-shell turtle The Florida Soft-shell turtle is a Reptile in the genus Apalone of the Trionychidae family. The Florida Soft-shell turtle is a carnivore whose size range from 30 to 61Â cm in length, and the females are larger then the male.
Florida Softshell Turtle The Florida Softshell Turtle (Apalone ferox) is a species of softshell turtle native to the eastern United States, primarily in the state of Florida, but it also ranges to South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. They are widely distributed by the pet industry, and individual specimens have been found released to the wild well outside of their range, but they are not known to have established outside of their native habitat.
Florida Space Authority The Florida Space Authority (FSA) was created as a Florida state government space agency by Florida's Governor and Legislature in 1989. The Authority’s mission (as authorized in Chapter 331, Part Two, Florida Statutes) is to retain, expand and diversify the state's space-related industry.
Florida State Capitol The Florida State Capitol building houses the executive and legislative offices, as well as the State House and Senate chambers. It is located in downtown Tallahassee, Florida at the intersection of Apalachee Parkway and Monroe Street.
Florida State Film School One of the only film schools in the country to be recognized by the Directors Guild of America for "its distinguished contribution to American culture through the world of film and television", Florida State's College of Motion Picture, Television, and Recording Arts (known more commonly as The Film School) is one of the colleges that make up Florida State University (FSU).
Florida State League The Florida State League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the state of Florida. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth step between Rookie ball and the major leagues.
Florida State Parks The Florida State Parks are all the lands that fall under the authority of Florida's Department of Environmental Protection. There are over 150 such entities, including preserves, recreational areas, and historical sites, which can be found in every corner of the state.
Florida State Prison Florida State Prison (FSP), also known as Starke Prison (because of its proximity to Starke, Florida) or Raiford Prison, is a correctional facility located in Raiford, Florida in Union County. The institution opened in 1961, even though construction was not completed until 1968.
Florida State Road 100 State Road 100 is a 151-mile-long northwest-southeast highway serving northeastern Florida. Its northwestern terminus is at the Georgia-Florida border four miles north of Avoca, Florida (its continuation in Georgia is State Route 11); its southeastern terminus is an intersection with Shore Scenic Highway (SR A1A) in Flagler Beach.
Florida State Road 101 State Road 101 is a state highway in Duval County, Florida, United States, connecting State Road A1A to the east side of Naval Station Mayport along Mayport Road. Along its route, SR 101 meets the east end of State Road 116.
Florida State Road 112 State Road 112 is an east-west toll expressway connecting Miami Beach and Miami International Airport,USA. Between the airport and Interstate 95 (SR 9A), it is known as the Airport Expressway and the Robert Frost Expressway; between I-95 and Alton Road (SR 907A) in Miami Beach, the SR 112 designation is hidden as Interstate 195 crosses Biscayne Bay on the Julia Tuttle Causeway.
Florida State Road 123 State Road 123, or SR 123, is a north-south state highway that runs from State Route 85 northwest of Niceville, Florida to State Route 85 northwest of Eglin AFB. The highway functions as a bypass of Niceville and is a more direct route to Fort Walton Beach.
Florida State Road 14 State Road 14 is a four-mile-long northeast-southwest route in Madison County, Florida. The western terminus is an interchange with Interstate 10 (SR 8) near Madison; the eastern terminus is an intersection with Duval Street (SR 53) in the city of Madison itself.
Florida State Road 2 State Road 2 is the designation of two east-west highways, each having at least one terminus at the Sunshine State's border with Georgia. Both segments lie entirely within four miles of Florida's northern boundary.
Florida State Road 259 Also known as "The Old Tram Road," Tram Road, Limestone Road, Wacissa Highway, and Waukeenah Highway, the former State Road 259 serves (as County Road 259) southeastern Leon County and western Jefferson County, Florida. The western terminus is an intersection with Monroe Street (SR 61) in Tallahassee; the northern terminus is an intersection with US 19-SR 57 in Monticello.
Florida State Road 261 State Road 261 is the "secret" designation for US 319 along Tallahassee's Capital Circle between State Road 363/Woodville Highway and Capital Circle's eastern terminus at State Road 61/Thomasville Road.
Florida State Road 297 Known locally as Pine Forest Road, State Road 297 is a north-south divided highway west of Pensacola. The road serves as a connector between Mobile Highway (US 90/SR 10) and Interstate 10 (SR 8) in the Pensacola metropolitan area.
Florida State Road 3 State Road 3, also known as North Courtenay Parkway, is a north-south road serving as the southern access for the Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral, Florida. The shortest of the one-digit Florida State Roads, its southern terminus is an intersection with SR 520 on Merritt Island, near Cocoa.
Florida State Road 30A State Road 30A is a Florida Department of Transportation designation shared by four alternate routings of SR 30 in the Florida panhandle. Two segments have SR 30A signage; the other two do not as they are segments of U.
Florida State Road 326 State Road 326 is an east-west route in Levy and Marion counties. The western terminus is near Gulf Hammock, and its eastern end is at State Road 40, to the east of Silver Springs, near Silver River State Park.
Florida State Road 37 State Road 37 is a state highway which runs from Lakeland, Florida south to the intersection with State Road 62, near Duette, Florida. The road primarily runs through Polk County, with small sections in Hillsborough and Manatee counties.
Florida State Road 377 State Road 377 is a north-south route in Wakulla and Franklin Counties that is the "secret" designation for US 319 between State Road 375 in Sopchoppy and US 98 west of Saint Teresa Beach, in the vicinity of the future Saint Joe Company Summercamp development.
Florida State Road 40 State Road 40 is an east-west route across central Florida, running from US 41 in Rainbow Lake Estates eastwards through Ocala over the Ocklawaha River and bridge and through the heart of the Ocala National Forest to State Road A1A in Ormond Beach.
Florida State Road 401 One of the shortest signed roads in the State of Florida, State Road 401 is a four lane highway providing access to the south gate of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station near Cape Canaveral. Its southern terminus is a trumpet interchange with the Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway (formerly the Bee Line Expressway) and SR A1A.
Florida State Road 404 State Road 404, the Pineda Causeway, is a short east-west limited access highway connecting Wickham Road (Brevard County Road 509) near Palm Shores to SR A1A between Patrick Air Force Base and South Patrick Shores, Florida, USA. It was opened as a toll road in 1971; the tolls were removed in 1989.
Florida State Road 405 Locally known as South Street, Columbia Boulevard, and the NASA Causeway, State Road 405 is a street making a sweeping arc in Titusville, Florida and providing a major access route for the Kennedy Space Center on nearby Merritt Island. South of Cheney Highway (SR 50), SR 405 is signed east-west; north of SR 50, SR 405 is signed north-south (it actually parallels Interstate 95 (SR 9) for 2.
Florida State Road 407 State Road 407, locally known as Challenger Memorial Parkway, is a spur from the Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway (SR 528) that links the expressway to SR 405. By utilizing the 407 to 405 route, travelers from Central Florida can access the Kennedy Space Center and the city of Titusville.
Florida State Road 417 State Road 417, also known as the Central Florida GreeneWay, Southern Connector and Seminole Expressway, is tolled freeway forming the eastern beltway around the city of Orlando, Florida, United States. It is owned and maintained by the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority (OOCEA) and Florida's Turnpike Enterprise.
Florida State Road 419 Former Florida State Road 419, now Osceola County Road 419 and also known as Deer Park Road is 12-mile long county road in Osceola County. It's northern terminus is at County Road 532 and the Southern terminus is in Deer Park at U.
Florida State Road 421 State Road 421 is a major thoroughfare that runs east-west through Port Orange, Florida from Interstate 95 east to US 1 where it turns into State Road A1A. It is partially 6 lanes (from I-95 east to State Road 5A) and 4 lanes (from FL-5A east to US-1), and is known locally as Taylor Road (for about half a mile east of I-95) and Dunlawton Avenue.
Florida State Road 429 State Road 429 (SR 429), also known as the Daniel Webster Western Beltway or Western Expressway, is a limited-access toll road built and maintained by the Orlando Orange County Expressway Authority (OOCEA) and Florida's Turnpike Enterprise. It currently extends 33 miles (52 km) from Interstate 4 (State Road 400 (Florida)) near Walt Disney World north to U.
Florida State Road 435 State Road 435, signed as Kirkman Road along its entire route, is a state road in Florida, existing entirely within Orange County. Kirkman road is a major arterial on the west side of Orlando, and bounds the east side of Universal Orlando Resort.
Florida State Road 436 State Road 436 (SR 436), named Semoran Boulevard, is a major roadway in the Orlando area. Starting at the intersection with US 441 in Apopka, 436 runs east and intersects with Interstate 4 (I-4), and then begins to turn to the south after the intersection with US 17 and US 92.
Florida State Road 451 State Road 451 will be the number given to the part of SR 429 (Western Expressway) north of SR 414 (Maitland Boulevard Extension, formerly known as the Apopka Bypass) when SR 429 is moved onto SR 414 west of the interchange. When plans for the road were first publicly released in late 2004, they showed the number as State Road 429A; this was changed to SR 451 by late February 2005.
Florida State Road 47 State Road 47 is a north-south route in north Florida, running from US 41/441 in Lake City south to US 129 in Trenton. North of Lake City 47 is the "secret" designation for US 441 to the Georgia border.
Florida State Road 483 State Road 483 is a north-south route in Daytona Beach, consisting of a section of Clyde Morris Blvd between State Road 430/Mason Avenue and State Road 400/Beville Avenue. The remainder of the road, north to State Road 40 and south to State Road 421 is Volusia County Road 483.
Florida State Road 501 Locally known as Clearlake Road, State Road 501 is a three-mile long north-south highway entirely within Cocoa, Florida, in the United States. It southern terminus is an intersection with King Street (SR 520); its northern terminus is an intersection with SR 524 just south of an interchange with the Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway and Grissom Parkway.
Florida State Road 5098 State Road 5098 (SR 5098) is a one-way pair in the Orlando, Florida, USA vicinity, along Anderson Street (eastbound) and South Street (westbound) between SR 527 southbound (Orange Avenue) and SR 15 (Mills Avenue). SR 408 (the East-West Expressway) runs down the middle of most of it.
Florida State Road 50A State Road 50A is a former segment of SR 50 that runs primarily along West (and East) Jefferson Street, entirely in the city of Brooksville in the State of Florida. Like its parent route, it is signed east-west.
Florida State Road 513 State Road 513, also known as South Patrick Drive, is a short north-south road providing access to the southern entrance of Patrick Air Force Base near Cocoa Beach, Florida. The northern terminus is at a partial interchange with the Pineda Causeway (SR 404), a former toll road with access to U.
Florida State Road 518 State Road 518, also called Eau Gallie Boulevard, is a short but major east-west highway with a western terminus at Interstate 95 on the Florida mainland, crossing the Indian River via the Eau Gallie Causeway (and intersecting the southern end of SR 513), and having its eastern terminus at SR A1A. With the exception of the extreme western end, SR 518 is located entirely within the city of Melbourne, Florida.
Florida State Road 519 A commercial artery of central Brevard County, State Road 519 is a 4.0-mile-long north-south highway extending from King Street (SR 520) in Cocoa southward to Barnes Boulevard (Brevard County Road 502) and an interchange with Interstate 95 (SR 9) in Rockledge.
Florida State Road 52 State Road 52 (SR 52) is the major east-west road through Central and Northeastern Pasco County, Florida. The road begins in Bayonet Point at US 19, runs past Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida, northwest of Zephyrhills and terminates in Dade City, at US Truck Route 98 & 301.
Florida State Road 53 State Road 53 is a 20-mile-long north-south route in northern Florida. Its southern terminus is an interchange with Interstate 10 (SR 8) near Lee and Madison; the northern terminus is at the Georgia state boundary near Cherry Lake, Florida.
Florida State Road 536 SR 536, named World Center Drive, connects Epcot Center Drive, a public road (maintained by the Reedy Creek Improvement District) in the Walt Disney World Resort to SR 400 (Interstate 4) and SR 535. World Center Drive continues east to International Drive and SR 417 (Central Florida GreeneWay).
Florida State Road 54 State Road 54 is located in the Tampa Bay Area, north of Tampa itself, and runs from US 301 in Zephyrhills, in the east to US 19 in Holiday in the west. In between it passes through Wesley Chapel, Land O' Lakes, Elfers and New Port Richey.
Florida State Road 548 State Road 548, the Lakeland In-Town Bypass, is a short six-lane arterial in Lakeland, opened in early 2004. It connects SR 35 (Florida Avenue) north of downtown to SR 35 and SR 600 (Bartow Road and Main Street) east of downtown, allowing traffic to bypass downtown.
Florida State Road 570 The Polk Parkway, also known as State Road 570, is a 25-mile, limited-access toll road which runs through Polk County, Florida. It is operated as part of the Florida's Turnpike Enterprise system of limited-access expressways.
Florida State Road 580 A major east-west highway serving northern Pinellas and central Hillsborough County, Florida, State Road 580 is a major commercial and commuter route. The western terminus is an intersection with Broadway Street (Alternate U.
Florida State Road 582 State Road 582 is an east-west highway in Hillsborough County, Florida, USA. The current alignment of SR 582 is Fowler Avenue just south of the northern city limit of Tampa and Temple Terrace from Florida Avenue (Business US 41/SR 685) to US 301 (SR 41).
Florida State Road 584 Locally known as Tampa Road, State Road 584 is a two-mile-long street connecting Curlew Road (SR 586) and SR 580 in Oldsmar, Florida. A western continuation along Tampa Road (along current Pinellas County Road 752, formerly a section of SR 584) extends six miles until its intersection with Alternate U.
Florida State Road 586 A six-mile-long east-west street serving northern Pinellas County, State Road 586 currently extends from an intersection with Bayshore Boulevard (Alternate US 19-SR 595) in Dunedin eastward to an intersection with Tampa Road (SR 584 to the southeast, Pinellas County Road 752 - a former alignment of SR 584 - to the northwest) in Oldsmar. It is locally known as Curlew Road throughout its entire length.
Florida State Road 609 Locally known as Glades Cut-off Road, the former State Road 609 (now St. Lucie County Road 609) is a 16-mile-long southwest-northeast route parallelling the tracks of Florida East Coast Railroad between Port St.
Florida State Road 616 State Road 616 is an east-west road consisting of two wide streets near Tampa International Airport; West Spruce Street, and Boy Scout Boulevard. It runs from the interchange with Veterans Expressway(State Road 60 (Florida)) and George J.
Florida State Road 65 State Road 65 is a north-south route in the eastern Panhandle, running from a junction with US 98/319 near Eastpoint northwards through the Apalachicola National Forest to Quincy, then north to the Georgia border, where it becomes State Route 241.
Florida State Road 66 State Road 66 is a 25-mile-long east-west highway in Hardee County and Highlands County. Its western terminus is an intersection with US 17 (SR 35) in Zolfo Springs; the eastern terminus is an intersection with US 27-98 (SR 25-700) near De Soto City.
Florida District, Peru Florida is a district of the Bongará Province. FLORIDA Pomacochas is located in the Department of the Amazon, Province of Bongará, District of Florida; approximately to 90 km From Bagua Grande, course to the Peruvian forest for the marginal highway of the forest, today called Fernando Belaunde Terry.
Florida Division of Emergency Management The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) is charged with maintaining a comprehensive statewide program of emergency management. The division is responsible for coordination with efforts of the Federal Government with other departments and agencies of state government, with county and municipal governments and school boards, and with private agencies that have a role in emergency management.
Florida Education Association The Florida Education Association (FEA) is a statewide federation of teacher and educational workers' labor unions in the state of Florida in the United States. Its 122,000 members make it one of the largest unions in the state.
Florida Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu The Florida Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (FFBJJ) is a governing body for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the state of Florida. The federation was created by Marcio Simas and is officially recogized by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF).
Florida Film Critics Circle The Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) is an organization of film reviewers from fourteen Florida-based publications and websites. In December, the FFCC meets to vote on their awards for films released during that year.
Florida Film Festival The Orlando-based Florida Film Festival showcases the best American independent and foreign films. Produced by Enzian Theater, the Festival has become one of the most respected regional film events in the country.
Florida Film Industry Florida is the 3rd largest state for film production in the United States (after California and New York, respectively) based on revenue generated (according to 2006 Florida Film Commission Data). Production activity has been generally concentrated in 2 regions.
Florida gar The Florida gar (Lepisosteus Platyrhincus) is a tropical fish species that can be found in the Ochlockonee River and waters east and in peninsular Florida. Florida gars grow fast and can reach a length of about 30 inches.
Florida Gators The Florida Gators is the team name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. There are 8 men's athletic teams and 11 women's teams that compete in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference in Division I-A, and have combined to win the Southeastern Conference All-Sports Trophy every year since its inception.
Florida Grand Opera Florida Grand Opera (FGO), is the seventh oldest opera company in the United States, currently in its 66th season. Its General Director is Robert Heuer, and its Artistic Director and Principal Conductor is Stewart Robertson, and the Chorus is under the direction of Douglas Kinney-Frost.
Florida High School Athletic Association The Florida High School Athletic Association or FHSAA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), which is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The National Federation, which is comprised of Associations from all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and several Canadian provinces, is an organization whose purpose is to develop standards for competition, regular interstate competition and write high school contest rules in the majority of sports.
Florida High Speed Rail Florida High Speed Rail is a proposed high-speed rail network in Florida. Funding for the system was authorized by a 2000 referendum of Florida voters and repealed by 64% of Florida voters in a 2004 referendum.
Florida Highway Patrol The Division of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), is a division of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles of the State of Florida, a state law enforcement agency with a primary duty to ensure the safety of the highways and roads of the state. The Department of Public Safety, created in 1939, was reorganized in 1970 and renamed the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
Florida Hospital Orlando Located in Orlando, Florida, Florida Hospital Orlando uses the latest technology to treat over 32,000 inpatients and 53,600 outpatients annually. This 800+ bed, acute-care community hospital also serves as a major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast.
Florida Championship Wrestling Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office starting in 1961 when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion. It is commonly incorrectly called Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), but the name was Championship Wrestling from Florida until the promotion closed in 1987.
Florida Christian College Florida Christian College (FCC) is a higher education institution located in Kissimmee, Florida affiliated with the Independent Christian Church. FCC provides non-denominational conservative Christian education ranging from preaching to elementary education.
Florida in the American Civil War Following Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860, Florida joined other Southern states in seceding from the Union. Secession took place January 10, 1861, and, after less than a month as an independent republic, Florida became one of the founding members of the Confederate States of America.
Florida Institute of Oceanography The State of Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO), located on the St. Petersburg campus of the University of South Florida, is an independent entity owned by the State University System of Florida which works cooperatively with a number of Florida's public and private universities and other organizations to support marine research.
Florida International League The Florida International League was a lower- to mid-level circuit in American and Cuban minor league baseball that existed from 1946 through July 27, 1954. It was designated Class C for its first three seasons, then upgraded to Class B in 1949 for the final 5½ years of its existence.
Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a major state-run university located in Miami, Florida, well-known for its business, hospitality management, creative writing, architecture, and engineering programs. It currently has more than 39,000 students, 1,224 full-time faculty, and 117,500 alumni, making it the largest university in South Florida.
Florida Islands The Florida Islands (or Nggela Islands) are a small island group in the Central Province (Solomon Islands) of the Solomon Islands, a nation in the western Pacific Ocean. Among the more important islands of the Florida grouping are Nggela Sule, Tulagi, Gavutu and Tanambog.
Florida Judicial Nominating Commission The Florida Judicial Nominating Commission is responsible for providing the Florida Governor with a list of possible appointments to the Florida Supreme Court and the five Florida District Courts of Appeal. It is required under Article V of the Florida Constitution.
Florida Keys The Florida Keys is an archipelago of about 1700 islands in the southeast United States. They begin at the southeastern tip of the Florida peninsula, about 15 miles south of Miami, and extend in a gentle arc south-southwest and then westward to Key West, the westernmost of the inhabited islands, and on to the uninhabited Dry Tortugas.
Florida Keys Health Fairs The Florida Keys Health Fairs, or FKHF for short, are a series of medical student-run screening and prevention health fairs coordinated throughout the Florida Keys. The fairs are planned, coordinated, and implemented by the Department of Community Service of the University of Miami Leonard M.
Florida Legislative Investigation Committee The Florida Legislative Investigation Committee (also known as the Johns Committee) was established by the Florida Legislature in 1956, during the era of the Second Red Scare and the Lavender Scare. Like the more famous anti-Communist investigative committees of the McCarthy period in Congress, the Florida committee undertook a wide-ranging investigation of potentially subversive activities by academics, civil rights groups, and suspected communist organizations, and also attempted to eliminate homosexuals from state government and public education.
Florida mangroves The Florida mangroves comprise an ecosystem of the coasts of the Florida peninsula, including the Florida Keys. The Florida mangrove community includes three mangrove species, Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) and White Mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa), and one species that is variously classified as a mangrove or a mangrove associate, Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus).
Florida Marlins The Florida Marlins are a Major League Baseball team based in the Miami, Florida metro area and play their home games in Dolphin Stadium, a stadium in the suburb of Miami Gardens. They are in the Eastern Division of the National League.
Florida Memorial University Florida Memorial University is a private coeducational four-year university in Miami Gardens, Florida accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It offers 41 undergraduate degree programs and three graduate degree programs through its eight academic divisions.
Florida Metropolitan University Florida Metropolitan University is a system of for-profit universities in the United States. They offer career college programs, as well as a Graduate School of Business which offers a Masters of Business Administration and Masters degree in Criminal Justice.
Florida National Cemetery Florida National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Bushnell in Sumter County, Florida . Florida National Cemetery is located in the Withlacoochee State Forest, approximately 50 miles north of Tampa in Sumter County, Fla.
Florida National High Adventure Sea Base The Florida National National High Adventure Sea Base is a National High Adventure Base run by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in the Florida Keys. Its counterparts are the Philmont Scout Ranch in northern New Mexico and the Northern Tier National High Adventure Bases in Ely, Minnesota.
Florida Northern Railroad (current) The Florida Northern Railroad is one of several short line railroads run by the Pinsly Railroad Company. It has connections to CSX at Ocala, Florida, running north to Lowell, Florida and south to Candler, Florida.
Florida Panhandle The Florida Panhandle is the region of the state of Florida which includes the westernmost 16 counties in the state. It is a narrow strip lying between Alabama and Georgia to the north and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.
Florida Panther The Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) is a critically endangered subspecies of Puma that lives in the low pinelands, palm forests and swamps of southern Florida in the United States, within a range that includes the Big Cypress National Preserve, Everglades National Park, and the Florida Panther National Wildlife RefugeThis panther], the only Puma representative in the eastern United States, currently occupies only 5% of its historic range. There are fewer than 70 breeding individuals.
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge The Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located in northwestern Florida, twenty miles east of Naples, in the upper segment of the Fakahatchee Strand of the Big Cypress Swamp. It is north of I-75 and west of SR 29.
Florida Parishes The Florida Parishes are those parishes in Louisiana which were part of West Florida in the early 19th century. Unlike much of the state of Louisiana, this region was not part of the Louisiana Purchase, as it remained under Spanish control.
Florida Projects The Florida Projects, located in New Orleans' Upper 9th Ward, is one of the Housing Projects of New Orleans. Along with the Desire Projects, it is historically one of the most crime-ridden areas in downtown New Orleans.
Florida Public Service Commission Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) is an independent regulatory agency serving the public of Florida by managing its public utilities such as telecommunications, electricity, natural gas, water, and wastewater. It was originally called the Florida Railroad Commission when it primarily oversaw the railroad industry.
Florida Roadkill Florida Roadkill is the first book in the unnamed series of books by Tim Dorsey which were centered on his character Serge Storms. It was published in 1999 by William Morrow and Company, an imprint of HarperCollins.
Florida Rolf Rolf John aka Florida Rolf is a German citizen who gained unwanted fame when the newspaper Bild-Zeitung revealed the German unemployment benefit was paying $2,000-2,400 a month for his spacious Miami, Florida apartment complete with housekeeper and driver. This case caused a political scandal in Germany causing a very rapid revision of German unemployment benefits under Chancellor Schröder.
Florida statewide teachers' strike of 1968 The Florida statewide teachers' strike of 1968 was a strike action in the state of Florida in February and March 1968 by teachers and other education workers belonging to the Florida Education Association (FEA). The cause of the strike was under-funding of the state's educational system at a time when attendance was rising sharply, and low pay and benefits for teachers.
Florida stone crab The Florida stone crab, Menippe mercenaria, is a crab found in the western North Atlantic, from North Carolina to Belize, including Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba and the Bahamas that is widely caught for food.
Florida Seals The Florida Seals was a minor league ice hockey franchise, a member of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). Originally based in Orlando, Florida, they later moved to Kissimmee, Florida, a suburb south of Orlando in Osceola County.
Florida Soft-shell turtle The Florida Soft-shell turtle is a Reptile in the genus Apalone of the Trionychidae family. The Florida Soft-shell turtle is a carnivore whose size range from 30 to 61Â cm in length, and the females are larger then the male.
Florida Softshell Turtle The Florida Softshell Turtle (Apalone ferox) is a species of softshell turtle native to the eastern United States, primarily in the state of Florida, but it also ranges to South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. They are widely distributed by the pet industry, and individual specimens have been found released to the wild well outside of their range, but they are not known to have established outside of their native habitat.
Florida Space Authority The Florida Space Authority (FSA) was created as a Florida state government space agency by Florida's Governor and Legislature in 1989. The Authority’s mission (as authorized in Chapter 331, Part Two, Florida Statutes) is to retain, expand and diversify the state's space-related industry.
Florida State Capitol The Florida State Capitol building houses the executive and legislative offices, as well as the State House and Senate chambers. It is located in downtown Tallahassee, Florida at the intersection of Apalachee Parkway and Monroe Street.
Florida State Film School One of the only film schools in the country to be recognized by the Directors Guild of America for "its distinguished contribution to American culture through the world of film and television", Florida State's College of Motion Picture, Television, and Recording Arts (known more commonly as The Film School) is one of the colleges that make up Florida State University (FSU).
Florida State League The Florida State League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the state of Florida. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth step between Rookie ball and the major leagues.
Florida State Parks The Florida State Parks are all the lands that fall under the authority of Florida's Department of Environmental Protection. There are over 150 such entities, including preserves, recreational areas, and historical sites, which can be found in every corner of the state.
Florida State Prison Florida State Prison (FSP), also known as Starke Prison (because of its proximity to Starke, Florida) or Raiford Prison, is a correctional facility located in Raiford, Florida in Union County. The institution opened in 1961, even though construction was not completed until 1968.
Florida State Road 100 State Road 100 is a 151-mile-long northwest-southeast highway serving northeastern Florida. Its northwestern terminus is at the Georgia-Florida border four miles north of Avoca, Florida (its continuation in Georgia is State Route 11); its southeastern terminus is an intersection with Shore Scenic Highway (SR A1A) in Flagler Beach.
Florida State Road 101 State Road 101 is a state highway in Duval County, Florida, United States, connecting State Road A1A to the east side of Naval Station Mayport along Mayport Road. Along its route, SR 101 meets the east end of State Road 116.
Florida State Road 112 State Road 112 is an east-west toll expressway connecting Miami Beach and Miami International Airport,USA. Between the airport and Interstate 95 (SR 9A), it is known as the Airport Expressway and the Robert Frost Expressway; between I-95 and Alton Road (SR 907A) in Miami Beach, the SR 112 designation is hidden as Interstate 195 crosses Biscayne Bay on the Julia Tuttle Causeway.
Florida State Road 123 State Road 123, or SR 123, is a north-south state highway that runs from State Route 85 northwest of Niceville, Florida to State Route 85 northwest of Eglin AFB. The highway functions as a bypass of Niceville and is a more direct route to Fort Walton Beach.
Florida State Road 14 State Road 14 is a four-mile-long northeast-southwest route in Madison County, Florida. The western terminus is an interchange with Interstate 10 (SR 8) near Madison; the eastern terminus is an intersection with Duval Street (SR 53) in the city of Madison itself.
Florida State Road 2 State Road 2 is the designation of two east-west highways, each having at least one terminus at the Sunshine State's border with Georgia. Both segments lie entirely within four miles of Florida's northern boundary.
Florida State Road 259 Also known as "The Old Tram Road," Tram Road, Limestone Road, Wacissa Highway, and Waukeenah Highway, the former State Road 259 serves (as County Road 259) southeastern Leon County and western Jefferson County, Florida. The western terminus is an intersection with Monroe Street (SR 61) in Tallahassee; the northern terminus is an intersection with US 19-SR 57 in Monticello.
Florida State Road 261 State Road 261 is the "secret" designation for US 319 along Tallahassee's Capital Circle between State Road 363/Woodville Highway and Capital Circle's eastern terminus at State Road 61/Thomasville Road.
Florida State Road 297 Known locally as Pine Forest Road, State Road 297 is a north-south divided highway west of Pensacola. The road serves as a connector between Mobile Highway (US 90/SR 10) and Interstate 10 (SR 8) in the Pensacola metropolitan area.
Florida State Road 3 State Road 3, also known as North Courtenay Parkway, is a north-south road serving as the southern access for the Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral, Florida. The shortest of the one-digit Florida State Roads, its southern terminus is an intersection with SR 520 on Merritt Island, near Cocoa.
Florida State Road 30A State Road 30A is a Florida Department of Transportation designation shared by four alternate routings of SR 30 in the Florida panhandle. Two segments have SR 30A signage; the other two do not as they are segments of U.
Florida State Road 326 State Road 326 is an east-west route in Levy and Marion counties. The western terminus is near Gulf Hammock, and its eastern end is at State Road 40, to the east of Silver Springs, near Silver River State Park.
Florida State Road 37 State Road 37 is a state highway which runs from Lakeland, Florida south to the intersection with State Road 62, near Duette, Florida. The road primarily runs through Polk County, with small sections in Hillsborough and Manatee counties.
Florida State Road 377 State Road 377 is a north-south route in Wakulla and Franklin Counties that is the "secret" designation for US 319 between State Road 375 in Sopchoppy and US 98 west of Saint Teresa Beach, in the vicinity of the future Saint Joe Company Summercamp development.
Florida State Road 40 State Road 40 is an east-west route across central Florida, running from US 41 in Rainbow Lake Estates eastwards through Ocala over the Ocklawaha River and bridge and through the heart of the Ocala National Forest to State Road A1A in Ormond Beach.
Florida State Road 401 One of the shortest signed roads in the State of Florida, State Road 401 is a four lane highway providing access to the south gate of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station near Cape Canaveral. Its southern terminus is a trumpet interchange with the Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway (formerly the Bee Line Expressway) and SR A1A.
Florida State Road 404 State Road 404, the Pineda Causeway, is a short east-west limited access highway connecting Wickham Road (Brevard County Road 509) near Palm Shores to SR A1A between Patrick Air Force Base and South Patrick Shores, Florida, USA. It was opened as a toll road in 1971; the tolls were removed in 1989.
Florida State Road 405 Locally known as South Street, Columbia Boulevard, and the NASA Causeway, State Road 405 is a street making a sweeping arc in Titusville, Florida and providing a major access route for the Kennedy Space Center on nearby Merritt Island. South of Cheney Highway (SR 50), SR 405 is signed east-west; north of SR 50, SR 405 is signed north-south (it actually parallels Interstate 95 (SR 9) for 2.
Florida State Road 407 State Road 407, locally known as Challenger Memorial Parkway, is a spur from the Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway (SR 528) that links the expressway to SR 405. By utilizing the 407 to 405 route, travelers from Central Florida can access the Kennedy Space Center and the city of Titusville.
Florida State Road 417 State Road 417, also known as the Central Florida GreeneWay, Southern Connector and Seminole Expressway, is tolled freeway forming the eastern beltway around the city of Orlando, Florida, United States. It is owned and maintained by the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority (OOCEA) and Florida's Turnpike Enterprise.
Florida State Road 419 Former Florida State Road 419, now Osceola County Road 419 and also known as Deer Park Road is 12-mile long county road in Osceola County. It's northern terminus is at County Road 532 and the Southern terminus is in Deer Park at U.
Florida State Road 421 State Road 421 is a major thoroughfare that runs east-west through Port Orange, Florida from Interstate 95 east to US 1 where it turns into State Road A1A. It is partially 6 lanes (from I-95 east to State Road 5A) and 4 lanes (from FL-5A east to US-1), and is known locally as Taylor Road (for about half a mile east of I-95) and Dunlawton Avenue.
Florida State Road 429 State Road 429 (SR 429), also known as the Daniel Webster Western Beltway or Western Expressway, is a limited-access toll road built and maintained by the Orlando Orange County Expressway Authority (OOCEA) and Florida's Turnpike Enterprise. It currently extends 33 miles (52 km) from Interstate 4 (State Road 400 (Florida)) near Walt Disney World north to U.
Florida State Road 435 State Road 435, signed as Kirkman Road along its entire route, is a state road in Florida, existing entirely within Orange County. Kirkman road is a major arterial on the west side of Orlando, and bounds the east side of Universal Orlando Resort.
Florida State Road 436 State Road 436 (SR 436), named Semoran Boulevard, is a major roadway in the Orlando area. Starting at the intersection with US 441 in Apopka, 436 runs east and intersects with Interstate 4 (I-4), and then begins to turn to the south after the intersection with US 17 and US 92.
Florida State Road 451 State Road 451 will be the number given to the part of SR 429 (Western Expressway) north of SR 414 (Maitland Boulevard Extension, formerly known as the Apopka Bypass) when SR 429 is moved onto SR 414 west of the interchange. When plans for the road were first publicly released in late 2004, they showed the number as State Road 429A; this was changed to SR 451 by late February 2005.
Florida State Road 47 State Road 47 is a north-south route in north Florida, running from US 41/441 in Lake City south to US 129 in Trenton. North of Lake City 47 is the "secret" designation for US 441 to the Georgia border.
Florida State Road 483 State Road 483 is a north-south route in Daytona Beach, consisting of a section of Clyde Morris Blvd between State Road 430/Mason Avenue and State Road 400/Beville Avenue. The remainder of the road, north to State Road 40 and south to State Road 421 is Volusia County Road 483.
Florida State Road 501 Locally known as Clearlake Road, State Road 501 is a three-mile long north-south highway entirely within Cocoa, Florida, in the United States. It southern terminus is an intersection with King Street (SR 520); its northern terminus is an intersection with SR 524 just south of an interchange with the Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway and Grissom Parkway.
Florida State Road 5098 State Road 5098 (SR 5098) is a one-way pair in the Orlando, Florida, USA vicinity, along Anderson Street (eastbound) and South Street (westbound) between SR 527 southbound (Orange Avenue) and SR 15 (Mills Avenue). SR 408 (the East-West Expressway) runs down the middle of most of it.
Florida State Road 50A State Road 50A is a former segment of SR 50 that runs primarily along West (and East) Jefferson Street, entirely in the city of Brooksville in the State of Florida. Like its parent route, it is signed east-west.
Florida State Road 513 State Road 513, also known as South Patrick Drive, is a short north-south road providing access to the southern entrance of Patrick Air Force Base near Cocoa Beach, Florida. The northern terminus is at a partial interchange with the Pineda Causeway (SR 404), a former toll road with access to U.
Florida State Road 518 State Road 518, also called Eau Gallie Boulevard, is a short but major east-west highway with a western terminus at Interstate 95 on the Florida mainland, crossing the Indian River via the Eau Gallie Causeway (and intersecting the southern end of SR 513), and having its eastern terminus at SR A1A. With the exception of the extreme western end, SR 518 is located entirely within the city of Melbourne, Florida.
Florida State Road 519 A commercial artery of central Brevard County, State Road 519 is a 4.0-mile-long north-south highway extending from King Street (SR 520) in Cocoa southward to Barnes Boulevard (Brevard County Road 502) and an interchange with Interstate 95 (SR 9) in Rockledge.
Florida State Road 52 State Road 52 (SR 52) is the major east-west road through Central and Northeastern Pasco County, Florida. The road begins in Bayonet Point at US 19, runs past Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida, northwest of Zephyrhills and terminates in Dade City, at US Truck Route 98 & 301.
Florida State Road 53 State Road 53 is a 20-mile-long north-south route in northern Florida. Its southern terminus is an interchange with Interstate 10 (SR 8) near Lee and Madison; the northern terminus is at the Georgia state boundary near Cherry Lake, Florida.
Florida State Road 536 SR 536, named World Center Drive, connects Epcot Center Drive, a public road (maintained by the Reedy Creek Improvement District) in the Walt Disney World Resort to SR 400 (Interstate 4) and SR 535. World Center Drive continues east to International Drive and SR 417 (Central Florida GreeneWay).
Florida State Road 54 State Road 54 is located in the Tampa Bay Area, north of Tampa itself, and runs from US 301 in Zephyrhills, in the east to US 19 in Holiday in the west. In between it passes through Wesley Chapel, Land O' Lakes, Elfers and New Port Richey.
Florida State Road 548 State Road 548, the Lakeland In-Town Bypass, is a short six-lane arterial in Lakeland, opened in early 2004. It connects SR 35 (Florida Avenue) north of downtown to SR 35 and SR 600 (Bartow Road and Main Street) east of downtown, allowing traffic to bypass downtown.
Florida State Road 570 The Polk Parkway, also known as State Road 570, is a 25-mile, limited-access toll road which runs through Polk County, Florida. It is operated as part of the Florida's Turnpike Enterprise system of limited-access expressways.
Florida State Road 580 A major east-west highway serving northern Pinellas and central Hillsborough County, Florida, State Road 580 is a major commercial and commuter route. The western terminus is an intersection with Broadway Street (Alternate U.
Florida State Road 582 State Road 582 is an east-west highway in Hillsborough County, Florida, USA. The current alignment of SR 582 is Fowler Avenue just south of the northern city limit of Tampa and Temple Terrace from Florida Avenue (Business US 41/SR 685) to US 301 (SR 41).
Florida State Road 584 Locally known as Tampa Road, State Road 584 is a two-mile-long street connecting Curlew Road (SR 586) and SR 580 in Oldsmar, Florida. A western continuation along Tampa Road (along current Pinellas County Road 752, formerly a section of SR 584) extends six miles until its intersection with Alternate U.
Florida State Road 586 A six-mile-long east-west street serving northern Pinellas County, State Road 586 currently extends from an intersection with Bayshore Boulevard (Alternate US 19-SR 595) in Dunedin eastward to an intersection with Tampa Road (SR 584 to the southeast, Pinellas County Road 752 - a former alignment of SR 584 - to the northwest) in Oldsmar. It is locally known as Curlew Road throughout its entire length.
Florida State Road 609 Locally known as Glades Cut-off Road, the former State Road 609 (now St. Lucie County Road 609) is a 16-mile-long southwest-northeast route parallelling the tracks of Florida East Coast Railroad between Port St.
Florida State Road 616 State Road 616 is an east-west road consisting of two wide streets near Tampa International Airport; West Spruce Street, and Boy Scout Boulevard. It runs from the interchange with Veterans Expressway(State Road 60 (Florida)) and George J.
Florida State Road 65 State Road 65 is a north-south route in the eastern Panhandle, running from a junction with US 98/319 near Eastpoint northwards through the Apalachicola National Forest to Quincy, then north to the Georgia border, where it becomes State Route 241.
Florida State Road 66 State Road 66 is a 25-mile-long east-west highway in Hardee County and Highlands County. Its western terminus is an intersection with US 17 (SR 35) in Zolfo Springs; the eastern terminus is an intersection with US 27-98 (SR 25-700) near De Soto City.
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