Florida State Road 548
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 State Road 548 | ||||
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| George Jenkins Boulevard | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.809 mi[1] (2.911 km) | |||
| Existed | 2004–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | SR 600 in Lakeland | |||
| East end |  US 98 in Lakeland | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Polk | |||
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State Road 548 (SR 548), also known as the Lakeland In-Town Bypass, is a short six-lane arterial in Lakeland, Florida, United States, opened in early 2004. It connects George Jenkins Boulevard (west of downtown) to U.S. Highway 98 (US 98) and SR 600 (Bartow Road and Main Street) east of downtown, allowing traffic to bypass downtown.
History
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SR 548 began construction in 2002 and opened in 2004. In 2005 it was stalled by budget cuts only for construction to resume in 2006, with a scaled back design that excluded the originally proposed bridge over SR 539 (Kathleen Road) east of the bridge over Lakeland Junction.[2][3]
Second phase
[edit]SR 548 was extended west across SR 563 (Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue) and SR 539 (Kathleen Road) terminating at George Jenkins Boulevard west of downtown. This provides a full east–west bypass to supplement US 92 (Memorial Boulevard) and SR 400 (Interstate 4).[4]
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Lakeland, Polk County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | Sloan Avenue / George Jenkins Boulevard (SR 600) | Former US 92 BUS | ||
| 0.549 | 0.884 |  SR 539 (Kathleen Road) | |||
| 0.749 | 1.205 |  SR 563 (Martin L. King Jr. Avenue) | |||
| 0.989 | 1.592 |  US 98 north (Florida Avenue / SR 35) | West end of US 98 overlap | ||
| 1.184 | 1.905 | Massachusetts Avenue | Former SR 33 | ||
| 1.809 | 2.911 |  US 98 south (Bartow Road / SR 35 south) / Main Street (SR 35 north / SR 600) | East end of US 98 overlap | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^ a b FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 2014
- ^ "In-Town Bypass Back, but With Catches; Lakeland project delayed until 2007 and won't get bridge over Kathleen Road," by Bill Rufty (Lakeland Ledger; January 23, 2006; Updated January 24, 2006)
- ^ "Years in the Making, Lakeland In-Town Bypass Opens at Last; Officials hope road will make downtown safer for pedestrians," by Shelley Rossetter (Lakeland Ledger; November 6, 2009)
- ^ *Phase Two of Lakeland In-Town Bypass nears completion (BayNews9; September 27, 2009)
External links
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Media related to Florida State Road 548 at Wikimedia Commons