Florida State Road 64

State Road 64 (SR 64) extends from City Road 789 (former County Road 789) near the Gulf of Mexico in Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County to US 27/US 98 in Avon Park in Highlands County. State Road 64 travels from west to east through the counties of Manatee, Hardee and Highlands. It is a mostly rural two-lane highway going through only two cities, Bradenton and Zolfo Springs. It crosses the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway as well as the Braden River, Lake Manatee, and the Myakka River. East of Avon Park, a bi-county extension runs northeast into Polk County which runs through Lake Wales Ridge State Forest and terminates at the Avon Park US Air Force Base. It is designated as the Florida Cracker Trail from Bradenton to the Hardee County Line.[2]

Eastbound on Florida State Road 64 just east of the Hardee County line.

State Road 64 marker

State Road 64

SR 64 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length77.386 mi[1] (124.541 km)
Major junctions
West endCity Road 789 in Holmes Beach
Major intersections US 41 / US 301 in Bradenton
I-75 near Bradenton
US 17 in Zolfo Springs
East end US 27 / US 98 / SR 17 in Avon Park
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountiesManatee, Hardee, Highlands
Highway system
SR 63 SR 65

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
ManateeHolmes Beach0.0000.000City Road 789 (Gulf Drive) Manatee Beach, Anna MariaWestern terminus
0.2160.348
SR 789 south (East Bay Drive) Bradenton Beach, Longboat Key, Sarasota
Sarasota Bay
(Gulf Intracoastal Waterway)
0.991.59Anna Maria Island Bridge
Bradenton8.66013.937
US 41 Bus. (9th Street West / SR 45) Sarasota, Palmetto
9.16614.751 US 41 (1st Street / SR 55) / US 301 Palmetto, Oneco, Sarasota
10.13316.307
SR 70 south (15th Street East)
14.93824.040 I-75 (SR 93) Tampa, St. Petersburg, Naples, MiamiExit 220 on I-75
25.33840.778
CR 675 south Arcadia
West end of CR 675 overlap
25.83641.579
CR 675 north Parrish
East end of CR 675 overlap
Hardee43.33669.743
CR 665 south Solomon's Castle
Ona50.23780.849 CR 663
52.93185.184Murphy Road (CR 661 south)
Oak Grove53.18385.590West Main Street (CR 64A east) - Wauchula
57.10391.898South Florida Avenue (CR 35A north)
Peace RiverBridge over the Peace River
Zolfo Springs58.03593.398 US 17 (SR 35) Wauchula, Arcadia
58.91494.813Steve Roberts Special (CR 636 east)
Griffins Corner63.231101.760Griffin Road (CR 652 west)
65.341105.156
SR 636 west Wauchula
Lemon Grove66.671107.297Maude Road (CR 667 north)
70.489113.441Parnell Road (CR 671 south)
HighlandsAvon Park77.386124.541
US 27 / US 98 (SR 25) / SR 17 south (Main Street) Lake Wales, Sebring
Eastern terminus; truck route to SR 17 / CR 64
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Bridges

Anna Maria Island Bridge

The Anna Maria Island Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge that crosses the Sarasota Bay, connecting the barrier islands of Holmes Beach to the mainland of Palma Sola, Florida. Built in 1957, the bridge carries Manatee Avenue, part of SR 64, and it also replaced the old swing bridge built in 1921.[3][4]

The bridge was designated by the 1965 Legislature of Florida.

County Road 64 in Highlands and Polk Counties

County Road 64 marker

County Road 64

LocationAvon Park-Avon Park Air Force Range

County Road 64 is a bi-county extension of SR 64 in Highlands and Polk Counties. It begins at SR 17 in Avon Park as East Main Street, which is part of SR 17 from the eastern terminus of SR 64. From there it runs straight west and east until the intersection with East Avon Pines Road, where it branches to the northeast, a position it maintains throughout the rest of the county. After crossing a bridge over Bonnet Creek, it crosses the Polk County Line[5] thus entering part of the Lake Wales Ridge State Forest, before curving east as it approaches a bridge over Arbuckle Creek, and terminating at the Avon Park Air Force Range.[6]

County Road 64A in Hardee County

County Road 64A marker

County Road 64A

LocationOak Grove-Wauchula

County Road 64A is an alternate county route of SR 64. It begins as a north-south road at the intersection with SR 64 in Oak Grove west of Zolfo Springs, and begins to curve to the northeast at the intersection of Alton Carlton Road, which leads to the Wauchula Municipal Airport. By the time it reaches the intersection of CR 35B, it runs directly west and east like its parent route and enters the City of Wauchula. Here, the road's only major intersection is CR 35A before it finally terminates at the intersection of US 17 and SR 636.[7]

References

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