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Pinellas County 611 South
49th Street North, Bayside Bridge, McMullen-Booth Road
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Pinellas County 611 (McMullen-Booth Road) southbound after the intersection with Florida 580 in northeast Clearwater. Photo taken 06/23/07. |
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Enterprise Road (Pinellas County 638) crosses paths with Pinellas County 611 between Safety Harbor to the east and Clearwater to the west. Pinellas County 638 follows Enterprise Road west from Florida 590 (Phillippe Parkway) to U.S. 19 and Florida 580 (Main Street). Photo taken 06/23/07. |
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Southbound Pinellas County 611 shield posted after Enterprise Road in Safety Harbor. Photo taken 06/23/07. |
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Traffic lights at the intersection of McMullen-Booth Road south at Union Street west into Clearwater and Cedar Street east into Safety Harbor. Photo taken 06/23/07. |
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Pinellas County 611 is consistently signed along the stretch between Florida 580 and Florida 60. Photo taken 06/23/07. |
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Junction Pinellas County 576 shield posted ahead of Sunset Point Road west and Main Street east toward downtown Safety Harbor. Pinellas 576 ends at U.S. 19 Alternate (Edgewater Drive) to the west and 10th Avenue to the east. Photo taken 06/23/07. |
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Crossing Sunset Point Road and Main Street on McMullen-Booth Road south. Photo taken 06/23/07. |
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Continuing south of Pinellas County 576 (Sunset Point Road) on Pinellas County 611 south. Photo taken 06/23/07. |
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Florida 590 travels south from 4th Street and 10th Avenue in Safety Harbor to 10th Street South and its junction with Pinellas County 611 on the Clearwater city line. Florida 590 continues west to Coachman Road at junction U.S. 90 and Drew Street toward downtown. Photo taken 06/23/07. |
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Posted adjacent to the E.C. Moore Recreational Complex in Clearwater is the one-half mile guide sign for Florida 60 (Gulf to Bay Boulevard). Florida 60 joins downtown Clearwater with Tampa International Airport and Tampa. Photo taken 06/23/07. |
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Drew Street continues east from Florida 590 as Pinellas County 528 to U.S. 19 and an undesignated route to Pinellas County 611 (McMullen-Booth Road). Drew Street ends nearby at Bayshore Boulevard. Photo taken 06/23/07. |
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Many county highway signs in Pinellas are attached to speed limit signs, such as this County 611 sign south of Drew Street. Photo taken 06/23/07. |
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McMullen-Booth Road bottlenecks to four lanes through the Florida 60 single point urban interchange (SPUI). The right-hand lane descends from Pinellas County 611 to Gulf to Bay Boulevard, a six-lane arterial leading west to downtown Clearwater and east to the Courtney Campbell Causeway across Old Tampa Bay. Photo taken 06/23/07. |
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Pinellas County 611 upgrades into the six-lane Bayside Bridge and companion freeway beyond the Florida 60 on-ramp. Florida 60 travels west to Clearwater Beach and east to Vero Beach overall. Photo taken 06/23/07. |
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Following the Florida 60 ramp from Pinellas County 611 south, drivers partition into lanes for Gulf to Bay Boulevard east and west, with a return lane available for the Bayside Bridge. Florida 60 heads west 1.25 miles to the Clearwater Mall at junction U.S. 19 and east across Old Tampa Bay via the four-lane Courtney Campbell Causeway to junction Florida 589 Toll (Veterans Expressway). Photo taken 06/23/07. |
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Traveling southward along the Bayside Bridge over Old Tampa Bay on Pinellas County 611. The six-lane highway consists of a full freeway from the Florida 60 interchange southward to junction Florida 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard). Photo taken 01/02/06. Photos taken 03/25/07. |
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The Bayside Bridge was first envisioned as part of a 1972 freeway proposal called the Pinellas Parkway, a highway leading northeast from U.S. 19 into Safety Harbor. Voters rejected that proposal in 1976, but the need for a crossing only grew with congestion along U.S. 19. Finally by the late 1980s, the Bayside Bridge proposal was revived as a toll crossing. Construction began on January 1, 1988 with a $110 million price tag. Lobbying by local business leaders followed to have the span open as a toll-free crossing. Their efforts were successful and a 1 cent gas tax was approved to pay for the project instead. Pinellas County 611 over Old Tampa Bay opened on June 2, 1993.1 Photos taken 11/10/07. |
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Pinellas County 611 (Bayside Bridge) reduces to four lanes through the diamond interchange with Florida 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard). Florida 686 links the freeway with adjacent St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
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Nearing the southbound ramp departure to Florida 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard). Florida 686 leads west into central Largo and east to the Gateway section of St. Petersburg. Photo taken 01/02/06. |
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49th Street North, Pinellas County 611's namesake from Roosevelt Boulevard southward, enters the scene as a frontage road from the unincorporated High Point area west of the Bayside Bridge. Photo taken 01/02/06. |
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Pinellas County 611 (49th Street North) southbound at Florida 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard). Florida 686 travels southeast to the airport and a brief merge with Florida 688 (Ulmerton Road) to the Carillon area. Westward, Roosevelt Boulevard becomes East Bay Drive at U.S. 19 en route to Largo and West Bay Drive to Belleair Bluffs. Photo taken 01/02/06. |
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The traffic light at 144th Avenue North represents the transition from freeway into six-lane arterial. Pinellas County 611 continues along 49th Street North into Pinellas Park from here. Photo taken 01/02/06. |
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140th Street North travels east-west from an industrial area around 49th Street North to Florida 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) south of the airport. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
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State-named Interstate 275 trailblazers are posted along Pinellas County 611 at Florida 688 (Ulmerton Road) among other locations. The shields are Pinellas County installs. Photos taken 01/02/06 & 03/25/07. |
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A large intersection lies at the cross roads of Florida 688 (Ulmerton Road) and Pinellas County 611 (49th Street North). Ulmerton Road constitutes a major east-west arterial from Interstate 275 and the Howard Frankland Bridge west to Largo and north Pinellas Park. This intersection is even larger now that Ulmerton Road was widened to eight-lanes in 2007-08. Photo taken 01/02/06. |
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126th Avenue North serves a pervasive industrial area buffeting Pinellas County 611 (49th Street North) in north Pinellas Park. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
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A more direct and faster route to Interstate 275 is achieved from Pinellas County 611 (49th Street North) via Pinellas County 296 (Bryan Dairy Road) east. Bryan Dairy Road travels east through an industrial area to a freeway connector with the freeway, a drive consisting of only one traffic light and an emergency signal. Photos taken 01/02/06 & 03/25/07. |
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Pinellas County 611 south at Pinellas County 296 (Bryan Dairy Road). Bryan Dairy Road varies between four and six lanes as it links Interstate 275 with Pinellas Park and Seminole to the west. Plans call for the highway to be upgraded to controlled access standards from U.S. 19 east to Interstate 275. FDOT has added the portion of Pinellas County 296 from U.S. 19 to Interstate 275 to the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS) in exchange for Florida 686 between Florida 688 and Interstate 275 (now under county maintenance), U.S. 19 from Pinellas 296 to Florida 694 (remaining under FDOT jurisdiction), and Florida 694 between I-275 and U.S. 19 (also remaining under FDOT jurisdiction). Funding from the state is now available for the Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization project to upgrade Bryan Dairy Road.2 Photo taken 01/02/06. |
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Approaching the partial-cloverleaf interchange with U.S. 19 on 49th Street North south at Lake Boulevard. Lake Boulevard serves a bevy of mobile home parks to the east. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
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Drivers bound for U.S. 19 north to Largo and Clearwater depart Pinellas County 611 (49th Street North) south. Photo taken 01/02/06. |
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Reassurance shields for Pinellas County 611 begin to appear at junction U.S. 19 and are somewhat consistently posted southward through Pinellas Park and St. Petersburg. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
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A left-hand turn movement takes southbound motorists onto U.S. 19 south toward Lealman and St. Petersburg. U.S. 19 consists of a six-lane commercial arterial south through to the Sunshine Skyway Bridge merge. Photos taken 03/25/07. |
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94th Avenue North leads west from Pinellas County 611 to Howarth Park and Florida 693 (66th Street North) in Pinellas Park. Photo taken 01/02/06. |
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Next in line is the busy intersection with Florida 694 (Park Boulevard). Florida 694 represents the main route through Pinellas Park, linking the Gateway area of St. Petersburg and the Gandy Bridge (U.S. 92) to the east with Seminole and Indian Shores to the west. Photo taken 01/02/06. |
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Florida 694 (Park Boulevard) travels a short distance to junction U.S. 19 at the Shoppes of Park Place. Westward Park Boulevard continues 1.75 miles to Florida 693 (66th Street North). Park Boulevard becomes Gandy Boulevard east of the U.S. 19 SPUI. Photos taken 01/02/06. |
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Interstate 275 trailblazer posted ahead of 54th Avenue North (Pinellas County 202) on Pinellas County 611 (49th Street North). 54th Avenue North leads east to a six-ramp partial-cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 275 and 1st Street North at the Edgemoor neighborhood of St. Petersburg. The four-lane road continues west to Pinellas County 1 (Park Street) south of Seminole. Photo taken 01/02/06. |
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Interstate 275 Florida trailblazer posted along Pinellas County 611 (49th Street North) south at junction U.S. 19 Alternate (5th Avenue North). U.S. 19 Alternate follows 5th Avenue north west to Tyrone Boulevard and east to junction U.S. 19 (34th Street North). Florida 595 (hidden along U.S. 19A) emerges east of 34th Street along 5th Avenue North to junction Interstate 275 north and U.S. 92 (4th Street North) near downtown. Photos taken 12/17/08. |
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Page Updated June 16, 2008.
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