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Florida 682 - Pinellas Bayway
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Florida 682's eastbound beginning along 35th Avenue as it leaves Florida 699 (Gulf Boulevard) next to the Don Cesar Resort. Photo taken 01/06/07. |
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An eastbound toll plaza lies beyond the Granada Street turn-off of Florida 682 (35th Street) east. Photo taken 01/01/06. |
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Florida 682 (35th Street) transitions into Pinellas Bayway, a toll facility joining St. Pete Beach with St. Petersburg. Tolls are charged only on eastbound here; westbound drivers pay ahead of the Boca Ciega Bay Channel bridge. Photo taken 01/01/06. |
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A three-lane toll plaza includes a 50 cent car toll for all vehicles. Florida 682 leaves St. Pete Beach for a two-lane draw bridge beyond the barrier. Photo taken 01/01/06. |
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Completed in 1963, the Pinellas Bayway includes the draw bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway leading east to Isle Del Sol. Planning first began for a replacement in 1998, and construction may begin in 2009, though that remains uncertain, on a $180-million project to build a set of twin two-lane fixed spans over the Intracoastal.1 Photos taken 01/01/06. |
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Meeting the Pinellas Bayway on Isle Del Sol is Florida 679, the south extension of the Pinellas Bayway. Florida 679 joins the island with the community of Tierra Verde to the south. Photo taken 01/01/06. |
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Florida 679 (Pinellas Bayway South) overall joins Florida 682 with Fort DeSoto County Park. Fort DeSoto resides on Mullet Key in extreme southern Pinellas County. Drivers heading to the beaches there, which are consistently ranked as some of the country's best, are charged a toll at the south end of Tierre Verde. Photo taken 01/01/06. |
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Spanning the inlet between Isle Del Sol and Bayway Isles on Florida 682 (Pinellas Bayway) east. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
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Leeland Street and Bacopa Lane South intersect Florida 682 (Pinellas Bayway) on the island that is home to the Bayway Isles community. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
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Just east of Ciega Bay Channel crossing, Florida 682 (Pinellas Bayway) passes by the westbound toll plaza. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
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Florida 682 (54th Avenue South) approach the northbound on-ramp to Interstate 275. Two lanes carry drivers from the Pinellas Bayway to downtown St. Petersburg and Tampa. Motorists bound for Interstate 275 & U.S. 19 onto the Sunshine Skyway Bridge must continue to a signalized intersection. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
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A high-speed ramp departs for Interstate 275 north from Florida 682 (54th Avenue South) east. U.S. 19 (34th Street South) meets 54th Avenue South ahead, splitting with Interstate 275 on its northward trek through central St. Petersburg. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
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The sides of Interstate 275 transpose at the Florida 682 and U.S. 19 (34th Street South) interchange. The state road ends at U.S. 19, ahead of its southbound merge onto the Sunshine Skyway Bridge approach to Palmetto and Bradenton. U.S. 19 north consists of a six-lane commercial arterial leading north to Lealman and Pinellas Park. Florida 682 officially ends at 34th Street South. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
| 54th Avenue South east |
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Interstate 275 south passes over 54th Avenue South ahead of its northbound on-ramp to the freeway. Photo taken 07/30/06. |
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Eastbound 54th Avenue South at the northbound ramp to Interstate 275 for downtown St. Petersburg. 54th Avenue South continues east through south St. Petersburg and 4th Street South. Photo taken 07/30/06. |
| 54th Avenue South west |
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54th Avenue South passes under Interstate 275 south and then north and ramps associated with Exit 17. U.S. 19 enters the scene from 34th Street South and merges onto the freeway ahead of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge from the next intersection. Photo taken 07/30/06. |
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Westbound 54th Avenue South at the beginning of Florida 682, a state road that carries 54th Avenue South onto the Pinellas Bayway at Eckerd College. U.S. 19 follows 34th Street northward through St. Petersburg to Pinellas Park and Interstate 275 south to Palmetto. Photo taken 07/30/06. |
| Westbound Florida 682 |
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The first westbound reassurance shield for Florida 682 (54th Avenue South), posted after the intersection with U.S. 19 (34th Street South). Photo taken 01/01/06. |
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Avenue of States Drive stems south from Florida 682 (54th Avenue South) to Eckerd College. Eckerd College occupies coastal land between 54th Avenue South and Maximo Channel. Photo taken 01/01/06. |
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Westbound mileage sign listing the distances to St. Pete Beach, the west end of Florida 682, and Ft. Desoto Park, the south end of Florida 679. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
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Drivers continuing west of Eckerd College are charged a 50 cent toll (tolls may increase to help fund the Pinellas Bayway bridge replacement project) for the Pinellas Bayway, a series of bridges linking the islands of Boca Ciega Bay with St. Pete Beach. Photos taken 03/25/07. |
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Spanning Boca Ciega Bay Channel on Florida 682 west beyond the main line toll plaza. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
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Leeland Street and Bacopa Lane South intersect Florida 682 (Pinellas Bayway) on the island that is home to the Bayway Isles community. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
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Florida 682 (Pinellas Bayway) spans another the gap between Bayway Isles and the Isle Del Sol community. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
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Florida 679 (Pinellas Bayway South) spurs southward from Florida 682 at Isle Del Sol. The state road follows Pinellas Bayway South to the entrance to Fort DeSoto County Park. Once in the park, Pinellas County 679 begins as an unsigned route. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
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Florida 679 joins Isle Del Sol with Tierra Verde and its associated islands north of Fort DeSoto. Florida 679 has a toll booth just prior to crossing the bridge from Cunningham Key to Madelaine Key. Upon entering the park and reaching Mullet Key, Florida 679 becomes unsigned Pinellas County 679 and splits into two branches: one to East Point and the other to North Beach. Photos taken 03/25/07 & 12/21/03. |
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Sun Boulevard stems north from Florida 682 and 679 to the Isla Del Sol Country and Yacht Club. Florida 679 carries four lanes initially before narrowing south of Bahia Del Mar Boulevard. Photo taken 01/01/06. or 03/25/07. |
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Continuing west along Florida 682 (Pinellas Bayway), the Isla Del Sol Golf Course surrounds both sides of the highway. Photo taken 01/01/06. |
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Completed in 1963, the Pinellas Bayway includes a two-lane draw bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway leading west into St. Pete Beach. Planning first began for a replacement in 1998, and construction may begin in 2009, though that remains uncertain, on a $180-million project to build a set of twin two-lane fixed spans over the Intracoastal.1 Photos taken 01/01/06. |
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Florida 682 widens to four lanes along 35th Avenue once its reaches St. Pete Beach. Photo taken 01/01/06. |
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Pass-A-Grille Beach lies southward along Gulf Boulevard and Pass-A-Grille Way from Florida 682's west end. Gulf Boulevard becomes Florida 699 north to Treasure Island. Photo taken 01/01/06. |
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Florida 699 begins at 35th Avenue and travels north along the barrier islands to Florida 688 at Indian Rocks Beach. Photo taken 01/01/06. |
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Florida 682's end at Florida 699 (Gulf Boulevard). The Don Cesar Resort hotel lies nearby. 35th Avenue otherwise continues to El Centro Street one block ahead. Photo taken 01/01/06. |
Sources:
- Bayway bridges, tolls are going up." St. Petersburg Times, November 28, 2007.
Page Updated June 24, 2008.
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