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Roosevelt Boulevard continues southeast toward St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport. Photo taken 01/28/07. |
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Airport Parkway loops into the terminal area of St. Petersburg-Clearwater Airport. Despite it smaller size, the airport handles a number of flights linking Pinellas County with the Northeast and Midwest. Photo taken 01/28/07. |
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Fairchild Drive stems north from Airport Parkway to northern reaches of the airport and its cargo facilities. Photo taken 01/28/07. |
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Florida 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) turns south and approaches a partial interchange with Florida 688 (Ulmerton Road) south of the airport. A direct ramp carries travelers over Ulmerton Road west onto Florida 688 east. Photo taken 01/28/07. |
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Florida 688 shield posted at the 140th Avenue North intersection of Florida 686 east. Florida 686 & 688 briefly share pavement along Ulmerton Road along the north side of Pinellas Park. Photo taken 01/28/07. |
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Florida 688 (Ulmerton Road) continues west from Florida 688 through Largo to its end at junction Florida 699 (Gulf Boulevard) in Indian Rocks Beach. Photo taken 01/28/07. |
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Partitioning into ramps for Florida 688 (Ulmerton Road) east and west on Florida 688 (Roosevelt Boulevard) east. Plans call for Roosevelt Boulevard to continue south to the Pinellas County 296 (Bryan Dairy Road) expressway. The connection will better link the airport with Interstate 275. Photo taken 01/28/07. |
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The Florida 686 & 688 merge is short, so motorists must quickly move into the appropriate lane for the continuation of Roosevelt Boulevard southeast via Florida 686 or Ulmerton Road east to Interstate 275 via Florida 688. Photo taken 01/28/07. |
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A traffic light lies at the Florida 686 & 688 intersection with 38th Street North, a local road joining Ulmerton Road with Airco Golf Course to the north and an industrial area to the south. Photo taken 01/28/07. |
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Florida 688 (Ulmerton Road) ends at Interstate 275 (Exit 31) just southwest of the Howard Frankland Bridge. Access to Interstate 275 south is available at the interchange, but signs direct motorists bound for St. Petersburg onto Florida 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) for its interchange at Exit 30. Photo taken 01/28/07. |
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Roosevelt Boulevard carries Florida 686 southeast to a diamond interchange with Interstate 275 and overall to the junction of U.S. 92 & Florida 687 (4th Street North) with Gandy Boulevard (U.S. 92 east / Florida 694 west). Photo taken 01/28/07. |
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Florida 686 ends at U.S. 92, Florida 687, and Florida 694 in the Gateway area of north St. Petersburg. Photo taken 01/28/07. |
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The eastern split of Florida 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) and Florida 688 (Ulmerton Road). A partial trumpet interchange facilitates the movements between the two roads. Photo taken 01/28/07. |
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Florida 688 (Ulmerton Road) leaves Florida 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) and sees a reassurance shield, mileage sign to Tampa (13 miles), and Interstate 275 trailblazer. Carillon Parkway West leads south into a corporate center while Egret Boulevard stems north into an area of apartments and condos. Photo taken 01/28/07. |
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Approaching the signalized intersection with Feather Sound Drive north and Carillon Parkway south on Florida 688 (Ulmerton Road) east. Condos lie to the north while a business park lies to the south. Photo taken 01/28/07. |
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Florida 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) eastbound at the intersection with 16th Court North to Roosevelt Industrial Centre and 16th Street South to a 102nd Avenue North. Photo taken 06/20/06. |
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Junction Pinellas County 803 shield posted ahead of the Florida 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) intersection with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street (9th Avenue North). Pinellas County 803 follows MLK Street north to Interstate 275 and south to 73rd Avenue North in the Fossil Park neighborhood of St. Petersburg. Photo taken 06/20/06. |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Street (Pinellas County 803) constitutes a four-lane through route southward from the Howard Frankland Bridge into the Northside, Allendale, and Crescent Lake communities in north St. Petersburg. Photo taken 06/20/06. |
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St. Petersburg mileage sign posted for the Florida 686 connection to U.S. 92 west & Florida 687 (4th Street North) connection into downtown. Photo taken 06/20/06. |
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A five-way intersection joins Florida 686's eastern terminus with Florida 694's east end (Gandy Boulevard), Florida 687 north (4th Street North), and U.S. 92 (4th Street North south and Gandy Boulevard east). Photo taken 06/20/06. |
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Florida 694 (Gandy Boulevard) stems southwest from U.S. 92, Florida 686, and Florida 687 to Exit 28 of Interstate 275 and Pinellas Park. Photo taken 06/20/06. |
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Florida 686 eastbound drivers turn onto Gandy Boulevard ahead of its intersection with 4th Street North. U.S. 92 follows 4th Street North south with Florida 687 to Fossil Park and Downtown St. Petersburg. U.S. 92 east continues Gandy Boulevard to the Gandy Bridge and south Tampa. Florida 686 ends here. Photo taken 06/20/06. |
| Westbound Florida 686 |
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Florida 686 briefly merges with Florida 688 along Ulmerton Road from split sections of Roosevelt Boulevard near Carillon. Before the two get comfortable with one another, Florida 686 splits via a partial interchange south of St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport. Photo taken 11/04/07. |
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Florida 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) turns northward to the airport, High Point, and Largo while Florida 688 continues along Ulmerton Road west into the heart of Largo en route to Indian Rocks Beach. Photo taken 11/04/07. |
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Florida 686 and 688 shields posted at the gore point between the Roosevelt Boulevard northbound ramp from Ulmerton Road west. Florida 688 continues all the way to Florida 699 (Gulf Boulevard) on the coast while Florida 686 ends at U.S. 19 Alternate in Largo. Photo taken 11/04/07 |
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Westbound reassurance marker posted after Ulmerton Road and before 140th Avenue North on Roosevelt Boulevard. Photo taken 11/04/07. |
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One quarter mile south of the Airport Parkway loop into St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport on Florida 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) west. Photo taken 11/04/07. |
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Airport Parkway loops into the rather busy airport terminal from Florida 686. Flights to and from the airport join Pinellas County with the northeast and midwest U.S. Photo taken 11/04/07. |
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Airport Parkway returns to Florida 686 at a busy intersection. It is not uncommon to find traffic congested from traffic leaving the airport. Photo taken 11/04/07. |
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Florida 686 joins the airport with Pinellas County 611 (Bayside Bridge / 49th Street North) to the west. Photo taken 11/04/07. |
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The Bayside Bridge straddles the west end of Old Tampa Bay between Florida 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) and junction Florida 60 in east Clearwater. 49th Street North carries the county road southward to Pinellas Park. Photo taken 11/04/07. |
| Former sign bridge and overheads posted on Florida 686 westbound at junction Pinellas County 611 (49th Street North / Bayside Bridge). Photo taken 11/26/03. |
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A diamond interchange joins Roosevelt Boulevard with Pinellas County 611, a lengthy route stretching from Boca Ciega Bay in Gulfport to the Pasco County line. The Bayside Bridge carries six lanes of traffic northward to Florida 60 and opened to traffic in 1993. Photo taken 11/04/07. |
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Florida 686 passes under Pinellas County 611 (49th Street North) at the High Point vicinity. Drivers turning onto 49th Street South skim eastern Pinellas Park before entering Lealman and St. Petersburg. Photo taken 11/04/07. |
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Westbound Roosevelt Boulevard leaves Pinellas County 611 and continues as a six-lane arterial. Photo taken 11/04/07. |
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58th Street North leads south from Florida 686 through High Point to the Icot Office Center and Florida 688 (Ulmerton Road). Photo taken 11/04/07. |
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62nd Street North leads south from Florida 686 to an industrial area between Roosevelt Boulevard and Florida 688 (Ulmerton Road). Photo taken 11/22/07. |
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Junction U.S. 19 shield posted ahead of the single point urban interchange with the north-south freeway. Presently U.S. 19 consists of a limited access highway leading south to 126th Avenue North and north to Central Avenue. Construction is underway to upgrade the highway south to Pinellas County 611 with completion expected in 2009. Photo taken 11/22/07. |
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Frontage roads facilitate the movements between Florida 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) and U.S. 19. U.S. 19 leads southeast into east Pinellas Park, Lealman, and St. Petersburg and north to Clearwater and Tarpon Springs. Photo taken 11/22/07. |
| Scenes pertaining to Florida 686 |
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Florida 686 sign bridge posted on the Airport Parkway exit to St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport. Photo taken 11/22/07. |
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Florida 686 links the terminal with Largo, Clearwater (via Pinellas 611 & U.S. 19 north), and the coast. Florida 686 east connects with Florida 688 to Interstate 275 for Tampa and St. Petersburg. Photo taken 11/22/07. |
Page Updated June 17, 2008.
