| U.S. 19 passes over Whitney Road ahead of the slip ramp for Florida 686. Florida 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) east provides a direct route to St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport and west (East Bay Drive), a direct route into central Largo. Photo taken 05/16/05. |
| Drivers bound for Florida 686 near High Point depart U.S. 19 south. Florida 686 travels overall between U.S. 19 Alternate (Seminole Boulevard) and junction U.S. 92 & Florida 687 (4th Street North) at Gandy Boulevard (Florida 694 west). Photo taken 05/16/05. |
| Next in line for southbound drivers is the split with Florida 693 (66th Street North) . Florida 693 begins and heads south along 66th Street through the heart of Pinellas Park to South Pasadena and St. Pete Beach. Photo taken 05/16/05. |
| Two lanes leave U.S. 19 south for Florida 693 (66th Street North) via a partial "Y" interchange. Florida 693 represents a busy north-south commercial corridor through Pinellas Park and Kenneth City. The state road also represents the southernmost toll free crossing onto the Gulf barrier islands. Photo taken 05/16/05. |
| Florida 688 (Ulmerton Road) crosses paths with U.S. 19 at a busy single point urban interchange in east Pinellas Park, southwest of High Point. The east-west arterial was widened between 2007-08 up to eight lanes between Florida 693 (66th Street North) and Pinellas County 611 (49th Street North). The state road represents the first departure point from Interstate 275 south into Pinellas County. Photo taken 05/16/05. |
| Shocked U.S. 19 shield (Series C Highway Gothic in a 2-digit shield) posted at the on-ramp from 150th Avenue North. Auxiliary signs posted above tout the Florida 688 connections with Indian Rocks Beach to the west and U.S. 19 south toward central Pinellas Park and St. Petersburg. Photo taken 10/22/07. |
| A slip ramp carries drivers onto the southbound frontage road ahead of junction Florida 688 (Ulmerton Road). Florida 688 travels overall between Interstate 275 (Exit 31) and Gulf Boulevard (Florida 699 south / Pinellas County 183 north) at Indian Rocks Beach. Photo taken 10/22/07. |
| Sign bridge posted at the U.S. 19 south frontage road intersection with Florida 688 (Ulmerton Road). Florida 688 east to Interstate 275 leads drivers directly onto the Howard Frankland Bridge north into Tampa. Florida 688 west constitutes a busy commercial arterial through Pinellas Park and Largo. Photo taken 10/22/07. |
| One-quarter mile guide sign for Florida 694 (Gandy Boulevard east / Park Boulevard west) posted on U.S. 19 south. Florida 694 follows Park Boulevard west to junction Florida 693 (66th Street North) in Pinellas park and Gandy Boulevard northeast to junction U.S. 92 (Gandy Boulevard / 4th Street North), Florida 687 (4th Street North), and Florida 688 (Roosevelt Boulevard) in north St. Petersburg. Photo taken 11/10/07. |
| Nearing the busy single point urban interchange with Florida 694 (Gandy / Park Boulevards). Florida 694 leads northeast 1.5 miles to the Exit 28 directional-cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 275 for interests to Tampa. East of there, Florida 694 ends at U.S. 92 ahead of its crossing of Tampa Bay via the Gandy Bridge. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
| State-named shield posted ahead of the Florida 694 SPUI on U.S. 19 south. Many county-placed Interstate 275 Florida shields exist throughout Pinellas County. Photo taken 11/10/07. |
| Florida 694 shields posted at the turn lanes for Park Boulevard west to Pinellas Park and Gandy Boulevard east to the Gateway section of St. Petersburg. Park Boulevard becomes Pinellas County 694 west of Florida 693 en route to Seminole, Oakhurst, and Indian Shores. Photo taken 11/10/07. |
| Reassurance shield posted at the Shoppes of Park Place near the 72nd Avenue North intersection. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
| Downtown St. Petersburg remains four miles to the south and east while Palmetto, the U.S. 19 southern terminus, is another 29 miles. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
| U.S. 19 marker posted ahead of the intersection with 66th Avenue North. 66th Avenue North provides a short connector to Haines Road (Pinellas County 691) southeast to the Grovement and Allendale neighborhoods. Photo taken 03/25/07. |
| U.S. 19 (34th Street South) southbound at 1st Avenue South near the Palmetto Park section of St. Petersburg. 1st Avenue South provides a three to four lane direct route into downtown from South Pasadena and the Gulf Beaches. Photo taken 01/02/07. |
| Four blocks later at the intersection with 5th Avenue South. 5th Avenue South leads west to Fairmont and east to Palmetto Park from U.S. 19 (34th Street South). Photo taken 01/02/07. |
| South at the signalized intersection with 15th Avenue South. 15th Avenue South is discontinuous due to Interstate 275, but the street does lead west to Childs Park and Pinellas County 138 (Gulfport Boulevard) in Gulfport. Photo taken 01/02/07. |
| 18th Avenue South leads east from U.S. 19 (34th Street South) into Jordan Park and Midtown of south St. Petersburg. Photo taken 01/02/07. |
| 22nd Avenue links U.S. 19 with adjacent Exit 19 of Interstate 275. Pinellas County 138 travels west along 22nd Avenue through Gulfport to South Pasadena and junction Florida 693 (Pasadena Avenue). The route is the last toll free way to the Gulf Beaches from the north. Photo taken 01/02/07. |
| Access to Interstate 275 south is available from the Exit 18 half-diamond interchange with 26th Avenue South next to U.S. 19 (34th Street South). 22nd Avenue South otherwise leads east to Lake Maggiore and Harbordale of south St. Petersburg. Photo taken 01/02/07. |
| 38th Avenue South leads west to Broadwater Place on Boca Ciega Bay and east to 31st Street South opposite Interstate 275. Photo taken 01/02/07. |
| Approaching junction Florida 682 (54th Avenue South) and the U.S. 19 merge with Interstate 275 on 34th Street South. Florida 682 begins here and heads west to Eckerd College and the tolled Pinellas Bayway to St. Pete Beach. Photo taken 01/02/07. |
| Sign bridge posted ahead of the 54th Avenue South intersection on U.S. 19 south. The Pinellas Bayway splits into two segments at junction Florida 679. Florida 679 (Pinellas Bayway South) heads southward to Tierra Verde and Ft. DeSoto Park while Florida 682 continues to Florida 699 (Gulf Boulevard) north of Pass-A-Grille. Photo taken 01/02/07. |
| Interstate 275 interchanges with 54th Avenue South and U.S. 19 adjacent to the 34th Street South intersection with Florida 682. Ramps lead directly onto Interstate 275 south for the Sunshine Skyway or north back into downtown. Photo taken 01/02/07. |
| U.S. 19 & Interstate 275 follow the Sunshine Skyway south across Tampa Bay into Manatee County. Florida 682 represents the final route west to the Gulf Beaches. Photo taken 01/02/07 |
| Even though we are traveling along U.S. 19 south here, trailblazers indicate that the federal highway lies ahead. Either way U.S. 19 and Interstate 275 enter the approach to the tolled Sunshine Skyway, a cable-stayed bridge linking St. Petersburg with Terra Ceia. Photo taken 01/02/07. |
| Exit 16 departs Interstate 275 south for Pinellas Point Drive east and Skyway Lane south ahead of the ramp merge with U.S. 19. There is no access to the ramp from U.S. 19 itself. Photo taken 01/02/07. |
Page Updated June 8, 2008.
