Florida State Road 207

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State Road 207

Florida State Road 207
Florida State Road 207 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length24.430 mi [1]  (39.316 km)
Major junctions
West endUS 17.svgFlorida 100.svg US 17  / SR 100 in East Palatka
Major intersectionsFlorida 206.svg SR 206 near Spuds
I-95.svg I-95 near Vermont Heights
East endUS 1.svg US 1 in St. Augustine
Location
Country United States
State Florida
Counties Putnam, St. Johns
Highway system
Florida 206.svg SR 206 Florida 208.svg SR 208

State Road 207 (SR 207) is a four-lane state highway in northeast Florida, extending from US 17 in East Palatka, Florida at the southwest end to US 1 in St. Augustine, Florida at the northeastern end.

Contents

Route description

State Road 207 begins at US 17 in East Palatka, and heads northeast through Putnam County, going through the community of Orange Mills. SR 207 then enters St. Johns County, passing through Hastings before intersecting SR 206 in Spuds. SR 207 continues northeast, passing through the communities of Armstrong, Elkton, and Vermont Heights before encountering an interchange with Interstate 95. From there, the road spends the rest of its journey approaching St. Augustine, slowly heading into the heart of the city, intersecting SR 312 before terminating at US 1.

SR 207 mainly goes through farming area. The Seminole Electric power plant, and the Georgia Pacific paper mill in Putnam County along the St. Johns River can be seen from the road.

Much of the road includes crossings and trailheads for the Palatka-to-St. Augustine State Trail, including a trailhead on a former segment of the road in Elkton. [2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Putnam East Palatka 0.0000.000US 17.svgFlorida 100.svg US 17  / SR 100 (SR 15 / SR 20) Pomona Park, Crescent City, Palatka, Ravine State Gardens, Putnam County Fairgrounds
4.0816.568West plate county.svg
CR 207A jct.svg
CR 207A west
St. Johns Hastings 7.67912.358South plate county.svg
CR 13 jct.svg
CR 13 south (Main Street)
West end of CR 13 overlap
9.55415.376East plate.svg
Florida 206.svg
SR 206 east Crescent Beach
Spuds 10.77717.344North plate county.svg
CR 13 jct.svg
CR 13 north Jacksonville
East end of CR 13 overlap
Elkton 15.21024.478CR 305 jct.svg CR 305
19.3731.17I-95.svg I-95 (SR 9) Jacksonville, Daytona Beach, Miami I-95 exit 311
23.15737.268East plate.svg
Florida 312.svg
SR 312 east St. Augustine Amphitheatre, Anastasia State Park
St. Augustine 24.33239.159CR 5A jct.svg CR 5A (South Dixie Highway)
24.43039.316US 1.svg US 1 (Ponce de Leon Boulevard / SR 5) Historic Downtown St. Augustine, Flagler College
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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  1. 1 2 FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , accessed March 2014
  2. "Palatka-to-St. Augustine State Trail". Trail Link. Retrieved January 19, 2020.