Florida State Road 59

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State Road 59

Florida State Road 59
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length25.919 mi [1]  (41.713 km)
Major junctions
South endUS 98.svg US 98 east of Newport
Major intersectionsUS 27.svg US 27 north of Wacissa
I-10.svg I-10 north of Lloyd
North endUS 90.svg US 90 north of Lloyd
Location
Country United States
State Florida
Counties Jefferson, Leon
Highway system
Florida 57.svg SR 57 Florida 60.svg SR 60

State Road 59 (SR 59) runs north to south through the eastern Florida Panhandle, with a northern terminus at US 90 near Lloyd, one major intersection at Interstate 10 at exit 217, and a southern terminus at US 98 in rural Jefferson County.

Contents

The route is extended at both ends by county roads; to the north through Leon County to the Georgia state line, where it becomes State Route 122 to Thomasville; and on the south via County Road 59, a former secondary state route, into the Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Jefferson 0.0000.000US 98.svg US 98 (SR 30) Perry, Newport
Wacissa 13.77422.167CR 259 jct.svg CR 259 (Waukeenah Highway / Tram Road) Waukeenah
17.64328.394US 27.svg US 27 (SR 20) Tallahassee, Waukeenah, Capps
Lloyd 22.73836.593CR 158 jct.svg CR 158 (Old Lloyd Road / Bond Street)
23.4337.71I-10.svg I-10 (SR 8) Tallahassee, Lake City I-10 exit 217
Leon 25.91941.713US 90.svgEast plate county.svg
CR 142 jct.svg
US 90 (SR 10) / CR 142 east (Old Magnolia Road) Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , accessed February 2014
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