Florida State Road 78

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State Road 78

Florida State Road 78
SR 78 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length72.017 mi [1]  (115.900 km)
Section 1
Length19 mi (31 km)
West endCR 765 jct.svgCR 884 jct.svg CR 765  / CR 884 in Cape Coral
East endFlorida 31.svg SR 31 near Fort Myers Shores
Section 2
Length15 mi [1]  (24 km)
West endFlorida 29.svg SR 29 near LaBelle
East endUS 27.svg US 27 near Moore Haven
Section 3
Length34 mi [1]  (55 km)
South endUS 27.svg US 27 near Moore Haven
North endUS 98.svgUS 441.svg US 98  / US 441 in Okeechobee
Location
Country United States
State Florida
Counties Lee, Hendry, Glades, Okeechobee
Highway system
Florida 77.svg SR 77 Florida 79.svg SR 79

State Road 78 (SR 78) is the Florida Department of Transportation designation of the highway that historically extended from Pine Island Center on the Gulf Coast of Florida to the northern tip of Lake Okeechobee. In the 1980s, two segments of the route were removed from state maintenance to county maintenance (and the road designations were changed to reflect the action). More recently, SR 78 signs were removed from the four-mile-long stretch of US 27/SR 25 that was once a concurrency.[ citation needed ] All three sections are signed eastwest, even though the easternmost section is actually a northsouth route.

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Route description

Western section

The current western terminus of the westernmost piece of SR 78 is in northwest Cape Coral at an intersection with Stringfellow Rd beginning at “Pine Island Center”. Known as Pine Island Road, it travels east from its terminus through northern Cape Coral toward North Fort Myers, Florida, where it intersects U.S. Route 41. SR 78 becomes Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers at its intersection with U.S. Route 41 Business (which is part of an earlier alignment of US 41 and the Tamiami Trail). Bayshore Road continues east paralleling the north shore of the Caloosahatchee River. It intersects with Interstate 75 shortly before terminating at State Road 31 near the Lee County Civic Center.

Central section

SR 78 between La Belle and Moore Haven. Florida SR78 Sign.jpg
SR 78 between La Belle and Moore Haven.

The 14-mile-long central eastwest section of SR 78 extends from SR 29 four miles (6 km) northeast of North LaBelle to an intersection with US 27/SR 25 midway between Citrus Center and Moore Haven. In between is the town of Ortona. The central section of SR 78 is entirely within a part of Glades County dedicated to the growth of foliage house plants.

Okeechobee (eastern) section

The 34-mile-long easternmost section of State Road 78 (SR 78) is signed eastwest, even though the bulk of the road is northsouth. This stretch follows the western and northern edge of the Lake Okeechobee wetlands. The southern (“western”) terminus of this segment is an intersection with US 27/SR 25 near Moore Haven. Motorists driving “east” (actually north) on SR 78, travel through Sportsman Village before visiting the Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation and Buckhead Ridge before reaching the northern (“eastern”) terminus, an intersection with US 98 (SR 700)-US 441 (SR 15) near Eagle Bay in the northern tip of Lake Okeechobee, roughly three miles to the south of Okeechobee.

History

Lee County 78.svg

County Road 78

Location Pine Island Center-Cape Coral, North Fort Myers-Alva
Existed1980–present

In the late 1970s, FDOT started to put into motion a sequence of events that ultimately resulted in the removal of dozens of miles of roadway from the State maintenance list to county maintenance. Entire State Roads disappeared as their FDOT designations were replaced by County Road signage, while other State Roads had only parts become County Roads (usually with no change in the numbering).

In the 1970s, State Road 78 extended from Pine Island Center, near Pine Island Sound on the Gulf Coast to the northernmost part of Lake Okeechobee. In the 1980s, two sections were transitioned to county maintenance:

County Road 78A

Lee County 78A.svg

County Road 78A

Location Cape Coral-North Fort Myers
Length3.6 mi [2]  (5.8 km)
Existed1980–present

County Road 78A is a spur road off of State Road 78 between Cape Coral and North Fort Myers locally known as Pondella Road. It provides a quicker way for motorists traveling east on CR 78 to access Downtown Fort Myers. The road was known as SR 78A before 1980.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] [3] kmDestinationsNotes
Lee Pine Island Center 0.0000.000CR 767 jct.svg CR 767 (Stringfellow Road) St. James, Bokeelia Western terminus
Matlacha 3.5005.633 Matlacha Bridge over Matlacha Pass
Cape Coral 5.4678.798North plate county.svg
CR 765 jct.svg
East plate county.svg
CR 884 jct.svg
CR 765 north (Burnt Store Road) / CR 884 east (Veterans Parkway)
CR 78 becomes SR 78
12.06119.410CR 867A jct.svg CR 867A (Del Prado Boulevard)
12.36119.893East plate county.svg
CR 78A jct.svg
CR 78A east (Pondella Road)
Western terminus of CR 78A
North Fort Myers 14.74123.723US 41.svg US 41 (North Cleveland Avenue / SR 45)
15.85825.521Business plate.svg
US 41.svg
US 41 Bus. (North Tamiami Trail / SR 739) Punta Gorda, Fort Myers
Bayshore 21.1233.99I-75.svg I-75 (SR 93) Tampa, Naples Exit 143 (I-75)
24.404
0.00
39.274
0.00
Florida 31.svgTo plate.svg
Florida 80.svg
SR 31 to SR 80
SR 78 becomes CR 78
Alva 10.2016.42Broadway StreetTo SR 80
Hendry 18.3029.45Fort Denaud Bridge Way (CR 78A west)
23.5037.82East plate county.svg
CR 78 jct.svg
To plate.svg
South plate.svg
Florida 29.svg
CR Old 78 east to SR 29 south LaBelle
Western terminus of CR Old 78
Glades 24.20
0.000
38.95
0.000
Florida 29.svg SR 29  Palmdale, LaBelle CR 78 becomes SR 78
Ortona 5.9339.548South plate county.svg
CR 78A jct.svg
CR 78A south (Ortona Road)
Northern terminus of CR 78A
14.85823.912North plate.svg
US 27.svg
US 27 north (SR 25) Palmdale
Western end of US 27/SR 25 concurrency
18.83930.318South plate.svg
US 27.svg
US 27 south (SR 25) Moore Haven
Eastern end of US 27/SR 25 concurrency
Lakeport 28.58946.010West plate county.svg
CR 74 jct.svg
CR 74 west (Old Lakeport Road)
Eastern terminus of CR 74
29.55647.566North plate county.svg
CR 721 jct.svg
CR 721 north
31.65150.937South plate county.svg
CR 721 jct.svg
CR 721 south
32.10451.666North plate county.svg
CR 721 jct.svg
CR 721 north Seminole Reservation
Buckhead Ridge 45.96773.977South plate county.svg
CR 78B jct.svg
CR 78B south (Access Road)
Kissimmee River 48.3677.83Bridge
Okeechobee 53.08085.424US 98.svgUS 441.svg US 98 (SR 15) / US 441 (SR 700) West Palm Beach, Okeechobee Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , accessed February 2014
  2. Google (February 2, 2014). "CR 78A" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  3. Google Maps distance
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