 County road shields used in Florida | |
| Highway names | |
|---|---|
| Interstates | Interstate X (I-X) |
| US Highways | U.S. Highway X (US X) |
| State | State Road X (SR X) |
| County: | County Road X (CR X) |
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The following is a list of county roads in Sarasota County, Florida . All county roads are maintained by the county where they reside, although not all routes are marked with standard county road shields.
| Route | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 CR 72 | Stickney Point Road | Midnight Pass Road | US 41 | former SR 72 |
 CR 72A | Proctor Road | US 41 | SR 72 | former SR 72A [1] |
 CR 610 | University Parkway [lower-alpha 1] | US 41 | I-75 at Exit 213 | former SR 610 [3] and SR 778 (west of Desoto Road) [4] |
 CR 683 | North Tuttle Avenue Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way | SR 780 | US 301 (SR 683) | former spur of SR 683 [4] |
 CR 683A | Airport Circle Rental Car Road Bradenton Road | CR 610 | former SR 683A [5] Unmarked and occupied by Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport | |
 CR 762 | Laurel Road | US 41 | I-75 at Exit 195 | |
 CR 765 | Jacaranda Boulevard | SR 776 | I-75 at Exit 193 | |
 CR 771 | Sumter Boulevard | US 41 | I-75 at Exit 182 | |
 CR 772 | Venice Avenue | US BUS 41 | CR 765 | former SR 770 [6] and SR 772 [4] |
 CR 773 | Beneva Road | US 41 | SR 780 | former SR 773 [4] |
 CR 774 | Manasota Beach Road | Manasota Key Road | SR 776 | former SR 774 [4] |
 CR 775A | West Dearborn Street Old Englewood Road | SR 776 | SR 776 | former SR 775A [4] Part of the Lemon Bay / Myakka Trail Scenic Highway |
 CR 777 | East Dearborn Street South River Road | SR 776 | US 41 | former SR 777 [4] |
 CR 778 | Desoto Road | CR 610 | US 301 | former SR 778 [4] |
 CR 779 | Toledo Blade Boulevard | Charlotte-Sarasota County Line | I-75 at Exit 179 | former SR 39 [7] |
 CR 780 | Fruitville Road Verna Road Hancock Road | I-75 & SR 780 | Sarasota-Manatee County Line | former SR 780 [4] |
 CR 789 | Albee Road West Casey Key Road Blackburn Point Road | US 41 | US 41 | former SR 789 [4] |
| CR 789 | Midnight Pass Road | Midnight Pass Bay | SRs 72 & 758 | former SR 789 [4] |
 CR 789A | Beach Road Ocean Boulevard Higel Avenue | SR 758 | SR 758 | former SR 789A [4] |
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