State Road 64 (SR 64) extends from City Road 789 (former County Road 789) near the Gulf of Mexico in Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County to US 27/US 98 in Avon Park in Highlands County. State Road 64 travels from west to east through the counties of Manatee, Hardee and Highlands.

State Road 64 marker
State Road 64
Map
SR 64 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length77.386 mi[1] (124.541 km)
Major junctions
West endCity Road 789 in Holmes Beach
Major intersections US 41 / US 301 in Bradenton
I-75 near Bradenton
US 17 in Zolfo Springs
East end US 27 / US 98 / SR 17 in Avon Park
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountiesManatee, Hardee, Highlands
Highway system
SR 63 SR 65

Route description

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Manatee County

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SR 64 eastbound in Bradenton

SR 64 begins at Gulf Drive (City Road 789) in Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island and heads east along Manatee Avenue. Less than a mile after it begins, it crosses Anna Maria Sound via the Anna Maria Island Bridge on to Perico Island, which is within Bradenton city limits. About two miles later, it crosses the Palma Sola Causeway on to the mainland, where it becomes a four-land divided road. At 15th Avenue near Downtown Bradenton, SR 64 splits into two one-way street pairs with eastbound lanes shifting south one block on to 6th Avenue while westbound lanes remain on Manatee Avenue through Downtown Bradenton. Through Downtown Bradenton, SR 64 intersects US 41 Business (Tamiami Trail), crosses CSX's Palmetto Subdivision, and intersects US 41.

The eastbound and westbound lanes rejoin each other on Manatee Avenue just east of Downtown Bradenton at 14th Street near the Manatee Village Historical Park. SR 64 continues east from here as a six-lane divided road. It crosses the Braden River and exits Bradenton city limits before coming to an interchange with Interstate 75 (I-75). Continuing east of I-75, SR 64 reduces to four lanes at Lakewood Ranch Road. At Lorraine Road, it becomes a two-lane road as it becomes a more rural route. It passes Lake Manatee State Park and crosses Lake Manatee near Bethany. It then passes to the north of Wingate Creek State Park and through Myakka Head before entering Hardee County.[2]

Hardee and Highlands counties

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Eastbound on Florida State Road 64 just east of the Hardee County line.

In Hardee County, SR 64 continues east and after nine miles, it passes the community of Ona. In Ona, it crosses CSX's Brewster Subdivision and intersects CR 663, which runs north to Fort Green and south to Limestone and Arcadia. Continuing east of Ona, it crosses the Peace River and enters Zolfo Springs. SR 64 intersects US 17 in Zolfo Springs. East of Zolfo Springs, SR 64 turns northeast and intersects with SR 636 seven miles later. It then continues east and enters Highlands County.

In Highlands County, SR 64 enters Avon Park city limits near Avon Park Executive Airport. SR 64 then comes to its eastern terminus at US 27/US 98 in Avon Park.[2]

History

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SR 64 from just east of Bradenton to Zolfo Springs was once the western segment of a cattle trail running from Bradenton to Fort Pierce, now known as the Florida Cracker Trail.[3] The road was added to the state highway system in the 1920s with various designations. The route was originally SR 18 from Palma Sola Bay to Bradenton, SR 63 from US 41 in Bradenton to a point east of Zolfo Springs (at present-day SR 636), and SR 32 east of there to Avon Park. It was also SR 161 concurrently from Bradenton to Waterbury Road (CR 675).[4][5]

The route was redesignated SR 64 in 1945 as a result of the 1945 Florida State Road renumbering.

In 1957, SR 64 was extended west from Bradenton west to Perico Island and Anna Maria Island over the newly-built Palma Sola Causeway and Anna Maria Island Bridge.[6] Perico Island was previously access via a road that ran from 9th Avenue North southwest along the present-day Spoonbill Trail.[7]

Bridges

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Anna Maria Island Bridge

Anna Maria Island Bridge

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The Anna Maria Island Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge that crosses the Sarasota Bay, connecting the barrier islands of Holmes Beach to the mainland of Palma Sola, Florida. It was built in 1957 along with the Palma Sola Causeway.[8] The bridge extended SR 64 to Anna Maria Island. The Anna Maria Island Bridge was the second bridge connecting the mainland to Anna Maria Island after the Cortez Bridge.[6]

The bridge was designated by the 1965 Legislature of Florida.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
ManateeHolmes Beach0.0000.000City Road 789 (Gulf Drive) – Manatee Beach, Anna MariaWestern terminus
0.2160.348 
 
SR 789 south (East Bay Drive) – Bradenton Beach, Longboat Key, Sarasota
Sarasota Bay
(Gulf Intracoastal Waterway)
0.991.59Anna Maria Island Bridge
Bradenton8.66013.937 
 
US 41 Bus. (9th Street West / SR 45) – Sarasota, Palmetto
9.16614.751   US 41 (1st Street / SR 55) / US 301 – Palmetto, Oneco, Sarasota
10.13316.307 
 
SR 70 south (15th Street East)
14.93824.040  I-75 (SR 93) – Tampa, St. Petersburg, Naples, MiamiExit 220 on I-75
25.33840.778 
 
CR 675 south – Arcadia
West end of CR 675 overlap
25.83641.579 
 
CR 675 north – Parrish
East end of CR 675 overlap
Hardee43.33669.743 
 
CR 665 south – Solomon's Castle
Ona50.23780.849  CR 663
52.93185.184Murphy Road (CR 661 south)
Oak Grove53.18385.590West Main Street (CR 64A east) - Wauchula
57.10391.898South Florida Avenue (CR 35A north)
Peace RiverBridge over the Peace River
Zolfo Springs58.03593.398  US 17 (SR 35) – Wauchula, Arcadia
58.91494.813Steve Roberts Special (CR 636 east)
Griffins Corner63.231101.760Griffin Road (CR 652 west)
65.341105.156 
 
SR 636 west – Wauchula
Lemon Grove66.671107.297Maude Road (CR 667 north)
70.489113.441Parnell Road (CR 671 south)
HighlandsAvon Park77.386124.541   
 
US 27 / US 98 (SR 25) / SR 17 south (Main Street) – Lake Wales, Sebring
Eastern terminus; truck route to SR 17 / CR 64
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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County Road 64 in Manatee County

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County Road 64
LocationBradenton
Length4.5 mi[9] (7.2 km)

County Road 64 (CR 64) is the unsigned designation for 75th Street Northwest on the west side of Bradenton.[10] It runs from SR 684 (Cortez Road) north across SR 64 to the De Soto National Memorial northwest of Palma Sola. The route was previously a spur of SR 64.[11]

County Road 64 in Highlands and Polk Counties

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County Road 64
LocationAvon Park-Avon Park Air Force Range
Length9.2 mi[12] (14.8 km)

County Road 64 is a bi-county extension of SR 64 in Highlands and Polk Counties. It begins at SR 17 in Avon Park as East Main Street, which is part of SR 17 from the eastern terminus of SR 64. From there it runs straight west and east until the intersection with East Avon Pines Road, where it branches to the northeast, a position it maintains throughout the rest of the county. After crossing a bridge over Bonnet Creek, it crosses the Polk County Line[13] thus entering part of the Lake Wales Ridge State Forest, before curving east as it approaches a bridge over Arbuckle Creek, and terminating at the Avon Park Air Force Range.[14]

County Road 64A in Hardee County

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County Road 64A
LocationOak Grove-Wauchula
Length6.7 mi[15] (10.8 km)

County Road 64A is an alternate county route of SR 64. It begins as a north-south road at the intersection with SR 64 in Oak Grove west of Zolfo Springs, and begins to curve to the northeast at the intersection of Alton Carlton Road, which leads to the Wauchula Municipal Airport. By the time it reaches the intersection of CR 35B, it runs directly west and east like its parent route and enters the City of Wauchula. Here, the road's only major intersection is CR 35A before it finally terminates at the intersection of US 17 and SR 636.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Straight Line Diagram of Road Inventory". Florida Department of Transportation. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "State Road 64 Overview" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Listing of Designated Roads in Florida" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
  4. ^ "Manatee, 1936" (PDF). Florida Center for Instructional Technology. University of South Florida. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Hardee, 1936" (PDF). Florida Center for Instructional Technology. University of South Florida. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Bridge Bonds Okayed For Sarasota, Manatee". St. Petersburg Times. 14 April 1954. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach map (1944)". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "SR 64 over SARASOTA PASS". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  9. ^ "County Road 64 (Manatee County)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "State Road 64 East - Anna Maria Island to Bradenton". AA Roads. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  11. ^ General Highway Map – Manatee County (Map) (January 1979 ed.). July 1974.
  12. ^ "County Road 64 (Highlands/Polk County)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  13. ^ "FDOT Map of Highlands County, Florida" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  14. ^ FDOT Map of Polk County, Florida
  15. ^ "County Road 64A" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  16. ^ "FDOT Map of Hardee County, Florida" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
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