County Road 52 follows the former alignment of State Road 52 northeast across the city of San Antonio, town of St. Leo and the Pasco County seat of Dade City. Measuring 8.7 miles in length, CR 52 encircles the San Antonio street grid from CR 577 (Curley Street) to College Avenue before turning east to Saint Leo University and onto 21st Street in west Dade City. CR 52 follows Meridan Avenue east through Downtown Dade City to U.S. 98/301.
A separate section of CR 52 extends a half mile west from SR 52 at U.S. 19 in Bayonet Point to the Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park Black Rail Trail Head. This local road is named County Road 52, but not shielded.
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| CR 577 (Curley Street) intersects CR 52 four blocks south of San Antonio City Hall. Following Curley Road south toward Wesley Chapel, CR 577 connects with CR 579 Alternate (Prospect Road) east to CR 579 (Handcart Road) south to Zephyrhills. 08/13/18 |
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| North from San Antonio, CR 577 resumes along Curley Road from the San Antonio city line 2.25 miles to combine with CR 578 (St. Joe Road) west to the settlement of St. Joseph. 08/13/18 |
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| CR 52 makes a 90 degree turn to the north from Main Street to College Avenue around the San Antonio street grid. 08/13/18 |
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| CR 52 east reaches the neighboring town of St. Leo within a mile. Dade City follows in another six miles. 08/13/18 |
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| The St. Leo town limits extend west along CR 52 to the intersection of College Avenue and Pompanic Street. 08/13/18 |
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| CR 52 gains elevation ahead of the easterly turn at College Avenue. 08/13/18 |
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| A free flow turn takes CR 52 east ahead of a stop sign intersection with College Avenue west toward San Antonio City Hall and Pompanic Street north along the west side of Clear Lake. 08/13/18 |
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| CR 52 bee lines east from College Avenue in San Antonio to the main entrance for Saint Leo University. The campus lines the north side of the highway by Clear Lake while Abbey Course, the University's golf course, is to the south. 08/13/18 |
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| Continuing east from St. Leo University, CR 52 dips 80 feet in elevation ahead of Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club. 08/13/18 |
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| CR 579 (Happy Hill Road) converges with CR 52 along eastern reaches of the Saint Leo town limits. The rural highway originates from CR 578 (St. Joe Road) west of Dade City to the north. Southward, CR 579 extends between Zephyrhills and Wesley Chapel to northern Hillsborough County and the Tampa area. 08/13/18 |
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| Trending northeast, CR 52 enters the limits of Dade City ahead of John S. Burkes Memorial Park. 08/13/18 |
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| Next along CR 52 in Dade City is the Pasco County Fairgrounds across from Adair Road. 08/13/18 |
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| Heading northward again, CR 52 follows 21st Street into the Dade City street grid, meeting CR 41 at the succeeding traffic night. 03/27/20 |
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| CR 52 turns east onto Meridian Avenue toward Downtown Dade City as County Road 41 joins 21st Street north to Blanton Road. 03/27/20 |
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| CR 578 (St. Joe Road) ties into 21st Street (CR 41) at the adjacent intersection. 03/27/20 |
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| Confirming marker along Meridian Avenue east of 21st Street. 03/27/20 |
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| The southern leg of County Road 41 separates from CR 52 (Meridian Avenue) east along 17th Street. 03/27/20 |
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| 17th Street leads CR 41 south out of Dade City by a number of schools to Fort King Road. Fort King Road parallels U.S. 301 southward to Zephyrhills. 03/27/20 |
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| CR 52 (Meridian Avenue) east at 14th Street. 03/27/20 |
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| Entering Downtown Dade City, CR 52 (Meridian Avenue) meets the former alignment of U.S. 98-301 Business on 7th Street. U.S. 98/301 bypass the business district to the east between Trilacooche and Zephyrhills. 03/27/20 |
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| Meridian Avenue extends six blocks east from 7th Street to U.S. 98/301. The divided boulevard formerly was four lanes wide. 03/27/20 |
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| County Road 52 concludes at U.S. 98/301. 03/27/20 |
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| U.S. 98/301 overlap for 9.4 miles in Pasco County, U.S. 98-301 Business was a 1.3 mile route. 03/27/20 |
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| County Road 52 stems west from U.S. 98-301 along Meridian Avenue into Downtown Dade City. The tree lined boulevard accommodates one lane per direction. 03/27/20 |
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| Advancing five blocks west from U.S. 98-301, CR 52 intersects 7th Street, the former route of U.S. 98-301 Business. 03/27/20 |
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| The Historic Pasco County Courthouse lies at the southeast corner of Meridian Avenue and 7th Street in Downtown Dade City. 02/27/17 |
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| Distance sign posted after 7th Street for St. Leo and the west end of SR 52 at Bayonet Point. U.S. 98-301 Business were decommissioned through Dade City in 2007. 02/27/17 |
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| CR 52/SR 52 travel 9.7 miles south and west from Downtown Dade City to Interstate 75. 02/27/17 |
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| Meridian Avenue enters the residential street grid of Dade City ahead of the traffic light with 14th Street. 02/27/17 |
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| The south branch of County Road 41 lines 17th Street from CR 52 (Meridian Avenue). CR 41 links Dade City with Zephyrhills via Fort King Road. 02/27/17 |
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| An implied overlap dog legs CR 41 west alongside CR 52 (Meridian Avenue) 0.2 miles to 21st Street north. CR 41 runs 8.2 miles northwest to I-75 and ten miles to the Hernando County line, where CR 541 (Spring Lake Highway) takes over north to U.S. 98/SR 50. 02/27/17, 03/27/20 |
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| CR 52 separates from Meridian Avenue and turns south along 21st Street as County Road 41 heads north along 21st Street to Blanton Road west. 02/27/17 |
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| 21st Street runs along the west side of the Dade City residential street grid to Coleman Avenue. 02/20/17 |
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| Curving southwest from Dade City, CR 52 travels six miles to the city of San Antonio. 02/20/17 |
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| CR 52 advances to the rural intersection with County Road 579 (Happy Hill Road north / Prospect Road south) along the east side of St. Leo. 02/20/17 |
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| Happy Hill Road leads CR 579 north 2.1 miles along a rural course to CR 578 (St. Joe Road) west of Dade City. CR 579 south follows Prospect Road to nearby Clinton Avenue (SR 52) and 2.2 miles to become CR 579A west. 02/20/17 |
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| CR 52 enters the St. Leo town limits west from CR 579. The adjoining city of San Antonio lies two miles further, while U.S. 19 at Bayonet Point is 29 miles away via CR 52 and SR 52. 03/27/20 |
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| Continuing by the Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club development, CR 52 climbs to the campus of Saint Leo University. 08/13/18, 03/27/20 |
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| CR 52 lowers south of Clear Lake and the west side of St. Leo University. 03/27/20 |
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| 0.75 miles west of the main entrance to Saint Leo University, CR 52 turns south to circumvent the San Antonio street grid. 03/27/20 |
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| Amending with new signs in 2019, an older overhead assembly precedes the intersection with College Avenue west and Pompanic Street north. The flashers ahead allow a free flow turn for the CR 52 mainline movement. 03/27/20 |
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| The San Antonio city limits line Pompanic Street north and CR 52 south from College Avenue. College Avenue extends one block west toward the city center. San Antonio City Hall lies a block further along Pennsylvania Avenue. 08/13/18 |
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| CR 52 encircles the southeast side of the small San Antonio residential street grid to a traffic light with County Road 577 (Curley Street). 03/27/20 |
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| County Road 577 follows Curley Road outside the San Antonio city limits as it connects with SR 54 at Wesley Chapel to the southwest and CR 578 (St. Joe Road) and St. Joseph 3.25 miles to the north. 03/27/20 |
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| Advancing west from CR 577 (Curley Street), CR 52 runs along the south side of San Antonio for another 0.9 miles. 03/27/20 |
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| Bayonet Point is 27 miles west of San Antonio. U.S. 19 leads south from the west end of SR 52 six miles to New Port Richey. 03/27/20 |
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| Angling southwest, CR 52 runs along the north side of the Miranda development. Tying into the state road here is Miranda Boulevard, the main access road to the massive community built south of the SR 52 bypass. 03/27/20 |
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| The new four lane SR 52 bypass of San Antonio and Dade City overtakes the previous roadway at Bayou Branch. Work on the new alignment runs from 2019 to 2024. 03/27/20 |
Page Updated 04-17-2023.
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