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The first shield for SR 72 appears east of Midnight Pass Road (old SR 758) on Siesta Key.
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Stickney Point Road (old SR 72) spans Little Sarasota Bay across a bascule bridge.
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The bridge across Little Sarasota Bay along Stickney Point Road was built in 1968.
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Stickney Point Road continues northeast to a commercialized intersection with U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail).
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U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) travels north from SR 72 to the city of Sarasota and southeast to Osprey and Venice.
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SR 72 (Stickney Point Road) commences east from U.S. 41 ahead of the signalized entrance to Sarasota Pavilion shopping center.
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Swift Road stems north from SR 72 to the Ridge Wood Heights community. SR 72 transitions from Stickney Point Road to Clark Road at this signalized intersection.
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Lockwood Ridge Road intersects SR 72 (Clark Road) north from Gulf Gate Estates.
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Beneva Road is unsigned CR 773, a 7.18 mile long arterial south to U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) near Vamo and north to SR 780 (Fruitville Road) in Sarasota.
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Sawyer Road runs north between the South Gate Ridge and Bee Ridge communities.
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SR 72 (Clark Road) intersects the south leg of McIntosh Road just ahead of the Legacy Trail multi use path.
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The former CSX Railroad line south from Sarasota to Venice was converted to Legacy Trail.
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Honore Avenue is a major collector or minor arterial extending north to University Parkway and south to Pinebrook Road in Venice.
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The first shield for SR 72 posted east of U.S. 41 is the assembly at Honore Avenue.
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Gantt Road south and Approach Road north come together at Clark Road just west of Interstate 75.
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Catamaran Drive ties into SR 72 (Clark Road) from the Windward Isle RV and Mobile Home Park from Anise Drive (formerly Frontage Road).
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SR 72 (Clark Road) enters the diamond interchange (Exit 205) with Interstate 75 just east of Catamaran Drive.
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Construction underway through mid 2023 converts the exchange joining SR 72 (Clark Road) with Interstate 75 into a diverging diamond interchange.
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The lone freeway serving Southwest Florida, Interstate 75 travels south from the Sarasota area to North Port, Punta Gorda, Fort Myers and Naples.
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Heading north, Interstate 75 passes east of Bradenton to the southern apex with I-275. I-275 loops west across Tampa Bay into St. Petersburg.
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Interstate 75 continues north from Southwest Florida to Tampa, Ocala and Gainesville.
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SR 72 (Clark Road) narrows to two lanes east of I-75 at Hummingbird Avenue
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Traffic lights were added at Clark Road and Ibis Street in Summer 2022. A previous plan outlined building a roundabout here.
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Proctor Road (unsigned CR 72A) east and Dove Avenue north come together at SR 72 ahead of the southeastern turn along Clark Road. Proctor Road (CR 72A) parallels SR 72 west 7.30 miles to U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) at South Sarasota.
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Traffic lights were added along SR 72 at Proctor Road in 2019. A $2.57 million project underway from July 2021 to Fall 2022 replaces the signalized intersection with a roundabout.1
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Formerly the Bee Ridge Extension, Lorraine Road connects suburban developments in both directions from SR 72 (Clark Road). A roundabout was constructed between Clark and Lorraine Roads through Fall 2022.
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A distance sign referencing the DeSoto County seat of Arcadia was posted east of Lorraine Road. The replacement made dropped Fort Pierce and was subsequently removed during construction of the roundabout with Lorraine Road.
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SR 72 turns eastward from Sarasota National Cemetery and Saddle Oak Trail.
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Myakka Valley Trail stems north from SR 72 into the Myakka Valley Ranches community.
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SR 72 curves southeast ahead of the entrance into Myakka River State Park.
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SR 72 traverses wetlands associated with the Myakka River.
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The span taking SR 72 across the Myakka River was replaced in 2012.
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SR 72 continues east across Myakka River State Park to Big Slough Preserve.
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SR 72 east leaves Myakka River State Park for Big Slough Preserve.
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The reassurance marker preceding Mud Lake Slough along SR 72 eastbound was removed after 2016.
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SR 72 crosses the DeSoto County line 30.59 miles east of U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail).
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An SR 72 east reassurance marker precedes the intersection with Tom Mizell Avenue north.
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CR 769 travels 13.36 miles northeast from the Charlotte County line by the Deep Creek community to SR 72.
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CR 769 follows Kings Highway south into Port Charlotte.
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Downtown Arcadia is 6.6 miles east of CR 769 via SR 72 and SR 70.
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SR 72 angles northeast toward SR 70 at Bull Pond Street.
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The southern branch of CR 661 follows a stair stepped route 4.69 miles southwest to CR 760.
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The northern leg of CR 661 ties into SR 70 just west of the eastern end of SR 72.
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SR 72 concludes 0.9 miles east of CR 661 at SR 70.
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SR 70 crosses the Florida Peninsula west to U.S. 41 at Oneco, south of Bradenton, and east to U.S. 1 at Fort Pierce.
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SR 70 east spans the Peace River into Arcadia along Oak Street.
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Sources:
- SR 72 Clark Road at Proctor Road and Dove Avenue Roundabout - Sarasota County. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Project Newsletter, July 2021.
Photo Credits:
01/02/07, 01/20/14, 12/06/19 by AARoads
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Page Updated 10-04-2022.