A 5.64 mile long route, State Road 780 is an urban arterial linking U.S. 301 north of Downtown Sarasota with Interstate 75 along Fruitville Road. Unsigned CR 780 extends 23.36 miles east from Coburn Road to Old Myakka, Hidden River and along Clay Gully Road to Myakka River State Park and Sugar Bowl Road at Sandy in southeastern Manatee County.
The west end of SR 780 was previously located at the intersection joining Gulf Stream Avenue with U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) and SR 789 west onto Ringling Causeway. SR 780 followed Main Street east from Gulf Stream Avenue through Downtown Sarasota to N East Avenue and a dog leg north to 1st Street. Fruitville Road was eventually realigned over 1st Street and lengthened west over 3rd Street to U.S. 301 (Washington Boulevard).
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The roundabout joining Fruitville Road with U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) and the Quay development was constructed from October 2019 to November 16, 2020. This trailblazer for I-75 was replaced during construction.
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Fruitville Road intersects Cocoanut Avenue at the succeeding traffic light east of the roundabout with U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail).
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Fruitville Road meets Lemon Avenue north of Downtown Sarasota.
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Orange Avenue is a major collector running 2.74 miles north from U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) to Myrtle Street by Booker High School.
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Osprey Avenue heads south from 10th Street and Gillespie Park into the east side of Downtown Sarasota.
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SR 780 commences along Fruitville Road east at the unmarked intersection with U.S. 301 (Washington Boulevard). U.S. 301 originates in Sarasota 0.6 miles to the south from U.S. 41 (Mound Street).
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East
The first confirming marker for SR 780 east stands just beyond U.S. 301 (Washington Boulevard).
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Brink Avenue connects SR 780 (Fruitville Road) with Robarts Arena at the Sarasota Fairgrounds.
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Lockwood Ridge Road is unsigned CR 683 north 1.53 miles to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Way at Kensington Park.
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Beneva Road south 7.18 miles from SR 780 (Fruitville Road) to U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) at Vamo is unsigned CR 773.
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Mcintosh Road stems 2.78 miles south from SR 780 and Arbor Oaks Drive to SR 758 (Bee Ridge Road) at Sarasota Springs.
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A six-ramp parclo interchange joins SR 780 (Fruitville Road) with Interstate 75 beyond forthcoming Cattlemen Road.
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State maintenance along Fruitville Road ends just east of I-75 and ahead of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard.
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The end shield for SR 780 is only the third marker posted for the state road along Fruitville Road eastbound.
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An extension of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard south ties into Fruitville Road at Coburn Road just east of SR 780.
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West
Fruitville Road (CR 780) west at Coburn Road. An extension of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard ties into this signalized intersection from the north.
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SR 780 (Fruitville Road) meets Interstate 75 at a six-ramp parclo interchange. Future work reconfigures this exchange into a DDI.
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The begin state maintenance assembly for SR 780 west was previously located ahead of Coburn Road north.
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CR 780 becomes SR 780 along Fruitville Road west from Coburn Road to Sarasota.
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SR 780 (Fruitville Road) enters the city of Sarasota between McIntosh Road and Whispering Oaks Court.
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Beneva Road is a four lane arterial doubling as CR 773 south 7.18 miles from SR 780 to Southgate, South Gate Ridge, Gulf Gate Estates and U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) at Vamo.
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Lockwood Rirdge Road (CR 683) stems north from SR 780 (Fruitville Road) to Keningston Park and North Sarasota.
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School Avenue south links SR 780 with its former alignment along Main Street west toward Downtown Sarasota.
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Fruitville Road shifts northward through an S-curve from 1st to 3rd Streets leading to the signal with East Avenue.
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SR 780 concludes just beyond East Avenue at U.S. 301 (Washington Boulevard).
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U.S. 301 (Washington Boulevard) passes through Downtown Sarasota south from SR 780 to conclude at U.S. 41 (Mound Street).
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U.S. 301 parallels U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) north from Sarasota to Oneco, Samoset and West Samoset. The two combine north into Bradenton.
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West
Fruitville Road continues from the end of SR 780 to Links Avenue south.
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Construction from October 2019 to November 2020 converted the intersection joining the west end of Fruitville Road and U.S. 41 into a roundabout.
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Connect with:
Interstate 75
U.S. 41
U.S. 301
Page Updated 10-12-2022.