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Confirming marker posted north of CR 640 east and Alturas Babson Park Cut Off Road west.
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U.S. 27 north enters the city of Lake Wales beyond Blue Lake.
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CR 17B encircles Lake Wales to the southeast between U.S. 27 and SR 60 at 11th Street.
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U.S. 27 converges with SR 60 west of the Lake Wales street grid. SR 60 joins the city with the Polk County seat of Bartow to the west and Vero Beach on the Atlantic Coast to the east.
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$45 million in construction converts what was the six-ramp parclo interchange joining U.S. 27 and SR 60 into a SPUI. Work from late 2020 to early 2025 also expands both routes to six lanes.1
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Measuring nearly 161 miles in length, SR 60 originates at Clearwater Beach west of Tampa and ends at SR A1A in Vero Beach.
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Central Avenue leads east to the Lake Wales Historic District and Downtown.
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Removed after 2011, this guide sign preceded Hunters Gin Boulevard and SR 540 (Cypress Gardens Boulevard). SR 540 constitutes a 7.18 mile arterial route west from U.S. 27 to U.S. 17 in Winter Haven.
04/08/06
Unsigned from U.S. 27, CR 540 extends 2.29 miles east from SR 540 along Waverly Road to SR 17 between Lake Wales and Dundee.
11/18/03
SR 540 west leads to the Legoland theme park along Lake Eloise. A second section of SR 540 runs west from Eagle Lake to U.S. 98 at Eaton Park outside Lakeland.
04/08/06
A replacement of the distance sign posted north of SR 540 (Cypress Gardens Boulevard) added Ocala at 96 miles. Though not a viable through route to the city, Downtown Ocala is 95 miles from this point following only U.S. 27.
04/08/06
Dundee Road extends 5.90 miles west from U.S. 27 as SR 542 to SR 549 (1st Street) and Central Avenue in Winter Haven.
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Dundee Road east is unsigned CR 542 leading 0.87 miles to SR 17 (Center Street) in the Dundee business district.
05/03/24
The addition of a turn lane for commercial development in 2019 resulted in the removal of the confirming marker for U.S. 27 north of CR 17 (Main Street / Old Polk City Road).
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U.S. 27 continues north through annexed areas of suburban development in north Haines City to CR 547 (Davenport Boulevard) at west Davenport.
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The guide sign for CR 547 east to Davenport was replaced with a signal ahead Sanders Road left and Davenport Boulevard right sign.
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Formally a rural highway across orange groves, CR 547 is a suburban route leading east toward the Davenport city center and north along Lee Jackson Highway to CR 54 (Ronald Reagan Parkway) at Loughman.
02/27/16
An exit ramp links U.S. 27 north with Ernie Caldwell Boulevard, a suburban arterial constructed east to U.S. 17/92 between Davenport and Loughman.
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U.S. 27 advances north from the grade separation with Ernie Caldwell Boulevard a half mile to the parclo B2 interchange with Interstate 4.
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U.S. 27 meets Interstate 4 at a congested six-ramp parclo interchange along a heavily developed stretch that was formerly home to Boardwalk and Baseball from 1987 to 1990, and Circus World from 1974 to 1987.
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Interstate 4 travels southwest from Orlando to Lakeland and the Downtown Interchange with I-275 in Tampa.
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Interstate 275 extends southwest from the end of I-4 in Tampa to St. Petersburg.
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Development along U.S. 27 at the exchange with Interstate 4 goes back to the 1970s with gas stations, restaurants and motels.
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A trailblazer for Interstate 4 stands along the westbound entrance ramp from U.S. 27 traffic originating at adjacent businesses.
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U.S. 27 proceeds north from Waverly Barn Road to intersect Ronald Reagan Parkway east and Deen Still Road west.
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Reagan Parkway is the sparsely signed CR 54 east 6.43 miles to Loughman and U.S. 17/92.
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U.S. 27 north at Sand Mine Road and the Four Corners area, named after the shared corner of Lake, Orange, Osceola and Polk Counties.
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A trumpet interchange connects U.S. 27 with the west end of U.S. 192 a half mile north of the traffic light at Polo Park Boulevard.
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U.S. 192 is a heavily developed arterial leading east from Four Corners to Walt Disney World, Kissimmee and St. Cloud.
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U.S. 192 travels 74.7 miles from U.S. 27 to SR A1A at Indialantic beyond Melbourne. Prior to 1972, U.S. 192 ended to the east at U.S. 17/92 in Kissimmee.
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Sources:
- 419243-4 US 27 at SR 60 Interchange. https://www.swflroads.com/ project/419243-4 Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 1 project web page.
Photo Credits:
- 11/18/03 by Justin Cozart.
- 04/08/06 by AARoads.
- 10/09/08 by AARoads.
- 02/27/16 by AARoads.
- 05/15/16 by AARoads.
- 04/24/19 by AARoads.
- 10/27/19 by AARoads.
- 12/05/21 by AARoads.
- 05/03/24 by AARoads.
Connect with:
Interstate 4
U.S. 192
State Road 60
State Road 540
State Road 542
State Road 544
Page Updated 05-06-2024.