Spanning 165 miles across the Florida peninsula, Florida State Road 70 spans five Florida counties and straddles the northern boundaries of two more. Its western terminus is an intersection of 15th Street East and Manatee Avenue (SR 64) in Bradenton (Manatee County); its eastern terminus is an intersection of Virginia Avenue and South Fourth Street (US 1/SR 5) in Fort Pierce (St. Lucie County). Between the termini, SR 70 serves the following Florida counties and cities: State nickname: Sunshine State Official languages English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush (R) Senators Bill Nelson (D) Mel Martinez (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 22nd 170,451 km² 17. ... Peninsula A peninsula (Latin, literally meaning almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... Bradenton is a city located in Manatee County, Florida. ... Manatee County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION MILEPOST Legend BROWSE STATE HWYS {{{browse}}} United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ... Florida State Road 5, or SR-5 is the hidden state number for U.S. Highway 1 (US-1) in the State of Florida (from the Georgia border to Key West). ... Fort Pierce is a city located in St. ... St. ...

• Manatee County – Bradenton, Lorraine, Verna (on the boundary with Sarasota County), Parmalee, Myakka City, Edgeville Sarasota County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ...

• DeSoto County – Pine Level, Arcadia DeSoto County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ... Arcadia is a city located in DeSoto County, Florida. ...

• Highlands County – Childs, Bairs Den, Bear Hollow, Brighton (northeast of a stretch of SR 70 on the boundary with Glades County) Highlands County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ... Glades County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ...

• Okeechobee County – Okeechobee, Cypress Quarter, Four Seasons Estates Okeechobee County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... Okeechobee is a city located in Okeechobee County, Florida. ...

• St. Lucie County – Fort Pierce

Unlike most Florida State Roads with numbers that are multiples of 10, SR 70 is signed throughout its entire route, including the mile-long stretch of road it shares with US 98 (Florida State Road 700) in Okeechobee. The two kinds of Florida State Road shield that are currently used. ... United States Highway 98 is an east-west United States highway that runs from southern Florida to western Mississippi. ...

Florida State Roads
	This is one of many state roads in the current grid system.
	Prior to the 1945 renumbering, a sequential system was used.