I-275 just leaving Downtown Tampa heading north torwards "Malfunction Junction." Interstate 275 (abbreviated I-275) in Florida serves the Tampa Bay metropolitan area. I-275 measures 63.39 miles (102.01 km) in length. While the parent route, Interstate 75, bypasses the metropolitan area to the east, I-275 runs through Downtown Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida. Image File history File links I-275. ...
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System, is a network of highways (also called expressways) in the United States. ...
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Interstate 75 (abbreviated I-75) is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ...
Palmetto is a city located in Manatee County, Florida. ...
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U.S. Route 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami, Florida. ...
Palmetto is a city located in Manatee County, Florida. ...
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U.S. Highway 19 is a north-south United States highway. ...
Bradenton is a city of around 75,000 people in Manatee County, Florida, United States. ...
Nickname: Floridas Sunshine City Location of the city proper in the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Pinellas County Founded 1876 Incorporated February 29, 1892 - Mayor Rick Baker Area - City 133. ...
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Nickname: Floridas Sunshine City Location of the city proper in the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Pinellas County Founded 1876 Incorporated February 29, 1892 - Mayor Rick Baker Area - City 133. ...
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Dale Mabry Highway is a street in Tampa, Florida. ...
Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ...
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 4 An old shield in Orlando, Florida Interstate 4 (abbreviated I-4) is a 132. ...
Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ...
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Tampas skyline For alternate meanings, see Tampa (disambiguation) Tampa is a city located in Hillsborough County on the west coast of Florida. ...
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Interstate 75 (abbreviated I-75) is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ...
Wesley Chapel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pasco County, Florida, United States. ...
The two kinds of Florida State Road shield that are currently used. ...
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The current logo for Floridas Turnpike Enterprise. ...
Florida State Road 93 is the hidden Florida Department of Transportation designator for most of Interstate 75 (I-75) from the Georgia state line to the Interchange with the Palmetto Expressway and the Gratigny Parkway in Miami Lakes near the Opa-Locka, Florida Airport. ...
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Image File history File links Size of this preview: 295 Ã 599 pixelsFull resolution (788 Ã 1600 pixel, file size: 260 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Old I-275 shield in St. ...
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Nickname: Location of the city proper in Pinellas County the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Pinellas County Founded 1876 Incorporated February 29, 1892 Government - Mayor Rick Baker Area - City 133. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 Ã 960 pixel, file size: 296 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I-275 just leaving Downtown Tampa heading north. ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area Ranked 22nd - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²) - Width 361 miles (582 km) - Length 447 miles (721 km) - % water 17. ...
Landsat image of Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and estuary along the Gulf of Mexico on the western coast of Florida, made up of Old Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Bay, McKay Bay, and the New Tampa Bay. ...
Metropolitan area in Western Tokyo as seen from Tokyo Tower A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or...
Interstate 75 (abbreviated I-75) is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ...
Bypass routes are a type of bannered highway usually used when the main route of the highway goes through a town and an alternate route of the same highway goes around the highway. ...
Downtown Tampa, as seen from the mouth of the Hillsborough River in 2006 Downtown Tampa, is the central business district of Tampa, Florida and the chief financial district of the Tampa Bay Area. ...
Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ...
Nickname: Floridas Sunshine City Location of the city proper in the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Pinellas County Founded 1876 Incorporated February 29, 1892 - Mayor Rick Baker Area - City 133. ...
Its northern terminus is I-75 in Wesley Chapel. It runs south through the northern suburbs into downtown Tampa, then west across the Howard Frankland Bridge through St. Petersburg, then south across the modern Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Both bridges cross Tampa Bay, and the Sunshine Skyway charges a toll. The southern terminus is I-75 near Palmetto. Wesley Chapel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pasco County, Florida, United States. ...
Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ...
The Howard Frankland Bridge carries I-275 over the northern portion of Tampa Bay. ...
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is the worlds longest cable-stayed concrete bridge, with a length of 29,040 feet (exactly 5. ...
A toll road, tollway, turnpike, pike or tollpike is a road on which a toll authority collects a toll (i. ...
Palmetto is a city located in Manatee County, Florida. ...
Just north of the Sunshine Skyway in Gulfport, drivers briefly drive on the left side as the freeway's lanes invert for about 1/2 mile (about 1 km) at the U.S. 19/Pinellas Bayway exit (Exit 17). Gulfport is a city located in Pinellas County, Florida. ...
U.S. Highway 19 is a north-south United States highway. ...
The Pinellas Bayway System is a series of bridges on two Florida State Roads in Pinellas County, Florida. ...
The only major interchange on I-275 is with I-4, just north of downtown Tampa. Known locally for years as "Malfunction Junction", the interchange quickly became full of daily rush hour backups due to the sprawling growth of the Tampa Bay area and the lack of capacity that the interchange had. In October 2002, a major overhaul of the interchange began. This included roadway widening, bridge work and relocation, lighting, drainage, and signage improvements, and miscellaneous cosmetic work. The project was completed on December 22, 2006. Malfunction Junction is a derisive nickname given by motorists to a confusing, dangerous, or otherwise problematic interchange. ...
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Initial construction in Tampa What would become I-275 (then called I-75) was first opened in 1962 from the present northern terminus to a diamond interchange at Bearss Avenue. Construction stopped in the area upon completion of this segment and was then stalled for several years thereafter. In the meantime, I-4 was completed from Plant City to 50th St near Ybor City. The portion I-4 that would later become part of I-275, the Howard Frankland Bridge and its short freeway stubs at the bridge's endpoints, opened to traffic about a year earlier. In 1964, the stub of then-I-4 between 50th St (through Malfunction Junction) and Armenia Avenue was completed. Though Malfunction Junction construction was complete by 1964, the northern end was a pair of ramp stubs that would later be filled in by then-I-75. In 1965, the I-75 segment from Malfunction Junction to about Sligh Ave was completed. By 1967, the remaining gaps in I-4 and I-75 were filled and open to traffic. Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ...
Interstate 75 is the main interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States, and the primary north-south interstate highway along the west coast and southern end of the state of Florida. ...
1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...
A typical diamond interchange A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction. ...
SR 678 road sign in Tampa, Florida. ...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 4 An old shield in Orlando, Florida Interstate 4 (abbreviated I-4) is a 132. ...
Ybor cigar factory, c. ...
The Howard Frankland Bridge carries I-275 over the northern portion of Tampa Bay. ...
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
Malfunction Junction is a derisive nickname given by motorists to a confusing, dangerous, or otherwise problematic interchange. ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
Controversy and repeated delays in Pinellas Around 1970, plans for the Pinellas County extension of I-75 began. However, the first round of local opposition would lead to the eventual (and repeated) delayment of I-275 through St. Petersburg. The first setback was led by angry 4th Street business owners and residents who demanded that construction on I-75 be stopped since the bridge was already funneling unwanted traffic onto the corridor; it has seen many unforseen business and residential booms since, due to the building of the Bridge. At the same time, construction began on I-75 from Roosevelt Boulevard to about 38th Avenue N. By this point in time, I-4 was truncated to Malfunction Junction, allowing the I-75 designation take over the freeway from the junction to 4th Street N. This segment was opened to traffic in 1973, with the gap between Roosevelt and 9th Street filled a couple of years later. Pinellas County is a county located in the state of Florida. ...
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Pinellas County is a county located in the state of Florida. ...
Nickname: Floridas Sunshine City Location of the city proper in the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Pinellas County Founded 1876 Incorporated February 29, 1892 - Mayor Rick Baker Area - City 133. ...
State Road 687 is a north-south Florida State Road located solely within the borders of St. ...
The Howard Frankland Bridge carries I-275 over the northern portion of Tampa Bay. ...
The Belleair Beach City Hall is located at 444 Causeway Blvd State Road 686 is an east-west route in Pinellas County originally running east from Belleair Beach, through Largo to the eastern side of the county, then southeasterly to northeastern St. ...
Malfunction Junction is a derisive nickname given by motorists to a confusing, dangerous, or otherwise problematic interchange. ...
1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
Because of a failed effort in the 1970s to convert the Gandy corridor into a freeway, the Gandy Boulevard Interchange is technically incomplete. Two ramps were added in 1979 to eliminate illegal u-turns, but the interchange has not changed since. After some more local opposition, I-275 (as it was finally redesignated in 1973) meandered down to 5th Avenue N, near downtown St. Petersburg, in 1975. Looking west toward The Gulf of Mexico and Indian Shores, Florida from bridge over Intracoastal Waterway. ...
For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
Probably one of the largest setbacks for I-275 was in the mid 1970s when it was proposed to go through southwest St. Petersburg towards the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Heavy community opposition managed to delay construction for several years. In the end, numerous homes and businesses were destroyed and several churches were relocated. Financial burdens through this part of the project also caused further delays. However, I-375 opened partially to traffic in 1979, with full operation by 1981, and I-175 followed suit in 1980. With both downtown feeders now opened, I-275 was extended to 28th Street S. However, another round of community revolts delayed the segment of I-275 between 28th Street S and 22nd Avenue S. In spite of this, the stretch was eventually built by 1981. Exit 20 was configured for an anticipated westward expansion to a planned Pinellas Beltway. A freeway revolt killed many of Pinellas County's freeways in the 1970s and (as mentioned above) repeatedly delayed the construction of I-275. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is the worlds longest cable-stayed concrete bridge, with a length of 29,040 feet (exactly 5. ...
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Pinellas County is a county located in the state of Florida. ...
In 1982, the segment between 22nd Avenue S and 39th Avenue S was opened to traffic. As mentioned above, the Pinellas Bayway/US 19 concurrency, opened to traffic in 1983/1984, is inverted for about half a mile. The reason to this configuration is unknown. However, to this day, traffic continues to flow smoothly through the interchange with very little congestion. At about the same time this interchange opened, I-275 was complete from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge to the southern terminus with I-75 in Manatee County. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Pinellas Bayway System is a series of bridges on two Florida State Roads in Pinellas County, Florida. ...
United States Highway 19 is a north-south United States highway. ...
A multiplex or concurrency on a road network occurs where a single physical road carries two or more different highway, motorway or other road numbers. ...
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is the worlds longest cable-stayed concrete bridge, with a length of 29,040 feet (exactly 5. ...
Manatee County is a county located in the state of Florida. ...
With the new Sunshine Skyway Bridge opening in 1987, the final link of I-275 (between US 19 and the bridge) was completed and opened to traffic. The northern toll plaza was originally located north of the approach bridge, but was relocated in 2000 due to a lack of capacity. The original plaza only allowed three lanes while the replacement allows six lanes to flow through, with the sixth lane dedicated for SunPass users. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
SunPass is an Electronic toll collection system in use by the State of Florida and was originally created by the Florida Department of Transportations Floridas Turnpike Enterprise. ...
Reconstruction and other improvements Like all of the Interstate highways in the US, I-275 is an aging, yet vital link to the Tampa Bay Area. Major staged reconstruction of the oldest segments began in 1999. The Tampa Bay area is a metropolitan area on the Gulf coast of west-central Florida. ...
The segment of I-275 between the Veterans Expressway and Himes Ave was widened from four to six lanes in 1974. Additionally, a median barrier was built along the highway from Himes Ave to Downtown Tampa. Until the 1980s, the Memorial Hwy/Veterans Exwy interchange was only a half diamond and the West Shore Blvd interchange was a full diamond. Both interchanges underwent drastic changes to allow safe, free-flowing movement to and from Tampa International Airport and the Veterans Exwy. Among the improvements, three free flowing exit and entry ramps were added to the expressway from I-275. The exit ramp from I-275 south to the Veterans Exwy northbound was reconstructed and the ramp from Memorial Hwy northbound from Kennedy Blvd onto northbound I-275 was removed, along with the two western ramps onto West Shore Blvd (truncating the West Shore interchange to a half-diamond), in order to deter accidents that were being caused by commuters entering and exiting the interstate from the Veterans Exwy. In addition, connections from I-275 north, to Cypress St were made (though the ramps are under-utilized today). In 2004, the ramp from southbound Veterans Exwy to southbound I-275 was realligned in order to ease congestion on the mainline lanes of the interstate. The Veterans Expressway and Suncoast Parkway (Florida State Road 589) are toll roads near the Floridian Gulf coast. ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
Downtown Tampa, as seen from the mouth of the Hillsborough River in 2006 Downtown Tampa, is the central business district of Tampa, Florida and the chief financial district of the Tampa Bay Area. ...
FAA diagram of Tampa International Airport (TPA) Tampa International Airport (IATA: TPA, ICAO: KTPA) is a public airport located in Tampa, Florida in the United States, serving the Tampa Bay Area. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 1984, the Himes Ave exit/entrance was constructed. The exit was originally rumored to supplement a failed redevelopment project in the area during that time. Today, the Himes Ave connection serves as reliever for nearby Raymond James Stadium. In 1991, following the expansion of the Howard Frankland Bridge, the 4th St N interchange was reconstructed. Between 1993 and 1998, I-275 saw very little change, as there were no major projects taking place on the highway. The hiatus ended in 1999, when a much needed, dual-stage, widening project took place between Busch Blvd (State Road 580) and Bearss Ave. The project widened I-275 mainline from four to six lanes, rehabilitated the existing concrete surfaces, and improved interchange flow, lighting, signage, and drainage. The project wrapped up in 2003. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 Ã 768 pixel, file size: 212 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Interstate 275 (Florida) in the WestShore area near Tampa. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 Ã 768 pixel, file size: 212 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Interstate 275 (Florida) in the WestShore area near Tampa. ...
FAA diagram of Tampa International Airport (TPA) Tampa International Airport (IATA: TPA, ICAO: KTPA) is a public airport located in Tampa, Florida in the United States, serving the Tampa Bay Area. ...
1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Raymond James Stadium is a stadium for American football and soccer located in Tampa, Florida. ...
1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Howard Frankland Bridge carries I-275 over the northern portion of Tampa Bay. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
The eastern terminus of this highway is near the crossing of US 301 and I-75. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 2001, the widening project for I-275 between Gandy Blvd and Roosevelt Blvd began. The project increased I-275 from six to eight lanes and existing concrete surafces were rehabilited. A reconfiguartion of the Roosevelt Interchange (Exit 30) started in 2001 and added access to 118th Ave N at the same interchange. The new connection to 118th Ave N is actually the first phase of a proposed freeway to connect I-275 to the Bayside Bridge. All construction in this area was completed by 2002. Phase 2 of the Mid Pinellas Expressway will begin around 2007 with Phases 3 through 6 to follow in the years ahead. The entire project may exceed beyond 2010 before it is completed. Reconstruction of I-275 between Roosevelt Blvd and 4th St N quickly followed the above widening project. Lane counts on I-275 were increased from four to mostly six lanes (with some eight lane segments). The Ulmerton Rd and 9th St N interchanges were originally narrow 1959 configurations that caused much congestion in the area. Additionally, the 9th/MLK St N exit and Ulmerton Rd entrance ramps were situated in the left lane of I-275, causing dangerous weaving patterns. These interchanges were reconstructed into right lane configurations and two new ramps were added from Ulmerton Rd (one leading to 9th St N and one exiting onto southbound I-275. The southbound I-275 exits to Ulmerton and MLK St N were combined into one exit ramp to provide better flow. the MLK St N interchange was shut down fro several months as a result of the reconstruction. Lastly, the ramps to/from 118th Ave N were opened to traffic. The entire reconstruction project along I-275 in the Gateway area wrapped up in 2005. Looking west toward The Gulf of Mexico and Indian Shores, Florida from bridge over Intracoastal Waterway. ...
The Belleair Beach City Hall is located at 444 Causeway Blvd State Road 686 is an east-west route in Pinellas County running east from Belleair Beach, through Largo, Florida to the eastern side of the county, then southeasterly to northeastern St. ...
The Bayside Bridge crosses over the northwesternmost end of Tampa Bay, connecting Clearwater, Florida and Largo, Florida. ...
In 2003 Operational Improvements began for the notorious Malfunction Junction in Downtown Tampa. The project consisted of widening mainline I-275 and I-4, along with an array of ramp/bridge improvements, lighting and drainage work, and new signs. The entire project was completed on December 22, 2006 [1] but an ITS component project is ongoing and is set to be complete by summer 2007. The renovation of the I-4 corridor through Ybor City (which is nearing completion) is set to wrap up around summer 2007, almost one year ahead of schedule. The only major reconstruction projects left for I-275 within the next five years is the staged reconstruction between downtown Tampa and the Howard Frankland Bridge and the widening of I-275 from the US 41 overpass to the I-75 junction in Lutz. The widening project for I-275 in Lutz is already underway for the southbound lanes (and correlates with the ongoing I-75 widening project near New Tampa). Widening for the northbound lanes (including possible improvements for the flyover ramp to I-75 northbound) is set to get underway in 2007/2008. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Malfunction Junction is a derisive nickname given by motorists to a confusing, dangerous, or otherwise problematic interchange. ...
Downtown Tampa, as seen from the mouth of the Hillsborough River in 2006 Downtown Tampa, is the central business district of Tampa, Florida and the chief financial district of the Tampa Bay Area. ...
Ybor cigar factory, c. ...
Tampas skyline For alternate meanings, see Tampa (disambiguation) Tampa is a city located in Hillsborough County on the west coast of Florida. ...
The Howard Frankland Bridge carries I-275 over the northern portion of Tampa Bay. ...
Interstate 75 (abbreviated I-75) is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ...
New Tampa is an unincorporated suburb in the metro Tampa Bay area. ...
Problems arise for the LINKS II/III project. The staged reconstruction project for I-275 between the Howard Frankland Bridge and Downtown Tampa was supposed to begin in the summer of 2006. Unfortunately, bids received by FDOT for the project came in at $100 million (40%) over the projected estimates. This is being blamed on by the rising cost of asphalt and other materials, which in turn is being partly blamed on the rising oil prices worldwide. As a result of this setback, FDOT is considering reconstruction in smaller stages, rather than the original large-scale, two-phase project. However, the project will not, in any way, be scrubbed because FDOT considers the project to be high-priority. The start date for the project has been pushed back as a result of the delays and is now set to begin by around summer 2007. An exact date is unknown at this time. Also, the project page at Tampa Bay Interstates has been substantially revised to reflect the recent setback. The Howard Frankland Bridge carries I-275 over the northern portion of Tampa Bay. ...
The Florida Department of Transportation, or FDOT, is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida[1]. Achievements In 1974, FDOT completed the Florida Turnpike, a 450-mile system of limited access toll highways. ...
The Florida Department of Transportation, or FDOT, is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida[1]. Achievements In 1974, FDOT completed the Florida Turnpike, a 450-mile system of limited access toll highways. ...
The Florida Department of Transportation, or FDOT, is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida[1]. Achievements In 1974, FDOT completed the Florida Turnpike, a 450-mile system of limited access toll highways. ...
Other Improvements While staged reconstruction is going on in the oldest, most congested segments of I-275, other major improvements are occurring in other segments of the interstate that do not require a large-scale reconstruction at this time. Such projects include asphalt resurfacing/concrete rehab. projects that span sections of I-275 in both Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. Such improvements include the following: - Concrete rehabilitation from 62nd Ave N to Exit 17 in Pinellas County. (Complete) 2001-2005.
- Concrete rehabilitation/bridge upgrade/lighting improvements from Malfunction Junction to Busch Blvd. (Underway) 2003-Present, scheduled to be completed in early 2007.
- Resurfacing from the Howard Frankland Bridge to Himes Ave. (Complete) 2002.
- Resurfacing from the Howard Frankland Bridge to 4th St N. (Complete) 2005-2006.
- Resurfacing from the US 41 overpass to the I-75 junction in Lutz. (Complete) 2003.
- Rehabilitation @ Exit 28. (Currently unfunded/No timetable set). May begin around 2007/2008/2009.
The Manatee County segment of I-275 has not changed dramatically since its construction in 1983, other than a toll plaza upgrade in the late 1990s, and resurfacing of the mainline lanes between the I-75 apex and the US 19 exit. It is unclear if any other improvements are planned at this time. Manatee County is a county located in the state of Florida. ...
Lane configurations - between northern terminus and just north of Bearss Avenue (Exit 53) (2 lanes each way)
- between Bearss Avenue and Howard Frankland Bridge (near Exit 39) (mostly 3 lanes each way)
- on and south of the Howard Frankland Bridge (between Exits 39 and 30) (4 lanes each way)
- Between Exit 30 and Exit 16 (3 lanes each way)
- Between Exits 25 and 26 (4 lanes each way; however, right lane in both directions is "Exit Only")
- Between Exits 22 and 23A (2 lanes each way)
- Between Exit 16 through the Sunshine Skyway Bridge (2 lanes each way excluding the toll plazas)
The Howard Frankland Bridge carries I-275 over the northern portion of Tampa Bay. ...
Naming Game - On some older street maps (dating around 1970s - early 1990s), I-275 from I-4 to Downtown St. Pete was referred to as the "Tampa Expressway". That name has since faded, for the most part.
- In November 2005, The Florida Legislature officially dedicated the Pinellas County section of I-275 as the "St Petersburg Parkway/William C. Cramer Memorial Highway".
- William Cato Cramer was a St. Pete native who served as a member of the Florida legislature from 1955-1971. At some point, he helped shape I-275 through Pinellas County. A brief bio can be found by clicking here.
Exit list | County | Municipality | Exit # | Milepost | Roads – destinations | Notes | Southern terminus of
Interstate 275
Interstate 275 southbound defaults onto
Interstate 75 southbound | | Manatee | | 2 | |
US 41 - Bradenton, Sun City | Last exit before toll northbound | | 5 | |

US 19 South - Palmetto, Bradenton | Begin/end
concurrency Southbound exit, northbound entrance | | Hillsborough | Sunshine Skyway Bridge Toll: $1.00 | | Pinellas | St. Petersburg | 16 | | Skyway Lane, Pinellas Point Drive | Last exit before toll southbound | | 17 | |

US 19 North/SR 682 West - 54th Avenue S, St. Pete Beach | End/begin
concurrency Northbound left exit, southbound right entrance. Northbound left entrance, southbound right exit | | 18 | | 26th Avenue S | Northbound exit, southbound entrance | | 19 | | 22nd Avenue S | Southbound exit, northbound entrance | | 20 | | 31st Street S | Northbound left exit, southbound left entrance | | 21 | | 28th Street S | Southbound exit, northbound entrance | | 22 | |

I-175 East - Tropicana Field | Also known as South Bay Drive. Southbound left exit. | | 23A | |

I-375 East - The Pier, BayWalk | (Southbound exit has reopened - 4/22/07 [2]) Also known as North Bay Drive, northbound exit numbered 23. Southbound left exit. | | 23B | |
SR 595 - 5th Avenue N | Southbound exit, northbound entrance | | 24 | | 22nd Avenue N | | | 25 | | 38th Avenue N | | | Lealman | 26 | | 54th Avenue N | Northbound split into 26A (East) and 26B (West) | | St. Petersburg | 28 | |
SR 694 - Pinellas Park, Seminole | Southound exit to
West only | | 30 | |
SR 686/CR 296 - Largo, St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport | No access to
from northbound, last exit before bridge northbound | | 31 | |

SR 688 West - Ulmerton Road, Largo, Martin Luther King, Jr. Street N | No exit northbound | | 32 | |

SR 687 To US 92 - 4th Street N | Southbound exit, northbound entrance | | Howard Frankland Bridge | | Hillsborough | Tampa | 39A | |

SR 60 West - Kennedy Blvd, Westshore Blvd | No exit southbound | | 39B | |

SR 60 West To Toll 589 - Tampa International Airport, Clearwater, Cypress Street | Southbound exit numbered 39 | | 40A | | Westshore Boulevard | Southbound exit, northbound entrance | | 40B | | Lois Avenue | | | 41A | |

US 92 West - Dale Mabry South | | | 41B | |

US 92 East - Dale Mabry North | | | 41C | | Himes Avenue | Southbound exit, northbound entrance | | 42 | | Howard Avenue, Armenia Avenue | | | 44 | | Downtown East, Downtown West | Southbound exit for West only | | 45A | | Downtown East, Downtown West | No exit northbound | | 45B | |

I-4 East - Orlando | known locally as Malfunction Junction | | 46A | | Floribraska Avenue | Southbound exit, northbound entrance | | 46B | |
SR 574 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd | | | 47 | |

US 92 To US 41 - Hillsborough Avenue | Northbound split into 47A (East) and 47B (West) | | 48 | | Sligh Avenue | | | 49 | | Bird Street, Waters Avenue | Northbound exit, southbound entrance | | 50 | |
SR 580 - Busch Boulevard, Temple Terrace, Busch Gardens | | | 51 | |
SR 582 - Fowler Avenue, University of South Florida, Temple Terrace | | | 52 | |
CR 582A - Fletcher Avenue, University of South Florida | | | 53 | | Bearss Avenue | | Northern terminus of
Interstate 275
Interstate 275 northbound merges into
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Interstate 75 is the main interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States, and the primary north-south interstate highway along the west coast and southern end of the state of Florida. ...
Manatee County is a county located in the state of Florida. ...
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A major north-south highway extending almost the entire length of the Florida peninsula, Florida State Road 45 is the unsigned Florida Department of Transportation designation of most of the current U.S. Route 41 in Florida. ...
Bradenton is a city of around 75,000 people in Manatee County, Florida, United States. ...
Greater Sun Center is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Hillsborough County, Florida. ...
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Palmetto is a city located in Manatee County, Florida. ...
Bradenton is a city of around 75,000 people in Manatee County, Florida, United States. ...
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Hillsborough County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ...
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is the worlds longest cable-stayed concrete bridge, with a length of 29,040 feet (exactly 5. ...
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Pinellas County is a county located in the state of Florida. ...
Nickname: Floridas Sunshine City Location of the city proper in the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Pinellas County Founded 1876 Incorporated February 29, 1892 - Mayor Rick Baker Area - City 133. ...
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The Pinellas Bayway System is a series of bridges on two Florida State Roads in Pinellas County, Florida. ...
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West and East Lealman is a census-designated place located in Pinellas County, Florida. ...
Nickname: Floridas Sunshine City Location of the city proper in the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Pinellas County Founded 1876 Incorporated February 29, 1892 - Mayor Rick Baker Area - City 133. ...
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Looking west toward The Gulf of Mexico and Indian Shores, Florida from bridge over Intracoastal Waterway. ...
Pinellas Park is a city located in central Pinellas County, Florida. ...
Picture of Pinellas County water tower in Seminole, Florida on 113th Street, near Seminole Mall. ...
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The Belleair Beach City Hall is located at 444 Causeway Blvd State Road 686 is an east-west route in Pinellas County originally running east from Belleair Beach, through Largo to the eastern side of the county, then southeasterly to northeastern St. ...
// Largo, Florida Cultural Center Largo is the third largest city in Pinellas County, Florida, USA and is part of the Tampa Bay Area. ...
Saint Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (IATA: PIE, ICAO: KPIE) is an airport in Pinellas County, Florida, which serves Saint Petersburg and Clearwater, Florida in the USA. While most scheduled commercial airline traffic in the Tampa Bay Area tends to fly in and out of Tampa International Airport (TIA), St. ...
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January 12, 2006, looking west from the Pinellas (Fred Marquis) Trail bridge over State Road 688 (Ulmerton Road). ...
// Largo, Florida Cultural Center Largo is the third largest city in Pinellas County, Florida, USA and is part of the Tampa Bay Area. ...
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State Road 687 is a north-south Florida State Road located solely within the borders of St. ...
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The Howard Frankland Bridge carries I-275 over the northern portion of Tampa Bay. ...
Hillsborough County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ...
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SR-60 is one of the major state roads signed east to west in Florida transversing the state from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. ...
John F. Kennedy Boulevard (better known as Kennedy Boulevard), is a major east-west corridor in Tampa, Florida. ...
Westshore is the second principal business district of Tampa, Florida, smaller in size only to the citys downtown. ...
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SR-60 is one of the major state roads signed east to west in Florida transversing the state from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. ...
The Veterans Expressway and Suncoast Parkway (Florida State Road 589) are toll roads near the Floridian Gulf coast. ...
FAA diagram of Tampa International Airport (TPA) Tampa International Airport (IATA: TPA, ICAO: KTPA) is a public airport located in Tampa, Florida in the United States, serving the Tampa Bay Area. ...
Clearwater is a city located in central Pinellas County, Florida, USA, nearly due west of Tampa. ...
Westshore is the second principal business district of Tampa, Florida, smaller in size only to the citys downtown. ...
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Dale Mabry Highway is a street in Tampa, Florida. ...
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Dale Mabry Highway is a street in Tampa, Florida. ...
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 4 An old shield in Orlando, Florida Interstate 4 (abbreviated I-4) is a 132. ...
Nickname: The City Beautiful, O-Town, 407 Location in Orange County and the state of Florida. ...
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U.S. Route 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami, Florida. ...
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Part of this highway runs along Busch Blvd in north Tampa. ...
Temple Terrace is a city in Hillsborough County, Florida. ...
Busch Gardens Africa (formerly known as Busch Gardens Tampa Bay) is a 335-acre 19th century African-themed park located in Tampa, Florida. ...
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Part of this Highway runs along Fowler Ave in north Tampa. ...
The University of South Florida (USF) is a public university system located in Tampa, Florida, USA, with an autonomous campus in St. ...
Temple Terrace is a city in Hillsborough County, Florida. ...
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The University of South Florida (USF) is a public university system located in Tampa, Florida, USA, with an autonomous campus in St. ...
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Interstate 75 is the main interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States, and the primary north-south interstate highway along the west coast and southern end of the state of Florida. ...
References Bay News 9 is a cable-based news station located in St Petersburg, Florida. ...
Bay News 9 is a cable-based news station located in St Petersburg, Florida. ...
WTSP, Tampa Bays 10 is a CBS-affiliate television station on the west coast of Florida (TampaâSt. ...
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