Florida State Road 20
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| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length: | 358.154 mi[1] (576.393 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
 SR 85 in Niceville | |||
   US 27 / US 90 / SR 61 in Tallahassee  US 19 / US 27 / US 98 in Perry   US 441 / SR 24 / SR 26 in Gainesville US 301 in Hawthorne  US 17 / SR 100 in Palatka | ||||
| East end: |
 US 1 / SR 100 in Bunnell | |||
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| Counties: | Okaloosa, Walton, Washington, Bay, Calhoun, Liberty, Leon, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, Lafayette, Suwannee, Columbia, Alachua, Putnam, Flagler | |||
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State Road 20 (SR 20) is an east-to-west route across northern Florida and the Florida Panhandle in the United States.
Route description
The western terminus of State Road 20 is at State Road 85 in Niceville. The route proceeds east along the northern coast of the Choctawhatchee Bay through Freeport, where it leaves the Gulf coast behind, as it heads through Blountstown and the Florida Panhandle. SR 20 crosses the Apalachicola River on the Trammell Bridge, then proceeds though the Apalachicola National Forest and Tallahassee. It then becomes a hidden route briefly along US 90 in Tallahassee, then along US 27 in Tallahassee where it joins the Apalachee Parkway, a major east-west thoroughfare in the city. Constructed in 1957, the Apalachee Parkway starts at Monroe Street in front of the Florida State Capitol building. It has a short expressway section just east of the capitol, then is a busy four-lane surface boulevard with service roads for the next few miles, passing the Governor's Square Mall and state office buildings.
After the Parkway ends, SR 20 remains a hidden route along US 27 as they run through Capps, Florida, where US 19 joins US 27 until they reach Perry where US 19 continues south towards the Tampa Bay Metropolitan Area, while US 27-SR 20 run east to High Springs.
After a brief signed portion in High Springs, State Road 20 is again hidden along US 441 to Gainesville, where it becomes a stand-alone route along Northwest 6th Street, then turns east onto Northwest 8th Avenue, until running south again onto North Main Street before it overlaps such roads as SR 24 and 26. East of Gainesville, the road again becomes a stand-alone route that is four lanes wide as it runs through Lochloosa Wildlife Conservation Area to the interchange with US 301 in Hawthorne. The road has since been widened along the route between Interlachen and Francis[2] as it heads into Palatka, finally (and, again, "secretly") joining with southbound US 17 which itself is in a concurrency with State Road 100.
All three routes cross the Palatka Memorial Bridge over the St. Johns River toward East Palatka and San Mateo, where SR 20 follows SR 100 to a terminus at US 1 in Bunnell.
History
The portion of SR 20 running through all of Calhoun County was designated as "Fuller Warren Parkway" by the Florida State Legislature in 1999.[3]
The portion of SR 20 that is co-signed with US 27 in Leon County was designated as "Apalachee Parkway" by the Florida State Legislature in 1961.[4]
The portion of SR 20 that is co-signed with US 27 in Leon, Jefferson, Madison, and Taylor counties was designated as "Blue Star Memorial Highway" by the Florida State Legislature in 1957.[5] The same portion of SR 20 in Taylor, Jefferson, and Leon counties was also designated as "Paradise Drive" by the Florida State Legislature in 1951.[6]
The portion of SR 20 from Perry to High Springs in Columbia County, as well as all of SR 20 that is co-signed with US 27 in Lafayette and Suwannee counties, was designated as "Fred P Parker Memorial Highway" by the Florida State Legislature in 1941.[7]
The portion of SR 20 in Alachua County that is co-signed with US 441 was designated as "Martin Luther King Jr. Highway" by the Florida State Legislature in 1988.[8]
The portion of SR 20 in Alachua County that is co-signed with US 27 was designated as "United Spanish War Veterans Memorial Highway" by the Florida State Legislature in 1947.[9]
The entire portion of SR 20 that is co-signed with US 27 was designated as "Claude Pepper Memorial Highway" by the Florida State Legislature in 1999.[10] Further, the same co-signed portion of SR 20 was designated as "Purple Heart Highway" by the Florida State Highway Board in 2010.[11]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Okaloosa | Niceville | 0.000 | 0.000 |   SR 85 to I-10 – Shalimar, Crestview, Northwest Florida Regional Airport | Western terminus of SR 20 | ||
| 0.779 | 1.254 |  SR 285 north (Partin Drive) to I-10 east – Mossy Head | |||||
| | 6.72 | 10.81 |  SR 293 (Mid-Bay Bridge) to US 98 – Destin, Okaloosa Island | interchange | |||
| Walton | | 21.969 | 35.356 |  CR 83A east | |||
| Freeport | 23.919 | 38.494 | CR 83A west | ||||
| 24.077 | 38.748 |  CR 883 north (Madison Street) – DeFuniak Springs | Former US 331 north / SR 83 north | ||||
| 25.087 | 40.374 |  US 331 (SR 83) to I-10 – DeFuniak Springs, Santa Rosa Beach, Topsail Hill State Preserve | |||||
| Bruce | 34.736 | 55.902 |  SR 81 north to I-10 – Redbay, Ponce de Leon | ||||
| 34.974 | 56.285 |  CR 3280 west | |||||
| Choctawhatchee River | 39.03 | 62.81 | Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge | ||||
| Washington | Ebro | 40.404 | 65.024 |  SR 79 – Vernon, West Bay, Panama City Beach, Airport, Dog Track | |||
| Bay | | 51.860 | 83.461 |  SR 77 – Airport | |||
| | 67.576 | 108.753 |  US 231 (SR 75) – Fountain, Panama City, Panama City Beach | ||||
| Calhoun | Rollins Corner | 80.361 | 129.328 |  CR 287 north | |||
| Clarksville | 82.352 | 132.533 |  SR 73 south | Western terminus of concurrency with SR 73 | |||
| 82.548 | 132.848 | SR 73 north – Marianna | Eastern terminus of concurrency with SR 73 | ||||
| | 84.894 | 136.624 |  CR 275 | ||||
| Blountstown | 91.405 | 147.102 |  SR 71 – Altha, Wewahitchka | ||||
| Apalachicola River | 93.83 | 151.00 | Trammell Bridge[12] | ||||
| Liberty | Bristol | 95.595 | 153.845 |  CR 12 south (Central Street) | |||
| 95.951 | 154.418 |  SR 12 north to I-10 – Greensboro, Torreya State Park | |||||
| 96.085 | 154.634 | Northwest Pea Ridge Road | former CR 379 south | ||||
| | 97.583 | 157.045 |  CR 379 south (Northwest Hoecake Road) | ||||
| | 103.959 | 167.306 |  CR 1641 north (Northwest Dempsey Barron Road) – Torreya State Park, Gregory House, Liberty Correctional Institution | ||||
| Hosford | 107.134 | 172.415 |  SR 65 – Telogia | ||||
| | 112.768 | 181.483 |  CR 2224 west (Northeast Old Blue Creek Road) | ||||
| | 113.981 | 183.435 |  SR 267 north to I-10 – Wallwood Scout Reservation, Quincy | Western terminus of concurrency with SR 267 | |||
| | 115.635 | 186.096 |  CR 0120 east | ||||
| Ochlockonee River | 115.94 | 186.59 | Bridge | ||||
| Leon | | 117.122 | 188.490 |  CR 375 south (Smith Creek Road) – Ochlockonee River State Park | |||
| Bloxham | 117.525 | 189.138 | SR 267 south – Wakulla, Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park | Eastern terminus of concurrency with SR 267 | |||
| | 131.522 | 211.664 | Silver Lake Road - Silver Lake | former SR 260 | |||
| | 132.010 | 212.450 |  CR 1585 north (Geddie Road) | ||||
| | 133.102 | 214.207 |  CR 1583 north (Barineau Road) | ||||
| | 133.920 | 215.523 |  CR 1581 north (Aenon Church Road) | ||||
| Tallahassee | 135.183 | 217.556 |  SR 263 (Capital Circle) – Tallahassee Regional Airport, Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science | ||||
| | 135.416 | 217.931 |  SR 366 east (Pensacola Street) | ||||
| Tallahassee | 136.782 | 220.129 | US 90 west (Tennessee Street / SR 10) – Quincy, Pensacola | Western terminus of concurrency with US 90 and SR 10 | |||
| 139.873 | 225.104 | North Woodward Avenue | former SR 157 | ||||
| 140.937 | 226.816 | US 90 east (Tennessee Street / SR 10) / US 27 north / SR 61 north (North Monroe Street) – Monticello | east end of US 90 / SR 10 overlap; west end of US 27 / SR 61 overlap | ||||
| see US 27 (mile 474.740-353.085) | |||||||
| Alachua | High Springs | 262.592 | 422.601 |  US 27 south / US 41 (North Main Street / SR 45) – Newberry, Lake City | Southern terminus of concurrency with US 27 | ||
| 263.161 | 423.517 | US 441 north (SR 25) – Lake City | Northern terminus of concurrency with US 441 and SR 25; no left turn eastbound | ||||
| see US 441 (mile 377.744-359.884) | |||||||
| Gainesville | 281.021 | 452.259 | US 441 south (SR 25) – Micanopy, Ocala | Southern terminus of concurrency with US 441 and SR 25; no left turn westbound | |||
| 281.935 | 453.730 |   SR 222 (Northwest 39th Avenue) to I-75 – Airport | |||||
| 282.949 | 455.362 |  SR 120 (Northwest 23rd Avenue) | |||||
| 284.303 | 457.541 |  CR 329 north (North Main Street) | west end of SR 329 overlap | ||||
| 284.789 | 458.323 |  SR 24 west / SR 26 west (University Avenue) / SR 329 south (Main Street) | east end of SR 329 overlap; west end of SR 24 / SR 26 overlap | ||||
| 285.594 | 459.619 |   SR 24 east (Waldo Road) / SR 24A west / SR 331 south (Southeast 11th Street) – Airport, truck route to US 441 north / SR 24 west / SR 26 west / SR 121 north | Eastern terminus of concurrency with SR 24 | ||||
| 285.838 | 460.012 | SR 26 east (East University Avenue) | Eastern terminus of concurrency with SR 26 | ||||
| 285.936 | 460.169 |  CR 2043 south (Southeast 15th Street) | |||||
| 287.091 | 462.028 | CR 2043 south (Southeast 27th Street) | |||||
| | 288.224 | 463.852 |  CR 225 north (Southeast 43rd Street) | ||||
| | 289.235 | 465.479 |  CR 329B north (Lakeshore Drive / Southeast 55th Boulevard) | ||||
| | 290.983 | 468.292 |  CR 2082 east – Rochelle | ||||
| | 292.728 | 471.100 |  CR 234 – Windsor, Rochelle | ||||
| | 294.251 | 473.551 |  CR 325 south – Cross Creek, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings State Historic Site | ||||
| Grove Park | 296.105 | 476.535 |  CR 2041 south (Southeast 152nd Street) | ||||
| Hawthorne | 300.46 | 483.54 | US 301 (SR 200) – Waldo, Ocala, Business District | interchange | |||
| Putnam | McMeekin | 304.442 | 489.952 |   SR 21 north / CR 20A east – Melrose | |||
| Johnson Crossroads | 307.361 | 494.650 |  CR 21 south – James H. Townsend House | ||||
| Interlachen | 313.189 | 504.029 |  CR 315 – Grandin | ||||
| Francis | 324.104 | 521.595 |  CR 309C north | ||||
| Palatka | 326.112 | 524.826 |  SR 19 – Salt Springs, truck route east | ||||
| 327.456 | 526.989 |  CR 311 south (Husson Avenue) | |||||
| 328.724 | 529.030 | US 17 north / SR 100 west (Reid Street / SR 15 north) – Green Cove Springs, truck route to SR 20 west | Western terminus of concurrency with US 17, SR 15, and SR 100 | ||||
| see SR 100 (mile 115.130-144.560) | |||||||
| Flagler | Bunnell | 358.154 | 576.393 | US 1 / SR 100 east (North State Street / SR 5) – Flagler Beach, Daytona Beach, St. Augustine | Eastern terminus of SR 20, eastern terminus of concurrency with SR 100 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Related routes
County Road 0120
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| Location: | Liberty / Leon County Line |
County Road 0120 (CR 0120) is a short piece of an old alignment of State Road 20, at the Liberty/Leon County Line. CR 0120 only extends a couple of tenths of a mile (about 300 m) to the Ochlockonee River, where the old bridge has been dismantled; thus, it no longer connects, to Leon County CR 20, on the other side of the river.
The reasons for a realignment were to straighten out the curve on the Leon County side and to bypass a residential area. Along CR 0120, are entrances to a couple of residences and an abandoned gas station.
County Road 20A
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| Location: | McMeekin – Interlachen |
County Road 20A is a suffixed county alternate route on the south side of SR 20 in western Putnam County. It begins at the southern terminus of State Road 21 in McMeekin, and runs southeast towards Johnson, and Edgar, finally reaching Interlachen, where it turns north to meet SR 20 again.
References
- 1 2 FDOT straight line diagrams, accessed February 2014
- ↑ State Road 20 from Hawthorne to Interlachen Alachua County and Putnam County; Project Overview (Florida DOT)
- ↑ Florida State Legislature (June 11, 1999). "Fuller Warren Parkway Designation" (PDF). 99-403. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
- ↑ Florida State Highway Board (June 22, 1961). "Apalachee Parkway Designation" (PDF). 26837. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
- ↑ Florida State Legislature (October 29, 1957). "Blue Star Memorial Highway Designation" (PDF). 57-211. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
- ↑ Florida State Highway Board (July 6, 1951). "Paradise Drive Designation" (PDF). 61-598. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
- ↑ Florida State Legislature (May 9, 1941). "Fred P Parker Memorial Highway Designation" (PDF). 20265. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
- ↑ Florida State Legislature (October 1, 1988). "Martin Luther King Jr. Highway Designation" (PDF). 88-419. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
- ↑ Florida State Legislature (May 20, 1947). "United Spanish War Veterans Memorial Highway Designation" (PDF). 23719. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
- ↑ Florida State Legislature (May 12, 1999). "Claude Pepper Memorial Highway Designation" (PDF). 99-404. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
- ↑ Florida State Highway Board (July 1, 2010). "Purple Heart Highway Designation" (PDF). HB 5. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
- ↑ Florida State Highway Board (June 18, 1996). "Trammell Bridge Designation" (PDF). 96-429. Retrieved 2012-12-13.