Florida State Road 17
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State Road 17 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by FDOT | ||||
Length: | 47.086 mi[1] (75.778 km) | |||
Existed: | 1945 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Highway system | ||||
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State Road 17 (SR 17), also formerly known as U.S. Route 27 Alternate, is a north–south state road in the U.S. state of Florida. It is split into two sections. The road provides scenic views as it winds through the hills of the Lake Wales Ridge.[2]
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Route description
Southern segment
It runs from Sebring in Highlands County as "Lakeview Drive." It goes through downtown Sebring as "Ridgewood Drive" before continuing north-northwest of the city, entering Avon Park from the east as "Cornell Street."
At a four-way stop, it turns north, following Memorial Drive until it reaches Main Street, then it goes west through Avon Park's downtown until it intersects US 27/98.
Northern segment
A section runs from US 27/98 in Polk County, southwest of Frostproof. It bisects that town, taking the name "Scenic Highway" as it winds through Hillcrest Heights, Babson Park and Lake Wales. It continues north, taking names Main Street in Dundee, Hamilton Blvd in Lake Hamilton, and 10th Street in Haines City, where it ends at US 17/92.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Highlands | Sebring | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() ![]() |
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1.058 | 1.703 | ![]() |
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1.559 | 2.509 | ![]() |
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1.78 | 2.86 | Circle Drive | traffic circle around Circle Park | ||||
2.167 | 3.487 | Sebring Parkway | |||||
| 3.962 | 6.376 | ![]() |
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Avon Park | 9.705 | 15.619 | ![]() |
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10.455 | 16.826 | ![]() |
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10.954 | 17.629 | ![]() |
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12.206 | 19.644 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Gap in route | |||||||
Polk | | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() ![]() |
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Frostproof | 4.213 | 6.780 | Fort Meade Road - Fort Meade | former SR 630A west | |||
6.020 | 9.688 | ![]() |
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| 14.971 | 24.093 | ![]() |
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| 17.291 | 27.827 | ![]() |
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Lake Wales | 19.019 | 30.608 | ![]() |
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20.285 | 32.646 | ![]() |
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21.139 | 34.020 | ![]() |
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Lake of the Hills | 23.734 | 38.196 | ![]() |
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| 24.967 | 40.180 | ![]() |
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Dundee | 29.034 | 46.726 | ![]() ![]() |
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Lake Hamilton | 30.297 | 48.758 | ![]() |
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31.314 | 50.395 | ![]() |
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Haines City | 33.339 | 53.654 | ![]() ![]() |
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34.880 | 56.134 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 FDOT straight line diagrams, accessed February 2014
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons