Florida State Road 618 - East

An older style Tampa Crosstown Expressway reassurance marker after Exit 11. 10/28/06

Exit 12 joined the Crosstown Expressway with 78th Street South just east of the main line toll plaza. 10/28/06

The elevated Express Lanes shift to the north and bypassed the main line east toll plaza. 10/28/06

SR 60 branches away from SR 618 (Crosstown Expressway) beyond Exit 12 with 78th Street South. 12/08/03

This sign was removed after the Express Lanes opened, as motorists are now directed to take them to Brandon. 10/28/06

Looking at the departure of Exit 12 during early construction of the elevated Express Lanes. The Arial-font based guide sign for 78th Street remained in use through 2015. 12/08/03

Historical look at Exit 13 during early road work to built the Express Lanes. U.S. 301 parallels the Interstate 75 corridor from Sarasota northward to Ocala. 12/08/03

Addition of the Express Lanes resulted in the expansion of the Falkenburg Road off-ramp from one to two lanes. 12/08/03

SR 618 ended at the ramp partition for Interstate 75 south to Naples and north to Ocala. Interstate 75 overall joins the Tampa Bay area with Miami and Atlanta. 12/08/03