Interstate 275 Florida - North

Interstate 275 northbound squeezed into two lanes as the freeway reached its second Tampa exit, Exit 39B for SR 60 west to SR 589 north. Memorial Boulevard leads SR 60 northwest to the Tampa International Airport (TPA) ahead of the Veterans Expressway northbound beginning. 11/26/07

Exit 39B formerly split into components for both Cypress Street and Florida 60 (Memorial Highway) west. Cypress Street ventures east to Westshore Boulevard (CR 587) and Lois Avenue north of Interstate 275 while SR 60 immediately enters the interchange with George Bean Parkway and SR 616 (Spruce Street) east. 07/30/06

The next exit along northbound is Exit 40B, North Lois Avenue. There is no connection from northbound Interstate 275 to West Shore Boulevard (CR 587), but that interchange is Exit 40A on southbound I-275. 07/10/11

This interchange sequence sign was removed after 2013 during reconstruction of I-275. Both Interstate 275 and U.S. 92 are not traveling in their true directions through western Tampa: I-275 is basically an east-west freeway from the Howard Frankland Bridge east to Interstate 4, while U.S. 92 takes Dale Mabry Highway, a north-south arterial, from SR 618 (Le Roy Selmon Expressway) north to Florida 580 (Hillsborough Avenue). 07/06/13

The two-lane loop ramp from Florida 60 (Memorial Highway) east created a weaving traffic pattern through to the Lois Avenue off-ramp (Exit 40). 07/10/11

Northbound Interstate 275 reached Exit 40B, North Lois Avenue. Use North Lois Avenue southbound to reach Florida 60 (Kennedy Boulevard) and northbound to reach Florida 616 (Spruce Street) at International Plaza mall. 07/06/13

The six-ramp partial-cloverleaf interchange with U.S. 92 was generally extremely congested due to the close proximity of the ramps and the volume of traffic generated from Dale Mabry Highway. 07/10/11

The former loop ramps to U.S. 92 were removed to make way for retention ponds due to the wider foot print of Interstate 275. Exit 41A now carries all traffic bound for U.S. 92 north to Drew Park and south to Palma Ceia. 07/10/11

The on-ramp from Lois Avenue formed an auxiliary lane east along I-275 through to Exit 41A and U.S. 92 (Dale Mabry Highway) south. 07/10/11

Eastbound Interstate 275 reached Exit 41A for U.S. 92 west. Dale Mabry Highway travels south all the way to MacDill Air Force Base. 07/10/11

The following ramp (Exit 41B) connected I-275 north with U.S. 92 (Dale Mabry Highway) east. Dale Mabry Highway continues north from U.S. 92 as Florida 580 and 597 into northern Hillsborough County to end at U.S. 41 in Land O' Lakes. 07/10/11

A half-diamond interchange adds traffic from Himes Avenue to Interstate 275 north, one half mile west of the off-ramp (Exit 42) to Howard and Armenia Avenues. Widening of Interstate 275 to redesign the entire freeway with eight overall lanes with a wide grassy median was underway as of Fall 2007. 01/02/06

Interstate 4 debuted along Interstate 275 signage on this interchange sequence sign posted one quarter mile west of Exit 42. 03/18/06

I-275 north at the former off-ramp (Exit 42) to Armenia Avenue south and Howard Avenue north. The new Exit 42 leaves two blocks further west. 11/10/07

A look at the temporary transition from the old I-275 northbound carriageway to the new one opened east of U.S. 92. 07/10/11

Continuing east, Interstate 275 bee lines toward Downtown and a crossing of the Hillsborough River. Exit 44 joins the freeway with Ashley Drive south and U.S. 41 Business (Tampa Street/ Florida Avenue) at the next interchange. 11/10/07

Skyscrapers from Downtown Tampa came into view as Interstate 275 nears its first crossing of the Hillsborough River. Note the clearing of houses and trees along the eastbound side. The demolition represented the first stage in the overall I-275 reconstruction project. 03/05/06

Skyscrapers from Downtown Tampa came into view as Interstate 275 nears its first crossing of the Hillsborough River. Note the clearing of houses and trees along the eastbound side. The demolition represented the first stage in the overall I-275 reconstruction project. 11/10/07

I-275 north ahead of Exit 44 for Ashley Dr south and Scott St east and the split with I-4 east (Exit 45B). 08/25/07

There is no Exit 45A along I-275 north. 11/04/06