Interstate 275 Florida - South

Interstate 275 begins via a wye interchange at the Pasco County line. The freeway carried just four lanes southward to Bearss Avenue until 2011. 10/15/06

This truss overhead assembly for Sligh Avenue was replaced with a monotube assembly by winter 2015 during a project to expand the inside shoulders of Interstate 275. 10/15/06

Sign changes made by 2006 at Exit 47 removed the "Thru Traffic" pull-through while replacing overheads for Sligh and Hillsborough Avenues to no longer include a punctuation mark beyond the street suffix. 12/23/03

This sign bridge posted at Exit 48 was replaced with a monotube assembly when the median was reduced in width to just a concrete barrier. The expansion project of 2014-15 through north Tampa along I-275 was undertaken to make the shoulders consistent. 10/15/06

Replaced overheads that were posted along Interstate 275 south at the parclo interchange (Exit 47) with U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue). 12/23/03

This set of signs was added by 2006 and replaced by 2015. U.S. 41 turns east from along side I-275 to combine with U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue) through East Tampa. Nebraska Avenue southward to Downtown doubles as SR 45. 10/15/06

A former Exit 45B overhead posted along Interstate 275 south at Hillsborough Avenue touted the connection of Interstate 4 east to Interstate 75 south for Naples. 12/23/03

Meeting Interstate 275 next is Florida 574 (Martin Luther Kin,g Jr. Boulevard), an east-west state road linking the freeway with the West Tampa and College Hill communities. This ground level sign was replaced with an overhead. 10/16/07

The Exit 46B overheads were replaced by 2006 with new panels. Florida 574 travels overall from Drew Park in Tampa east to Mango, Seffner, Dover and Plant City. 12/23/03

This sign bridge was replaced with a monotube assembly when full inside shoulders were added to Interstate 275 by winter 2015. 10/16/07

Former one-mile overhead for Interstate 4 with the Interstate 75 south reference. Interstate 4 overall joins Tampa with Plant City, Lakeland and Orlando. 12/23/03

Exit 46A consists of a half-diamond interchange utilizing the frontage streets of Elmore Avenue (south) and Taliaferro Avenue (north) to make the connections with Floribraska Avenue. 06/23/07

A removed truss sign bridge posted at Exit 46A for Floribraska Avenue. 12/23/03

The old sign bridge pictured here was shadowed by its replacement sign bridge during early stages of the project to upgrade the Downtown Interchange. Interstate 4 meets Interstate 75 in nine miles. 12/23/03

A replacement for the Downtown East off-ramp was made during the 2003-06 construction of the Downtown Interchange. 12/23/03

This photo shows the original advance signage for Exit 45A (former Exit 26), which was relocated northward to separate it from the I-4 on-ramp. 12/27/00

The Downtown skyline comes into view as Interstate 4 traffic merges onto I-275 south. 07/05/07

Older signage for the Downtown East ramp to Jefferson Street referenced the Crosstown Expressway. A direct connection between Interstate 4 and SR 618 opened in January 2014 through Ybor City. 07/10/11

The Ashley Drive connector was formerly a separate exit from the Downtown East off-ramp to Jefferson Street. It was signed as Exit 44. 07/10/11

Interstate 275 south reduced to two through lanes beyond the Downtown West off-ramp to Ashley Drive (Exit 44) across the Hillsborough River. The freeway was later expanded to three through lanes during 2006-15 widening. 12/23/03