State Road 693

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SR 693 forms an arterial route from SR 699 (Blind Pass Road / 75th Avenue) in St. Pete Beach to the U.S. 19 freeway in Largo. The state road crosses the Intracoastal Waterway along Corey Causeway into the city of South Pasadena. Pasadena Avenue extends SR 693 north into western reaches of St. Petersburg to 66th Street N. 66th Street N carries the remainder of the route to Kenneth City, Pinellas Park and Largo.

Historically, State Road 693 was assigned as SR A19A. Designated in 1969, SR A19A acted as a branch of U.S. 19 Alternate to connect the parent route with the beach communities of south Pinellas County. 66th Street N was widened from Central Avenue (CR 150) in St. Petersburg to U.S. 19 at Pinellas Park during construction from late 1963 to May 23, 1969. The $4.439 million project originated in 1956. The six lane expansion from Central Avenue to Tyrone Boulevard (U.S. 19 Alternate) was finished in late 1964 and from there to Park Boulevard in November 1966. A ribbon cutting ceremony took place at the St. Petersburg Welcome Station at U.S. 19 and 66th Street N, marking completion of the four lane stretch from Park Boulevard (SR 694) to U.S. 19. The celebration also formally acknowledged the renumbering of 66th Street as part of SR A19A, which was touted as both an alternate route for U.S. 19 and U.S. 19 Alternate, and a conduit for bringing more traffic to the tolled Pinellas Bayway.1


Sources:
  1. "66th St. Ribbon-Cutting Today." St. Petersburg Times (FL), June 6, 1969.

    Connect with:
    U.S. 19
    U.S. 19 Alternate
    State Road 694 / County Road 694
    State Road 699 - Gulf Boulevard
    Pinellas County Road 184 - 38th Avenue N
    Pinellas County Road 202 - 54th Avenue N
    Pinellas County Road 216 - 62nd Avenue N
    County Road 296 - Bryan Dairy Road

    Page Updated 03-29-2021.

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