U.S. 92 East - St. Petersburg

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U.S. 92 East Florida State Road 687 North
U.S. 92 commences along 4th Street N from SR 687 north along 5th Avenue N. U.S. 19 ALT/SR 595 begin along 5th Avenue N west from the same intersection. 04/03/20
The first eastbound shield for U.S. 92 stands just north of U.S. 19 Alternate/SR 595 (5th Avenue N) outside Downtown St. Petersburg. 10/11/15
4th Street N initially consists of a four lane boulevard with alternating planters or center turn lanes. U.S. 92/SR 687 intersect 9th Avenue N at this traffic light. 10/11/15
The next reassurance markers for U.S. 92 west / SR 687 north stand along 4th Street N at 13th Avenue N. 02/20/22
22nd Avenue N leads east to Historic Old Northeast and west from nearby Crescent Lake Park to Interstate 275 and the Disston Heights community. 02/20/22
4th Street N expands to six overall lanes at 30th Avenue N. 10/11/15
U.S. 92/SR 687 shields posted beyond 30th Avenue N. 10/11/15
The succeeding traffic light along 4th Street N is with 34th Avenue N. 10/11/15
38th Avenue N extends west to I-275 and U.S. 19 Alternate (Tyrone Boulevard) as County Road 138. The urban boulevard parallels the St. Petersburg city line two blocks to the south after the exchange with I-275. 10/11/15
54th Avenue N heads west to Interstate 275 at the St. Petersburg city line. CR 202 overlays the boulevard westward to Lealman, Kenneth City and CR 1 (Park Street) by Cross Bayou. 10/11/15
Continuing from Fossil Park, U.S. 92/SR 687 (4th Street N) lead to the Sunlit Cove, Rio Vista and Riviera Bay communities in north St. Petersburg. 11/12/21
62nd Avenue N and 4th Street N converge at the center of a radial network of streets through the Edgemoor and Fossil Park neighborhoods. 62nd Avenue N (CR 216) passes under I-275 west to the city of Pinellas Park. 11/12/21
U.S. 92/SR 687 remain well signed along 4th Street N, with another set of shields posted after 62nd Avenue N. 11/12/21
72nd Avenue N connects U.S. 92/SR 687 with 1st Street N at the Americana Cove manufactured home community. 11/12/21
77th and 78th Avenue N form a one way couplet west from 4th Street N along a canal to the Winston Park and Meadowlawn neighborhoods. 11/12/21
83rd Avenue N (CR 823) crosses U.S. 92/SR 687 east from Winston Park to Riviera Bay. Unsigned CR 823 continues northeast along Patica Road and San Martin Boulevard to Weedon Island Preserve and U.S. 92 along Gandy Boulevard. 11/12/21
The last set of shields for the U.S. 92 east / SR 687 north overlap. SR 600 overlays all of U.S. 92 east from the upcoming split with 4th Street N. 04/23/21
Entering the Gateway area of north St. Petersburg along U.S. 92/SR 687 at 94th Avenue N. 10/08/17
Koger Boulevard angles northeast from 94th Avenue N to a traffic light with U.S. 92/SR 687. 04/23/21
U.S. 92 parts ways with SR 687 (4th Street N) along a one way connector to Gandy Boulevard eastbound. SR 687 extends northward another 2.75 miles to I-275 at the Howard Frankland Bridge. 04/23/21
The Gandy Boulevard cutoff from SR 687 (4th Street N) is part of the U.S. 92 mainline and unsigned SR 600. 04/23/21
Construction from 2014 to March 2018 upgraded the adjacent five point intersection between SR 687 (4th Street N), U.S. 92 west / SR 694 east (Gandy Boulevard) and SR 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) to a split diamond interchange. 04/23/21
U.S. 92 East
The south frontage road of Gandy Boulevard (SR 694) links traffic from CR 803 (MLK Street N), SR 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) and SR 687 (4th Street N) southbound with U.S. 92 toward South Tampa. 10/31/17
A weaving traffic pattern ensues where the Gandy Boulevard frontage road combines with the U.S. 92 mainline. SR 694 (Gandy Boulevard) directly transitions onto U.S. 92 east beyond the viaduct spanning SR 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) and SR 687 (4th Street N). 04/13/18
Traffic partitions for the entrance road to Vantage Point Condominiums and Gandy Boulevard. A subsequent lane drop forces motorists headed east on U.S. 92 to make another lane change. 12/24/21
U.S. 92/SR 694 (Gandy Boulevard) proceed east through the Gateway area of St. Petersburg by the Snug Harbor and Brighton Bay communities to the Gandy Bridge. 03/06/19
SR 694 shields were posted in both directions of Gandy Boulevard during the latter part of the Gandy Freeway project in 2017. SR 694 ends where U.S. 92 turns east from 4th Street N. 02/02/18
Located on the south side of U.S. 92 (Gandy Boulevard), Derby Lane opened on January 3, 1925 as the St. Petersburg Kennel Club. It was the oldest continuously operating greyhound track until races ended due to Amendment 3 as passed by voters in 2018.1 The racino was used as a filming location for a scene in the 2001 movie Oceans Eleven. 11/07/15
A traffic signal operates at Brighton Bay Boulevard north to the Brighton Bay community at the entrance to Derby Lane greyhound race track. 03/06/19
A lane drop occurs east of Brighton Bay Boulevard, with U.S. 92 (Gandy Boulevard) maintaining two eastbound lanes to Tampa. 10/31/17
U.S. 92 (Gandy Boulevard) next intersects San Martin Boulevard at San Martin Village, home of Phoebus Tattoo Studios. San Martin Boulevard completes the loop that started from 4th Street N at 83rd Avenue N by way of Weedon Island Preserve. 10/31/17
U.S. 92 traverses a causeway east of Snug Harbor separating Old Tampa Bay to the north from Tampa Bay to the south. The Gandy Recreation Area (Gandy Beach) abuts the south side of the causeway on this stretch. 10/16/16
A pair of radio towers line Gandy Boulevard just ahead of the Gandy Bridge across Tampa Bay. These were erected in 2006 to replace the 56-year old predecessors. The old towers were 490 feet high while the new ones are 124 feet shorter. The height difference reduced cost and increased their wind resistance for hurricanes.1 10/08/16
U.S. 92 eastbound reaches the Gandy Bridge, a 2.6 mile long crossing. 04/23/21
Opened April 19, 2021, the elevated Selmon Extension separates from U.S. 92 beyond the east end of the Gandy Bridge. The toll road links with SR 618 (LeRoy Selmon Expressway). 04/23/21
The Gandy Bridge consists of two girder bridges: a 14,859 foot eastbound span and a 13,886 foot westbound span.2 10/16/16
The eastbound span is the older of the two, having opened in 1975 to replace a 1956-built bridge. Nine feet higher, the westbound Gandy Bridge opened to traffic on December 21, 1996. 03/31/21
U.S. 92 crosses the Hillsborough County line approximately one third of the way across the Gandy Bridge. U.S. 92 is 9.10 miles long in Pinellas County. 03/31/21


 
Sources:
  1. Derby Lane Greyhound Track. Wikipedia.
  2. "Gandy Bridge's neighbors are getting shorter." St. Petersburg Times, April 27, 2006.
  3. Gandy Bridge. Wikipedia.
  4. "Gandy Split Down Middle." St. Petersburg Times (FL), April 7, 2008.
  5. "Selmon Expressway Converts to All-Electronic Tolling Sept. 17." Tampa Hillsborough County Expressway Authority, press release. August 13, 2010.


Photo Credits:

10/11/15, 11/07/15, 10/08/16, 10/16/16, 10/08/17, 10/31/17, 02/02/18, 04/13/18, 03/06/19, 04/03/20, 03/31/21, 04/23/21, 11/12/21, 12/24/21, 02/20/22 by AARoads

Connect with:
U.S. 19 Alternate
State Road 687 - 4th Street
State Road 694 / County Road 694
Pinellas County Road 184 - 38th Avenue N
Pinellas County Road 202 - 54th Avenue N
Pinellas County Road 216 - 62nd Avenue N

Page Updated 02-28-2022.

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