County Road 39/439
There are three alignments of County Road 39 in Florida:
- County Road 39, from SR 62 in Manatee County to SR 39 and SR 60 at Plant City in Hillsborough county, traveling 24.61 miles.
- Hernando County Road 439 / Citrus County Road 39 collectively 7.23 miles from CR 476 at Nobleton to CR 48 east of Floral City.
- Citrus County 39 between SR 200 and U.S. 41 along the Withlacoochee River for 7.63 miles.
A fourth segment of County Road 39 was designated in Hillsborough County along both Paul Buchman Highway and Wheeler Street south into Downtown Plant City. This county road was created when the new $14.8 million alignment for State Road 39 (Alexander Street) opened to the northwest of Plant City on December 23, 2013.1 Maintenance of Wheeler Street transferred to Plant City following the completion of a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) paving project. CR 39 north of I-4 was renumbered as SR 39A in Fall 2017.
Additionally in Hernando County, a lengthy portion of County Road 39 was decommissioned along a combination of Nobleton-Croom Road and Croom-Rital Road between CR 476 at Nobleton and U.S. 98/SR 50 at Rital. The designation still appears on some online mapping sites.
North
Hernando County Road 439 (Lingle Road) heads north from County Road 476 (Lake Lindsey Road) 1.18 miles to the Citrus County line.
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Lingle Road makes an S-curve east from Reiland Drive into the community of Istachatta along the Withlacoochee River.
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Leaving Istachatta, CR 439 transitions into CR 39 (Istachatta Road) at the Citrus County line.
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North
CR 39 follows Istachatta Road 6.05 miles north through rural southeast Citrus County.
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Istachatta Road reaches the community of Pineola just north of the Hernando County line.
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CR 39 (Istachatta Road) converges with the Withlacoochee State Trail northbound at Giddens Way in Pineola.
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Paralleling Withlacoochee State Trail, CR 39 continues northward by Moon Lake.
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Floral Park Drive converges with CR 39 east from Great Oaks Drive along the south side of Bradley Lake.
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CR 39 (Istachatta Road) traverses woodland areas along Bradley Lake north toward CR 48.
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CR 39 along Istachatta Road concludes at an unmarked intersection with CR 48 (Bushnell Road). CR 48 enters Floral City just to the west.
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South
CR 39 (Istachatta Road) arcs southward across Bradley Lake from CR 48 (Bushnell Road) to Floral Park Drive.
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A reassurance marker stands beyond the split with Floral Park Drive west.
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Entering Hernando County, Citrus County Road 39 (Istachatta Road) becomes County Road 439 (Lingle Road).
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West of Nobleton, County Road 439 (Lingle Road) comes to an end at Hernando County Road 476 (Lake Lindsey Road).
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County Road 476 spans the Withlacoochee River east from Nobleton to junction CR 476B south to I-75 and the Sumter County seat of Bushnell.
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References:
- "Construction barricades come down on Alexander Street extension." The Tampa Tribune (FL), January 1, 2014.
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 12/16/19
- AARoads: 02/09/14
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Page Updated Monday February 15, 2021.