County Road 524 East - Ridge Road



CR 524 begins along Ridge Road east from the intersection of U.S. 19 and Richey Drive in Port Richey.
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Leo Kidd Avenue is a local street running along the west side of the Suncoast Gateway Village manfuctured home community south to an industrial park beyond Pine Hill Road.
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A county installed distance sign references CR 77 (Regency Park Boulevard) and CR 1 (Little Road), the main north leading arterials east of U.S. 19.
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CR 77 (Regency Park Boulevard) leads north to U.S. 19 through the Jasmine Estates community and south to New Port Richey, Elfers, Seven Springs and East Lake in Pinellas County via CR 611 (E Lake Road).
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A new subdivision was developed at the southeast corner of CR 524 (Ridge Road) and Galen Wilson Boulevard in 2019/20.
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CR 524 enters a commercialized intersection with CR 1 (Little Road) east from Galen Wilson Boulevard. A four to six lane boulevard, CR 1 travels north to Bayonet Point and Hudson and south to Seven Springs and Trinity.
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Bass Lake Drive intersects CR 524 (Ridge Road) south from the Bass Lake Estates subdivision east of Lake Worrell.
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Airway Boulevard south from Hidden Lake Airport and the entrance to Pasco-Hernando State College (PHSC) come together at this traffic light on Ridge Road.
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CR 524 (Ridge Road) east from CR 1 (Little Road) to CR 587 (Moon Lake Road) is part of a truck route for CR 587.
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River Ridge Boulevard links CR 524 (Ridge Road) with CR 587 (DE Cubellis Road) south through the River Ridge development.
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CR 587 (De Cubellis Road) extends east from Massachusetts Avenue in the city of New Port Richey to meet CR 524 (Ridge Road).
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The northern leg of CR 587 follows Moon Lake Road 4.89 miles from CR 524 (Ridge Road) to State Road 52.
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Prior to the opening of Ridge Road east to SR 589, CR 587 (Moon Lake Road) north to SR 52 east was the most direct route from northwestern Pasco County to the tolled Suncoast Parkway.
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CR 524 ended at CR 587 until August 2020, when a 0.4 mile long extension to Town Center Road by the Sabalwood and Rosewood at Ridge Edge subdivisions opened to traffic.
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Beyond the Rosewood at River Ridge subdivision, CR 524 (Ridge Road) advances east to the Pithlachascotee River.
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Ridge Road spans the Pithlachascotee River just inside the Serenova Tract of Starkey Wilderness Preserve.
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Phase 1 of the Ridge Road Extension opened on December 31, 2021 with two way traffic on the future eastbound roadway of CR 524.
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Ridge Road connects with the Suncoast Parkway at a diamond interchange (Exit 25). The exchange opened from CR 524 east to SR 589 south on December 31, 2021.
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Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 08/23/17, 01/03/22
Page Updated Thursday March 10, 2022.