Hillsborough County Road 579 - Mango to Thonotosassa

Connecting the unincorporated communities of Mango and Thonotosassa east of Tampa, Hillsborough County Road 579 runs 6.02 miles north from SR 574 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) to U.S. 301 near Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve. The route is only marked where it intersects state maintain roads, but street signs reference CR 579.

North

The northbound beginning of CR 579 along Mango Road just beyond SR 574 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.
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Mango Road north intersects Clay Pit Road by Mango Park.
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CR 579 (Mango Road) continues north through Mango to U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue).
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U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue) parallels I-4 west to Eureka Springs and east to Seffner and Dover.
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The lone reassurance marker for County Road 579 northbound along Mango Road appears beyond U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue).
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Mango Road expands to four lanes leading into the exchange with Interstate 4.
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Interstate 4 constitutes a heavily traveled freeway joining the Tampa Bay region with the greater Orlando area in Central Florida.
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Interstate 4 heads east from CR 579 to Plant City and Lakeland.
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West from Mango Road, Interstate 4 passes through East Lake-Orient Park ahead of Ybor City in the city of Tampa.
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CR 579 north along Mango Road concludes at a rural intersection with U.S. 301 in unincorporated Thonotosassa.
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U.S. 301 travels northeast from the Brandon area to Hillsborough River State Park and Zephyrhills in Pasco County.
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Cutouts for U.S. 301 at the north end of CR 579 date stamped to August 2005 were replaced with regular U.S. highway shields by 2021.
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South

Mango Road branches south from U.S. 301 from a rural area in Thonotosassa. CR 579 is unmarked.
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Unincorporated Thonotosassa stretches west from Lake Thonotosassa to Tampa Bypass Canal.
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Main Street leads east from Mango Road to Fort King Highway and Lake Thonotosassa and west to Fowler Avenue at Harney Road.
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Mango Road expands to a four lane arterial south at Sligh Avenue and Tampa Gateway Boulevard. Sligh Avenue is a major collector in Tampa, but at Mango it is a local street spurring west to residential areas.
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A diamond interchange (Exit 10) joins Hillsborough County Road 579 (Mango Road) with Interstate 4.
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The least expensive gas along Interstate 4 between Tampa and Orlando is located along Mango Road by Exit 10. I-4 west next meets Interstate 75 ahead of Eureka Springs, East Lake-Orient Park and Ybor City in Tampa.
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Interstate 4 heads east from Mango to Plant City and Lakeland in Polk County.
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Interstate 4 travels northeast across the Florida peninsula to Orlando and Daytona Beach.
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CR 579 (Mango Road) intersects U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue) just south of Interstate 4.
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U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue) parallels Interstate 4 east from Eureka Springs to Mango, Seffner, Dover and Plant City.
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The lone confirming marker for County Road 579 southbound is posted after U.S. 92.
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The succeeding traffic light on Mango Road south is at Clay Pit Road by Mango Park.
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CR 579 (Mango Road) south concludes at SR 574 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) across from Lemon Avenue.
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SR 574 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) runs west to East Lake-Orient Park and Tampa. East from Mango, SR 574 continues to Seffner, Dover and U.S. 92 in Plant City.
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Connect with:

Interstate 4

U.S. 92

U.S. 301

State Road 574

Page Updated Monday August 09, 2021.