County Road 581 - Bruce B. Downs Boulevard - South

Heading away from CR 54 (Wesley Chapel Boulevard), Bruce B. Downs Boulevard starts with six overall lanes. The first marker for SR 581 stands next to the Village Market shopping center just south of Wesley Chapel Boulevard.

10/25/25

Traffic lights were fully activated along Bruce B. Downs Boulevard at the north intersection with Eagleston Boulevard on May 22, 2023.

10/25/25

Removed by 2025, a second shield for SR 581 appeared along a formerly rural stretch of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard south of Eagleston Boulevard. A four-story apartment complex was built along the west side of CR 581 here.

01/20/20

Trailblazers direct traffic along Bruce B. Downs Boulevard south to SR 56 for what was the continuation of SR 54 west to New Port Richey. SR 581 linked the previously disconnected sections of SR 54 via SR 56 west. However with maintenance of SR 54 east to Zephryhills transferred to Pasco County, this connectivity is less relevant.

10/25/25

Traffic lights were added at the south intersection of Eagleston Boulevard with Bruce B. Downs Boulevard in 2022. A four-story apartment complex was built to the east of the signal in 2023.

10/25/25

Chancey Road west and Mystic Oak Boulevard east come together at what previously was the first southbound traffic light on CR 581. Chancey Boulevard spurs east to a number of newer developments while Mystic Oak Boulevard winds west to the Seven Oaks community.

10/25/25

CR 581 (Bruce B. Downs Boulevard) passes by AdventHealth Wesley Chapel hospital ahead of the signal with Legacy Boulevard east and Vanguard Street west.

10/25/25

SR 581 proceeds south from Vanguard Street to end at SR 56 and County Road 581 in Wesley Chapel.

01/20/20

Pasco County Road 581 takes over along Bruce B. Downs Boulevard south to New Tampa in Hillsborough County while SR 56 runs west to Interstate 75.

01/20/20

West of Interstate 75, SR 56 ends at Wesley Chapel Boulevard (CR 54). SR 54 takes over there along a six to eight lane arterial joining Land O' Lakes with the Suncoast Parkway (SR 589) and U.S. 19 corridor at Elfers.

01/20/20

Bruce B. Downs Boulevard continues south one mile to the Hillsborough County line. This shield was removed in 2023.

01/20/20

Williamsburg Drive and Sky Lake Circle tie into Bruce B. Downs Boulevard from Williamsburg and The Lakes subdivisions.

02/23/26

Crescent Lake Drive connects CR 581 with another section of The Lakes to the west while Aronwood Boulevard arcs east to County Line Road.

02/23/26

County Line Road comprises an arterial east from Bruce B. Downs Boulevard to Mansfield Boulevard in Wesley Chapel. West of adjacent Trout Creek Drive, County Line Road reduces to two lanes en route to Livingston Avenue and Collier Parkway in Land O' Lakes.

05/30/20

Within a half mile of Interstate 75, County Road 581 (Bruce B. Downs Boulevard) south next meets Highwoods Preserve Parkway.

07/10/19

Dona Michelle Drive spurs south from CR 581 to the entrance of New Tampa Nature Park. The exchange with I-75 follows.

07/10/19

A two lane high speed ramp joins westbound CR 581 (Bruce B. Downs Boulevard) with I-75 south to Naples, 172 miles from this point along the southwest Florida coast.

07/10/19

I-75 travels northwest from Bruce B. Downs Boulevard into Pasco County ahead of SR 56 to Wesley Chapel and Land O' Lakes.

07/10/19

CR 581 continues southwest under the I-75 mainlines and flyover ramp to the Tampa Palms area.

07/10/19

09/04/17

Commerce Palms Boulevard stems east to a nearby shopping center.

09/04/17

Confirming marker for CR 581 south posted ahead of Palm Springs Boulevard.

09/04/17

Palm Springs Boulevard and Tampa Palms Boulevard come together at Bruce B. Downs Boulevard (CR 581) at this signalized intersection.

09/04/17

Cypress Preserve Drive winds west to meet Tampa Palms Boulevard ahead of the Windsor neighborhood.

09/04/17

County Road 581 passes by Methodist Place and this shield en route to one final intersection with Tampa Palms Boulevard.

09/04/17

Tampa Palms Boulevard serves as the primary connection to several Tampa Palms subdivisions.

09/04/17

Shield posted beyond Tampa Palms Boulevard for CR 581 (Bruce B. Downs Boulevard).

09/04/17

Amberly Drive represents the last intersection in the Tampa Palms neighborhood.

09/04/17

County Road 581 south crosses Cypress Creek beyond the intersection with Amberly Drive.

09/04/17

Bruce B. Downs Boulevard (CR 581) turns west at Skipper Road. Skipper Road joins CR 581 with 46th Street.

09/04/17

Lake Forest Drive connects Bruce B. Downs Boulevard (CR 581) with the Lake Forest subdivision.

05/22/20

Bruce B. Downs Boulevard curves southward through the busy intersection with Bearss Avenue west. Bearss Avenue forms part of a commuter route for New Tampa as it leads west and north to Interstate 275.

05/22/20

E 138th Avenue connects Bruce B. Downs Boulevard with an array of apartment complexes and the north side of AdventHealth Tampa hospital.

09/08/23

Bruce B. Downs Boulevard advances south between University Plaza and AdventHealth Tampa hospital to intersect CR 582A (Fletcher Avenue).

09/08/23

Fletcher Avenue is part of CR 582A for 6.03 miles between U.S. 41 (Nebraska Avenue) / SR 579 and I-75 at CR 579 (Morris Bridge Road). The route is mostly unsigned.

09/08/23

CR 581 reassurance marker posted south of Fletcher Avenue (CR 582A). Bruce B. Downs Boulevard passes between the University of South Florida (USF) campus and the James A. Haley V.A. Hospital over the next mile.

09/08/23

131st Avenue heads west beyond the adjacent VA Hospital by a series of apartment complexes to U.S. 41 (Nebraska Avenue). Holly Drive extends the street east to the USF College of Medicine and the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center.

09/08/23

Part of a safety improvement project, the signal at Bruce B. Downs Boulevard and Richard Silver Way began operation September 6, 2023. Richard Silver Way loops west and north around James A. Haley Veterans Hospital to E 131st Avenue opposite Livingston Avenue.

09/08/23

Campus Hill Drive spurs west into the Campus Hill Park subdivision.

03/06/24

USF Pine Drive connects Bruce B. Downs Boulevard with the USF campus across from University Square Drive west to University Mall.

09/08/23

Bruce B. Downs Boulevard runs along the Tampa city line south from Fletcher Avenue to SR 582 at Fowler Avenue.

09/08/23

Fowler Avenue runs west along the Tampa city line to U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) at Country Club Drive.

11/27/21

Fowler Avenue constitutes a six to eight lane commercial arterial west from Bruce B. Downs Boulevard to I-275 and U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) and east to USF, Temple Terrace, I-75 and U.S. 301 at Thonotosassa.

08/05/14

Unsigned CR 581 follows 30th Street south from SR 582. The four lane arterial continues between the University Square neighborhood and the Yuengling Brewery to Bougainvillea Avenue.

08/05/14

CR 581 (30th Street) concludes at Busch Boulevard (SR 580) east of Sulphur Springs and west of Temple Terrace. 30th Street continues south as a local street into the Temple Crest neighborhood.

08/05/14