County Road 869 - Summerlin Road
Lee County Road 869 overlays Summerlin Road 11.7 miles north from CR 867 at Truckland to CR 884 (Colonial Boulevard) in the city of Fort Myers. The four to six lane arterial provides an alternate route to SR 867 and CR 867 along McGregor Avenue and SR 865 (San Carlos Boulevard) south from Ft. Myers to Sanibel Island and Ft. Myers Beach respectively.
Summerlin Road was constructed in the early 1980's to serve two purposes: a relief route for U.S. 41 and as a secondary evacuation corridor for residents living on Sanibel Island and nearby Fort Myers Beach.
The FDOT official Right of Way map from 1973 referenced the corridor along Summerlin Road as S-869. The roadway was never added to the state highway system.
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CR 869 extends east from the turn of CR 867 along McGregor Boulevard along a landscaped, four lane parkway.
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John Morris Road crosses CR 869 south from the Iona area to San Carlos Bay Bunche Beach Preserve.
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Passing between the Kelly Greens golf course community and Siesta Bay RV Resort, Summerlin Road approaches SR 865 (San Carlos Boulevard).
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SR 865 follows San Carlos Boulevard for 4.78 miles between Estero Boulevard (CR 865) in Fort Myers Beach and Gladiulus Drive and SR 867 near Iona.
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Traffic to Cape Coral is directed to remain along CR 869 north to CR 882 (College Parkway). SR 865 (San Carlos Boulevard) north to SR 867 (McGregor Boulevard more directly connects Fort Myers Beach with the Cape Coral Bridge.
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Entering the SPUI with SR 865 (San Carlos Boulevard).
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SR 865 and CR 865 collectively form a 39.5 mile loop west from Bonita Springs to Fort Myers Beach and north to Fort Myers and Tice.
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The grade separation along CR 869 at SR 865 was built in 2007.
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Northbound CR 869 (Summerlin Road) reaches the intersection with CR 865 (Gladiolus Drive). Left turn lane flyovers were added by the end of 2006 from east and west Gladiolus Drive to Summerlin Road north and south to alleviate traffic on the busy arterials.
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Trailblazers direct motorists from the north end of CR 869 (Summerlin Road) onto Colonial Boulevard west for parallel McGregor Boulevard (SR 867) and east to U.S. 41 (Cleveland Avenue) and I-75 in eastern Fort Myers.
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Colonial Boulevard east to U.S. 41 and west to the Midpoint Bridge is a part of Lee County Road 884. CR 884 extends across the city of Cape Coral along Veterans Memorial Parkway.
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CR 884 (Colonial Boulevard) east transitions to SR 884 beyond the SPUI with U.S. 41 to Interstate 75. CR 884 resumes east of Forum Boulevard into Lehigh Acres.
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South
Leading away from CR 884 (Colonial Boulevard), CR 869 is unmarked along Summerlin Road south by Royal Palm Square Shopping Center.
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Matthew Drive intersects Summerlin Road west from the Sam Fleishman Regional Sports Complex in Fort Myers.
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Red Cedar Drive and Cedar Bend Drive serve a number of apartment complexes along Summerlin Road.
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CR 869 (Summerlin Road) converges with Boy Scout Drive along a curve beside Tanglewood Elementary School.
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Boy Scout Drive comprises a multi lane connector to U.S. 41 (Cleveland Avenue) to U.S. 41 (Cleveland Avenue) by Page Field (FMY) airport.
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Boy Scout Drive west to Summerlin Road south represents one of the preferred beach routes from U.S. 41 in Fort Myers.
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A single point interchange joins CR 869 (Summerlin Road) with CR 882 (College Parkway) in one half mile.
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CR 882 overlays College Parkway east to U.S. 41 (Cleveland Avenue) and west to the Cape Coral Bridge.
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Summerlin Road elevates across College Parkway with four overall lanes.
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Summerlin Parkway runs along the east side of the Lee Campus of Florida Southwestern College between CR 882 and FSW Parkway.
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Cypress Lake Drive (CR 876) constitutes a suburban arterial west from Summerlin Road to SR 867 (McGregor Boulevard) and east to U.S. 41 at Daniels Parkway.
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Curving southwest, CR 869 (Summerlin Road) meets CR 865 (Gladiulus Drive).
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Gladiolus Drive is a major arterial route joining the Fort Myers area with CR 867 south to Sanibel and SR 865 south to Fort Myers Beach.
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Traveling northeast, CR 865 connects with Daniels Parkway, SR 884 and SR 82 east to Interstate 75.
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The intersection joining Summerlin Road with Gladiolus Drive includes flyovers for CR 865 to CR 869 south and from CR 865 to CR 869 north.
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Confirming marker posted southwest of Gladiulus Drive (CR 865).
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Continuing south from Winkler Road, CR 869 (Summerlin Road) makes a gradual western turn ahead of SR 865 (San Carlos Road) to Fort Myers Beach.
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Summerlin Road crosses an area of wetlands along the northern periphery of Estero Bay Preserve State Park.
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Advance signage for the SPUI with San Carlos Road (SR 865) precedes Pine Ridge Road along Summerlin Road southbound.
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CR 865 becomes SR 865 at the turn south from Gladiolus Drive and McGregor Boulevard (CR 867 / SR 867).
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Pine Ridge Road parallels San Carlos Boulevard northward to SR 867 (McGregor Boulevard) in the Iona area.
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A lane drop occurs along Summerlin Road southbound at the exchange with San Carlos Boulevard.
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The 4.78 mile segment of SR 865 along San Carlos Boulevard leads south to Estero Boulevard (CR 865) in Fort Myers Beach.
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CR 869 south at the off-ramp for SR 865 (San Carlos Boulevard).
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Confirming marker posted west of the SPUI with SR 865.
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John Morris Road provides a cutoff to McGregor Boulevard (CR 867) north to Iona.
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CR 869 south concludes at SR 867 (McGregor Boulevard) just beyond the Sanibel Outlets.
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CR 867 and McGregor Boulevard overtake Summerlin Road west along the four lane arterial to Sanibel Causeway.
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Sanibel lies six miles west across the tolled Sanibel Causeway via CR 867 (McGregor Boulevard) southbound.
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