West
515 feet in length, the draw bridge taking SR 40 west across was built in 1980.1
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The St. Johns River flows north between Volusia and Astor toward Lake George.
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Astor is an unincorporated community west along SR 40 and the St. Johns River.
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Providing a cut off south to SR 19, CR 445A branches 4.12 miles southwest from SR 40 at Astor Park.
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CR 445A south links SR 40 with SR 445 to Alexander Springs nearby.
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Silver Springs lies 31 miles west of Astor Park.
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Shifting north around Wildcat Lake, SR 40 advances west into Marion County.
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SR 19 angles northwest from Beakman Lake to meet SR 40 just west of the Lake County line.
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SR 19 runs north to Lake George before turning westward to Salt Springs. South of Ocala National Forest, SR 19 continues to Umatilla and Eustis.
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Confirming marker posted west of CR 314 at Nuby's Corner.
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Ocala is ten miles west of Nuby's Corner.
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The sign referencing the Ocklawaha River on SR 40 west was removed by 2008.
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The high level bridge across the Ocklawaha River on SR 40 was constructed to accommodate the Cross Florida Barge Canal. The waterway however was never completed.
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Built in 1972, the Ocklawaha River Bridge replaced a low level span to the immediate south. A portion of old SR 40 (NE 28th Lane) was repurposed to connect with Ray Wayside Park.
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Continuing west along Silver Springs State Park and the Cross Florida Greenway, SR 40 next meets the south end of CR 315.
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CR 315 travels through northeastern Marion County to CR 316 at Fort McCoy and CR 21 at Orange Springs.
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SR 326 angles northwest from SR 40 to bypass Ocala.
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SR 326 west to U.S. 441 north or Interstate 75 north leads to Gainesville.
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SR 326 (NE/NW 70th Street) connects with Interstate 75 west of U.S. 301/441 near Zuber.
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SR 40 (Silver Springs Boulevard) expands to a five lane boulevard ahead of the entrance to Silver Springs State Park and SR 35 (Baseline Road).
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SR 35 (NE 58th Avenue) runs 10.84 miles south from SR 40 and CR 35 to SR 25 in Belleview.
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CR 35 (NE 58th Avenue) extends 1.85 miles north from SR 35/40 to SR 326 and 4.95 miles to Indian Lake State Forest and NE 90th Street Road.
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SR 40 (Silver Springs Boulevard) west enters the Ocala city limits at NE 49th Terrace.
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Sources:
- Astor Bridge. BridgeHunter.com.
Photo Credits:
09/04/06, 11/14/16, 10/15/17, 04/29/19, 10/16/22 by AARoads
Connect with:
State Road 19
State Road 35
State Road 326 / County Road 326
County Road 315
Page Updated 10-25-2022.