State Road 50 East - Ridge Manor to Mascotte


SR 50 narrows to two lanes just beyond U.S. 98. The next four lane section lies 21 miles ahead at SR 33 in Mascotte.
02/25/17
A mostly rural drive along SR 50 east takes motorists 24 miles to the city of Groveland. Orlando is over an hour away.
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1.5 miles east of the partition with U.S. 98 south, SR 50 intersects U.S. 301 (Treiman Boulevard).
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U.S. 301 heads north to The Villages and Bushnell and south to its merge with U.S. 98 and Dade City.
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SR 50 advances east from U.S. 301 and Ridge Manor across a swath of ranch land to an at-grade crossing of the CSX Railroad.
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Hernando County Road 575 (Burwell Road) winds two miles north from the Pasco County line to end at SR 50 just east of the CSX Railroad.
02/20/17
Collectively Hernando County Road 575, SR 575, and Pasco County Road 575 travel 11 miles southwest along a rural course to Pasco County Road 41 (Blanton Road).
02/20/17
Cortez Boulevard traverses areas of Withlacoochee State Forest and Richloam Wildlife Management Area east to the Hernando County line.
05/02/21
$41.5 million in construction started on November 18, 2021 expands 4.7 miles of SR 50 east from U.S. 301 to the Sumter County line. Anticipated completion is Spring 2025.
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SR 50 makes a gradual northeasterly turn ahead of the Little Withlacoochee River and Sumter County line.
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SR 50 remains through Withlacoochee State Forest for another 1.3 miles north from Hernando County.
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Tarrytown lies at the crossroads of SR 50 and 471. SR 471 is a linear route leading south 21.2 miles to U.S. 98 in Polk County.
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SR 471 provides a truck route south to Lakeland via U.S. 98 and north to U.S. 301 at Sumterville. The state road follows Market Boulevard through the city of Webster, 3.25 miles to the north.
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Distance sign posted 13 miles ahead of Groveland. The figure for Clermont references the SR 50 junction with U.S. 27, located two miles further than the city center.
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Continuing east through portions of Withlacoochee State Forest, SR 50 emerges ahead of Mabel.
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The official scenic highway section of SR 50 concludes at General James A. Van Fleet State Trail.
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This SR 50 reassurance marker posted at CR 469 replaced an assembly removed by 2017 that was located just to the east.
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The fast growing city of Groveland lies seven miles ahead. Downtown Clermont is 12 miles away, but again referenced two miles further on SR 50 distance signs.
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A city of over 7,000, SR 50 enters Mascotte. With annexations and suburban development to the north, the city doubled in population from 2000 to 2013.
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The south branch of Lake County Road 565 (Bay Lake Road) intersects SR 50 (Myers Boulevard) near Lake Jackson.
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County Road 565 (South Bay Lake Road) spurs 9.5 miles south from SR 50 to Bay Lake and a trailhead for the General James A. Van Fleet State Trail. This shield assembly was removed by 2021.
02/25/17
East from CR 565 (Bay Lake Road) south and Bay Lake Avenue north, SR 50 (Myers Boulevard) expands into a three lane boulevard.
05/02/21
Sunset Avenue provides a cut off to CR 33 (Bluff Lake Road) north from SR 50 (Myers Boulevard) east. The 0.7 mile street doubles as unsigned CR 50.
10/19/17
Upcoming Lake County Road 33 arcs northward around Big Bluff Lake through the suburban north side of Mascotte.
05/02/21
County Road 33 travels 13.4 miles north from SR 50 to Okahumpka and U.S. 27 in south Leesburg.
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References:
- US 98/SR 50 (Cortez Boulevard) Repaving from east of SR 50A to west of Live Oak Drive 432697-1-52-01.
http://www.fdottampabay.com/ project/219/432697-1-52-01Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), project web site.
Photo Credits:
- AARoads: 02/25/17
- ABRoads: 02/20/17, 02/25/17
- Alex Nitzman: 10/19/17, 05/02/21
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Page Updated Sunday March 06, 2022.