State Road 50 West - Mascotte to Ridge Manor



Turning more toward the northwest, SR 50 enters the Mascotte city limits and transitions from Broad Street to Myers Boulevard.
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Lake County Road 33 north separates from SR 50 west after the intersection with American Legion Road in Mascotte.
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North from Mascotte, County Road 33 (Bluff Lake Road) travels to Okahumpka and U.S. 27 near Lake Harris in south Leesburg.
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SR 50 (Myers Boulevard) curves west from Lake County Road 33 and narrows from four to three lanes.
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The south branch of County Road 565 separates from SR 50 (Myers Boulevard) along Bay Lake Avenue in west Mascotte.
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SR 50 (Myers Boulevard) leaves the city of Mascotte, 0.6 miles west of CR 565 (Bay Lake Avenue).
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County Road 469 begins and travels 5.46 miles north from SR 50 to Center Hill and CR 48.
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Traveling through parts of Withlacoochee State Forest, SR 50 westbound reaches the settlement of Mabel.
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SR 471 crosses paths with SR 50 at Tarrytown, linking SR 50 with Webster to the north and U.S. 98 in Polk County to the south.
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SR 471 follows a linear course as it branches north from U.S. 98 to County Road 526 outside Sumterville. The road is a popular truck route, and also one of two main routes to the Webster Westside Flea Market, Florida's largest swap meet.
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Leaving Tarrytown, SR 50 continues 23 miles to Brooksville and 35 miles to its end at Weeki Wachee.
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Sumter County Road 478A meets SR 50 at its southward turn, forming a 6.40 mile loop between the state road and SR 471 south of Webster.
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Drivers span the Little Withlacoochee River on the southward trajectory of SR 50, entering Hernando County in the process.
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SR 50 plies west across Withlacoochee State Forest and Richloam Wildlife Management Area through eastern reaches of Hernando County.
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Meeting SR 50 next is the north end of Hernando County Road 575 (Burwell Road).
This shield assembly was removed by 2015.
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County Road 575 (Burwell Road) provides a back route into Lacoochee and Trilby in Pasco County from SR 50 west.
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SR 50 continues 15 miles west to Brooksville and 27 miles to Weeki Wachee.
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Ridge Manor represents a wide spread area of rural streets mainly north of SR 50 and west of U.S. 301.
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U.S. 301 (Treiman Boulevard) enters Ridge Manor from the Sumter County seat of Bushnell to the north.
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Ocala and Dade City are the control points of U.S. 301, a route that mainly parallels Interstate 75 between Tampa and Marion County.
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SR 50 west at the intersection with U.S. 301. U.S. 301 continues south a short distance to combine with U.S. 98 at Lacoochee; from there the two routes overlap to Dade City, the Pasco County seat.
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An Interstate 75 trailblazer joins SR 50 west in this shield assembly posted after U.S. 301.
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Brooksville is 14 miles away via SR 50 west and U.S. 98 north. Spring Hill, which lies south of SR 50 and east of U.S. 19, was added to a distance sign replacement made after 2008.
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U.S. 98 (McKethan Road) angles northwest from U.S. 301 at Lacoochee to join SR 50 at Ridge Manor.
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Traveling 671 miles through the Sunshine State, U.S. 98 originates in Palm Beach and exits the state by way of the Panhandle, west of Pensacola at Paradise Beach. The route travels generally from south to north between Fort Meade and Perry.
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References:
- I-75 Widening from south of US 98/SR 50 (Cortez Blvd.) to Sumter County 411011-4-52-01.
http://www.fdottampabay.com/ project/63/411011-4-52-01Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), project web site. - 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. - "Railroad crossing replacements require temporary road closures and detours." Hernando Sun (FL), February 9, 2018.
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 10/15/17, 03/26/18
- ABRoads: 10/18/08, 12/04/17, 10/08/18
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Page Updated Monday December 13, 2021.