State Road 50A

Florida State Road 50A lines the original alignment of SR 50 across the Hernando County seat of Brooksville. U.S. 98 overlaps with SR 50A east along Jefferson Street from Ponce De Leon Boulevard. Overlapping with U.S. 41, U.S. 98/SR 50A partition into a couplet east of Broad Street east and Jefferson Street west through Downtown Brooksville. SR 50A eastbound measures 3.92 miles in length while westbound is 3.90 miles long.

SR 50A (Jefferson Street) commences east from SR 50/CR 485 (Cobb Road) initially with four overall lanes.
03/26/18
SR 50A (Jefferson Street) shifts north by Tom Varn Park in the city of Brooksville ahead of U.S. 98 (Ponce De Leon Boulevard) north and SR 700.
03/26/18
U.S. 98 takes Ponce De Leon Boulevard north to Sugarwood Mills in Citrus County en route to Homosassa Springs alongside U.S. 19 north. SR 700 is the unsigned counterpart of U.S. 98 north.
03/26/18
A 964 mile long highway, U.S. 98 travels east from U.S. 84 near Natchez, Mississippi to SR A1A in Palm Beach near the Atlantic Ocean. The portion through the Nature Coast is signed with north and south cardinal direction banners, despite the overall east to west orientation of the route.
03/26/18
Extending Ponce De Leon Boulevard 0.33 miles south from U.S. 98, SR 700 links with U.S. 41 (Broad Street) south toward Masaryktown.
03/26/18


A distance sign posted after Ponce De Leon Boulevard references the SR 50 control points of Ridge Manor, in eastern Hernando County, and Groveland in Lake County.
02/17/14



U.S. 41 south rejoins Broad Street through southwest Brooksville while U.S. 98/SR 50A combine with northbound U.S. 41 along the one way section of Broad Street east.
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Reassurance markers posted east of Main Street (CR 445) on Broad Street by the Hernando County Court House.
02/09/14
U.S. 41 continues along Broad Street northeast from Brooksville toward Floral City and Inverness in Citrus County.
02/09/14
U.S. 98/SR 50A rejoin Jefferson Street to the south while U.S. 98 north, U.S. 41 south and SR 50A west line Jefferson Street westbound back to Downtown Brooksville.
02/09/14


Jefferson Street leads south from U.S. 41 (Broad Street) to cross the Good Neighbor bicycle Trail. Ridge Manor lies 13 miles ahead, followed by the SR 50 destination of Groveland in 38 miles.
02/09/14
U.S. 98/SR 50A (Jefferson Street) turn eastward at Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to intersect the north end of Hernando County Road 581 (Emerson Road).
02/09/14
SR 50 (Cortez Boulevard) encircles the south side of Brooksville along a partially commercial bypass. The state road enters the city from Weeki Wachee and the north side of Spring Hill.
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SR 50A and U.S. 98 overlap 1.41 miles northwest along Jefferson Street from SR 50 (Cortez Boulevard) at Jasmine Drive to U.S. 41 at Broad Street.
10/23/19
U.S. 98/SR 50A reach Downtown Brooksville within two miles. Homosassa Springs lies in western Citrus County along U.S. 19/98.
10/23/19
U.S. 98/SR 50A (Jefferson Street) shift west from Olmes Road ahead of CR 581 (Emerson Road) along the Brooksville city line.
10/23/19
U.S. 98/SR 50A (Jefferson Street) curve northwest from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard ahead of the Good Neighbor Trail multi use path. Jefferson Street continues north to meet U.S. 41 (Broad Street) beyond Liberty Street.
10/23/19
U.S. 41 (Broad Street) enters Brooksville southwest from Inverness and Floral City in Citrus County.
10/23/19
U.S. 41 southbound combines with U.S. 98 north / SR 50A west along Jefferson Street across Downtown Brooksville. Broad Street parallels to the south as part of U.S. 41 north, U.S. 98 south and SR 50A east.
10/23/19



U.S. 41 south, U.S. 98 north and SR 50A turn west at May Avenue toward Downtown and the Hernando County Courthouse.
09/15/19
U.S. 41 south parts ways with U.S. 98/SR 50A (Jefferson Street) at Mildred Avenue to rejoin Broad Street southwest to Marsaryktown.
09/15/19
U.S. 41 south joins U.S. 98 south and SR 50A east for 0.07 miles on Mildred Avenue to Broad Street.
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U.S. 98 resumes a northward course from SR 50A (Jefferson Street) along Ponce De Leon Boulevard. Ponce De Leon Boulevard is SR 700 south 0.33 miles to U.S. 41. SR 700 north is the unmarked counterpart of U.S. 98 to U.S. 19 in Citrus County.
02/09/14
U.S. 98 travels northwest to the Suncoast Parkway (SR 589) near the Citrus County line. SR 50 west from SR 50A leads to SR 589 near Spring Hill.
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SR 50A continues along Jefferson Street 1.41 miles from U.S. 98 to SR 50 at County Road 485 (Cobb Road).
03/26/18
SR 50 (Cortez Boulevard) travels 9.86 miles from the west end of SR 50A to U.S. 19 at the community of Weeki Wachee. Cortez Boulevard extends another 6.34 miles from SR 50 as CR 550 to Bayport along the Gulf of Mexico.
03/26/18
Jefferson Street expands into four lanes ahead of Cortez Boulevard. The truck bypass of Brooksville extends 4.45 miles north from SR 50 along Hernando County Road 485 (Cobb Road) to U.S. 98.
03/26/18
SR 50 (Cortez Boulevard) continues four miles from SR 50A in Brooksville to the Suncoast Parkway (SR 589) at Exit 46 near Brookridge.
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Partially a commercial arterial, SR 50 (Cortez Boulevard) bypasses the south side of Brooksville east to U.S. 98 (Jefferson Street).
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Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 03/26/18, 10/23/19
- ABRoads: 02/17/14, 09/15/19
- AARoads: 02/09/14
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Page Updated Friday May 17, 2024.