State Road 60 West - Tampa

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Florida State Road 60 West
Adamo Drive crosses the Palm River (Tampa Bypass Canal) and Tampa city limits just west of South 78th Street (CR 573). SR 60 continues six miles west to Downtown Tampa and 28 miles to Clearwater. 10/31/15
Orient Road arcs northeast from Adamo Drive across the CSX Railroad line to Broadway Avenue (CR 574) at Orient Park. 10/31/15
Leading west from U.S. 41, SR 60 and the parallel Selmon Expressway shift northward around the periphery of McKay Bay to East Ybor City. 07/10/11
SR 60 proceeds west from U.S. 41 another four miles to Downtown Tampa. Clearwater, seat of Pinellas County, is 26 miles west along the state road. 01/18/14
The January 6, 2014 opened Selmon Connector between SR 618 and I-4 displaced the diamond interchange at the south end of SR 569 (39th Street). Signed as Exit 10, the adjacent ramp departs from SR 618 as SR 60 approaches 39th Street. 01/18/14
SR 569 runs north 1.33 miles from SR 60 (Adamo Drive) to U.S. 41 (Melbourne Boulevard) at Highland Pines in Tampa. The state road constitutes an industrial arterial along North 39th and 40th Streets. 01/18/14
North 34th Street connects SR 60 (Adamo Drive) with East Ybor City, East Tampa and College Hill. 07/10/11
SR 60 (Adamo Drive) west reaches the couplet of 22nd and 21st Streets south of Historic Ybor City. Formerly SR 585 north from Adamo Drive, the one way street pair links YBor City with Interstate 4 and East Tampa. 07/10/11
Southward from SR 60, 21st and 22nd Streets converge as part of U.S. 41 Business, an industrial arterial (20th Street) leading to Port Tampa Bay and Causeway Boulevard east to Palm River. 01/17/20
U.S. 41 Business North Florida State Road 60 West
19th Street passes under the adjacent Selmon Expressway from Port Tampa Bay north across U.S. 41 Business/SR 60 (Adamo Drive) into Historic Ybor City. 01/17/20
Six blocks west of 19th Street, U.S. 41 Business/SR 60 (Adamo Drive) intersect Channelside Drive. Channelside Drive connects Adamo Drive with E 3rd and 4th Avenues at a roundabout on the west side of Historic Ybor City. Hillsborough Community College lies a few blocks further north along Palm Avenue. 01/17/20
U.S. 41 Business north / SR 60 west turn southward on Channelside Drive to make the connection between Adamo Drive and Kennedy Boulevard. 01/17/20
Channelside Drive lines Port Tampa Bay along Ybor Channel to the Channelside entertainment district. Twiggs Street east and McKay Street from the port intersect U.S. 41 Business/SR 60 at this traffic light. 09/05/15
U.S. 41 Business/SR 60 resume a westward heading along Kennedy Boulevard into Downtown Tampa. Channelside Drive continues south to the Florida Aquarium and west to Amalie Arena (home of the NHL Tampa Bay Lightning) and the Tampa Convention Center. 08/20/17
Kennedy Boulevard initially carries two way traffic for three blocks from Channelside Drive to Meridian Avenue. Several condominium complexes line the boulevard along this stretch. 10/19/13
Meridian Avenue travels north from Beneficial Drive and Harbour Island to intersect U.S. 41 Business/SR 60 (Kennedy Drive) adjacent to set of railroad tracks. The avenue ends one block to the north at Twiggs Street and the on-ramp to the eastbound Selmon Expressway Express lanes (SR 618A). 10/19/13
Kennedy Boulevard switches to westbound only beyond Meridian Avenue. Crossing the adjacent railroad tracks, U.S. 41 Business/SR 60 next intersect Nebraska Avenue. Nebraska Avenue doubles as a signed portion of SR 45 north to U.S. 41 at Hillsborough Avenue. The state road provides an adjacent on-ramp to the eastbound Selmon Expressway back to Brandon. 09/05/15
Nebraska Avenue flows one way northbound between Jackson Street (SR 60 east) and Kennedy Boulevard (SR 60 west). SR 45 utilizes a one block overlap with SR 60 west to Brush Street south to make the connection with SR 60 east. SR 45 is the hidden counterpart of U.S. 41 Business east to Palm River otherwise. 09/05/15
Kennedy Boulevard passes under the Selmon Expressway (SR 618) at Brush Street. A half diamond interchange provides access from SR 618 westbound to U.S. 41 Business/SR 60 west. 10/19/13
Crossing East Street, westbound motorists approach Jefferson Street, which leads south to Brorein Street and its eastbound on-ramp to Brandon. Interests to the Selmon Expressway west to South Tampa and St. Petersburg are directed onto Brorein Street west one block to its on-ramp for SR 618. 08/12/14
Jefferson Street north from U.S. 41 Business/SR 60 provides a direct route to a northbound on-ramp within the Downtown East Interchange of Interstate 275. 08/12/14
Pierce Street flows south into Downtown Tampa as part of a feeder from the Downtown East Interchange of Interstate 275 to Orange Avenue south. 10/19/13
Trailblazers direct drivers onto Morgan Street south to Brorein Street also for SR 618 (Selmon Expressway). 01/19/14
Kennedy Boulevard continues west with four overall lanes across Morgan Street. 10/19/13
Marion Street follows as a transit-only street reserved for HART vehicles. 10/19/13
U.S. 41 Business turns northward onto Florida Avenue from SR 60 (Kennedy Boulevard) west. 08/20/17
Florida State Road 60 West
One block removed from the split with U.S. 41 Business north, SR 60 (Kennedy Boulevard) west intersects Franklin Street. Franklin Street between Whiting Street and Madison Street is a pedestrian mall. 10/19/13
Ashley Drive runs south from the Downtown West Interchange of I-275 to the Tampa Convention Center parallel to the Hillsborough River. The tree lined boulevard provides a fast route to I-275 west of I-4. 10/19/13
Spanning the Hillsborough River, SR 60 (Kennedy Boulevard) crosses a 1913-built bascule bridge. 10/05/15
Hyde Park Avenue stems south from SR 60 at University Drive and the University of Tampa to connect with the Hillsborough Bay bridge onto Davis Islands. 10/05/15
Kennedy Boulevard expands into a four lane roadway west from Ashley Drive and the Hillsborough River into the Hyde Park / Spanishtown Creek community. The boulevard overtakes Grand Central Avenue (the former name of Kennedy Boulevard) and turns west at Brevard Street here. 10/19/13
Boulevard intersects SR 60 (Kennedy Boulevard) at the subsequent signal south from the University of Tampa and north from Bayshore Boulevard. 10/19/13
An overhead directs motorists from SR 60 west onto Willow Avenue south for its diamond interchange with SR 618 (LeRoy Selmon Expressway). 09/05/15
Willow Avenue heads north to the West Riverfront neighborhood and south beyond SR 618 to Historic Hyde Park. SR 618 angles southwest from Willow Avenue to Bayshore Beautiful, Fair Oaks and South Tampa. 10/19/13
SR 60 (Kennedy Boulevard) lines the Armory Gardens and Palma Ceia Pines neighborhoods to MacDill Avenue. 10/19/13
SR 685 accompanies SR 60 west from U.S. 41 Business in Downtown Tampa to Henderson Boulevard as an unsigned concurrency. The state road emerges along a 0.98 mile section of Henderson Boulevard angling southwest from Kennedy Boulevard to Dale Mabry Highway (U.S. 92). 03/07/14
Two lanes turn onto SR 685 south from SR 60 (Kennedy Boulevard) west. Henderson Boulevard runs along the Gray Gables and Palma Ceia Pines neighborhoods to intersect Dale Mabry Highway at Palma Ceia West.
Historically SR 685 extended south as the hidden counterpart of U.S. 92 to Gandy Boulevard and as the signed route to Mac Dill A.F.B. (now SR 573). Henderson Boulevard southwest to Manhattan Avenue south was Florida Secondary 600A at that time. 03/07/14
Through traffic remaining along SR 60 west continues uninterrupted at the split with SR 685 south. 03/07/14
Himes Avenue heads north from the Bon Air and Gray Gables neighborhood to intersect SR 60 (Kennedy Boulevard) ahead of Oakford Park. The five lane boulevard sees a half diamond interchange with I-275 at MacFarlane Park. 10/19/13
A short distance further west, SR 60 (Kennedy Boulevard) enters the busy intersection with U.S. 92 (Dale Mabry Highway). Dale Mabry Highway comprises a heavily traveled commercial arterial south as U.S. 92 to Gandy Boulevard and north to Hillsborough Avenue. The arterial runs overall between the main gate to Mac Dill Air Force Base and U.S. 41 at Land O' Lakes in Pasco County. 08/05/14
Lois Avenue connects SR 60 (Kennedy Boulevard) with Swann Estates and Beach Park to the south and Westshore Palms and Carver City / Lincoln Gardens to the north. A full diamond interchange used to join the avenue with I-275; some of those ramps were eliminated with the rebuild of the freeway through Tampa. 08/05/14
SR 60 intersects West Shore Boulevard at Beach Park and Westshore Palms. Doubling as CR 587, Westshore Boulevard leads north to SR 616 at International Plaza and Bay Street mall and south to Interbay Boulevard at Port Tampa City. 10/19/13
SR 60 (Kennedy Boulevard) continues a short distance from West Shore Boulevard to WestShore Plaza mall and the turn onto Memorial Highway. Traffic bound for I-275 south across the Howard Frankland Bridge is directed onto the continuation of Kennedy Boulevard from SR 60. 04/17/16
SR 60 intersects Occident Street and the main entrance to WestShore Plaza mall. 04/17/16
Gardenia Avenue intersects SR 60 across from a second entrance to WestShore Plaza mall. 04/17/16
SR 60 turns northwest onto a freeway from WestShore Plaza mall to Tampa International Airport (TPA) and the Courtney Campbell Causeway. The freeway replaced the original Memorial Highway and thus carries its name. Kennedy Boulevard continues west as an unsigned branch of SR 60 to a wye interchange with Interstate 275 south ahead of the Howard Frankland Bridge. 04/17/16
A two lane entrance ramp joins SR 60 (Memorial Highway) west from I-275 south to expand the westbound direction to four overall lanes. SR 60 separates into an inner roadway leading directly to the Veterans Expressway and an outer roadway serving both TPA Airport and SR 616 (Spruce Street) east. 04/13/15
A single lane flyover forms the outer roadway leading north to the airport interchange. The roadway expands to three lanes with the advent of traffic from the SR 60 mainline, with two lanes continuing to both Courtney Campbell Causeway west and the Veterans Expressway (SR 589) north. 09/27/21
Three lanes continue north onto the tolled Veterans Expressway (SR 589) while the SR 60 mainline shifts to the outer roadway. 04/13/15
The exit to SR 616 (Spruce Street) departs SR 60 beyond the upcoming slip ramp. SR 616 lines Spruce Street east to International Plaza Mall en route to Boy Scout Boulevard and U.S. 92 (Dale Mabry Highway). Interests to the air cargo facilities of TPA Airport are directed north on U.S. 92 to Tampa Bay Boulevard west. 09/27/21
Entering the airport interchange, traffic separates with three lanes leading north to SR 589 and its ramp to Independence Parkway west to Town 'N Country. The previous configuration here involved weaving traffic patterns and chronic congestion during peak hour traffic. 04/13/15
Back to back ramps depart the Memorial Highway freeway next for SR 616 (Spruce Street) east and George J. Bean Parkway north to the passenger terminal of Tampa International Airport (TPA). 11/05/13
Two lanes continue beyond the George J. Bean Parkway gore point for SR 60 west. The Tampa Airport Interchanges project cost $230 million, taking place between August 15, 2005 and March 31, 2010. The work upgraded a directional cloverleaf interchange into a high-speed four-level junction.1 11/05/13
SR 60 (Memorial Highway) circles northwest across the southern runway approach of Tampa International Airport (TPA). Motorists pass under a laser guided navigation system on the half mile approach to Exit 2A for Courtney Campbell Causeway west. 01/13/17
Ramps from the airport and the west end of SR 616 swell SR 60 west to five overall lanes. Two lanes branch away in one quarter mile for Courtney Campbell Causeway west to Safety Harbor and Clearwater via Exit 2A while three form Eisenhower Boulevard (Exit 3) north. 03/15/14
Exit 2A departs from the inner roadway (SR 589 north) to combine with the outer roadway off-ramp for SR 60 west ahead of Rocky Point. 11/05/13
A directional T interchange (Exit 2A) joins Memorial Highway / Veterans Expressway with Courtney Campbell Causeway. It replaced an at-grade connection between the two state roads as part of the Tampa Airport Interchanges project between 2005-10. 08/05/14
Four lanes continue beyond the separation with SR 60 west onto Eisenhower Boulevard, a north side frontage road to SR 589 to SR 580 (Hillsborough Avenue). Memorial Highway (CR 576) stems west from the boulevard to Town 'n' Country ahead. 09/09/13


 
Sources:
  1. Tampa Airport Interchanges -- SR 60 (completed March 2010), http://mytbi.com/projects/projectinfo. asp?projectID=72&RoadID=11.


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07/10/11, 09/09/13, 10/19/13, 11/05/13, 01/18/14, 01/19/14, 03/07/14, 03/15/14, 08/05/14, 08/12/14, 04/13/15, 09/05/15, 10/05/15, 10/31/15, 04/17/16, 01/13/17, 08/20/17, 01/17/20, 09/27/21 by AARoads

Connect with:
Interstate 275
U.S. 41
U.S. 92
U.S. 41 Business - Tampa
State Road 45
State Road 569
State Road 589 - Veterans Expwy / Suncoast Pkwy
State Road 616
State Road 685 - Henderson Boulevard

Page Updated 02-28-2021.

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