State Road 60 West - Tampa to Courtney Campbell Causeway

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

A folded diamond interchange was constructed by 2007 between SR 60 (Courtney Campbell Causeway) and Bayport Drive. This eliminated an at-grade intersection.

06/26/15

02/27/22

SR 60 (Courtney Campbell Causeway) stems west from the Veterans Expressway with six overall lanes to Rocky Point. This portion consists of a full freeway.

02/27/22

Congestion ensues from the forthcoming traffic lights at Rocky Point as a loop ramp leaves SR 60 west for Bayport Drive. Bayport Drive comprises a local road to adjacent Bayport Plaza business complex.

02/27/22

Courtney Campbell Causeway carries SR 60 west ten miles across northern reaches of Old Tampa Bay. The road honors Courtney Campbell, a state road board member from Clearwater that advocated for improvements along the pivotal roadway.

02/27/22

Reassurance marker for SR 60 posted after the on-ramp from Bayport Drive.

06/05/20

SR 60 (Courtney Campbell Causeway) reaches Rocky Point, a narrow strip of land jutting out into Old Tampa Bay. Rocky Point Drive intersects the state road here, serving a number of condos, offices, and restaurants.

06/05/20

The second Rocky Point traffic light includes a protected turn onto Bay Harbor Boulevard south to an adjacent hotel and restaurant.

06/05/20

A series of frontage roads skim the shallow waters of Old Tampa Bay along Courtney Campbell Causeway. Several access points are available to these roads which straddle Ben T. Davis Municipal Beach.

06/05/20

SR 60 curves westward alongside Ben. T. Davis Municipal Beach along a narrow strip of land. Finished in June 2019, a bridge was constructed over a new channel. The $12 million project restores tidal flow to areas of Old Tampa Bay previously cut off by the creation of Courtney Campbell Parkway.²

06/05/20

Shallow waters and marshland spread to the north of SR 60 along Ben T. Davis Municipal Beach. A reassurance marker stands beyond the inlet bridge west of Rocky Point. The speed limit is 60 miles per hour along the four lane causeway.

06/05/20

Continuing west from the second access point to Ben T. Davis Beach.

11/15/16

A second traffic light for Ben T. Davis Beach operates at the third beach access point from SR 60 opposite a boat ramp.

06/05/20

SR 60 ascends over the main navigation channel of Old Tampa Bay. Paralleling the span to the south is a 45 foot tall bicycle/pedestrian bridge built as part of Courtney Campbell Causeway Trail.³

11/15/16

Courtney Campbell Causeway Trail stretches west from the Veterans Expressway into Clearwater, where it ties into the Pinellas Trail. Costing $23 million, the multi-use path was completed on June 22, 2015.³

06/05/20

The narrow span across Old Tampa Bay was built in 1974 and reconstructed in 1993.

08/05/14

06/05/20

All 9.5 miles of Courtney Campbell Causeway double as a Florida Scenic Highway. The designation was approved for the roadway in 2005.

06/05/20

A distance sign for Clearwater Beach precedes the turn off for the north side frontage road.

06/05/20