State Road 61 South

SR 61 (Thomasville Road) branches southwest from U.S. 319 with four overall lanes to the parclo interchange with Interstate 10.

11/20/14

Market Street loops west from SR 61 through a retail area to Timberlane Road opposite left turn lane for the Capital Circle NE service road.

11/20/14

A reassurance marker and I-10 trailblazer stand along the short stretch of Thomasville Road between Market Street and Timberlane Road. Timberlane Road extends west across SR 61 from Killearn Center Boulevard to additional retail and Gilchrest Elementary School.

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Killearn Center Road was designated as SR 160 during the 2006-08 reconstruction of the diamond interchange joining SR 61 with I-10. The state road links U.S. 319 with SR 61 to provide additional access to the adjacent freeway on-ramps.

11/20/14

West from Thomasville Road, Timberland Road runs 1.67 miles to to Meridian Road (CR 155) as County Road 0352. SR 160 east to U.S. 319 is just 0.114 miles in length.

11/20/14

Modifications at at the exchange (Exit 203) with I-10 included the addition of ramps directly with U.S. 319 for westbound and a new entrance ramp from SR 162 (Raymond Diehl Road) that serves both traffic from SR 61 and Capital Circle NE.

05/14/14

A left turn connects SR 61 south with SR 162 (Raymond Diehl Road) for the eastbound on-ramp to Interstate 10.

11/20/14

The entrance ramp for I-10 west to Pensacola departs from SR 61 (Thomasville Road) south directly. I-10 west to Capital Circle NW (SR 263) south leads to Tallahassee International Airport (TLH).

05/14/14

The previous overhead for I-10 west on SR 61 south omitted the Regional Airport destination. Additionally, the direct ramp to I-10 east was removed in favor of the new ramp from SR 162 nearby.

07/13/07

Two lanes join SR 162 (Raymond Diehl Road) east to Interstate 10 for Lake City and Jacksonville.

11/20/14

Signs posted for Raymond Diehl Road along SR 61 (Thomasville Road) omit the 0.292 mile long SR 162. SR 162 ends at U.S. 319 (Capital Circle NE), with Raymond Diehl Road extending further to a number of traveler services and office buildings.

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SR 61 (Thomasville Road) continues with seven overall lanes to Metropolitan Boulevard.

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Metropolitan Boulevard spurs west to Metropolitan Corporate Center and east to Lonnbladh Road. The road used to wind north and east to Raymond Diehl Road, but that connection was severed due to work to expand the interchange with I-10.

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Advancing southward, SR 61 (Thomasville Road) reduces into a four lane boulevard. Meeting the state road at the following signal is Sandhurst Drive west and Hermitage Boulevard east.

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Woodgate Way winds east and south from Thomasville Road through the Woodgate subdivision to Centerville Road (CR 151).

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Gardenia Drive east and Armistead Road west come together as residential streets at the ensuing southbound signal.

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Betton Road stems west from CR 151 (Centerville Road) to become Bradford Road west of SR 61 (Thomasville Road). Bradford Road links SR 61 with U.S. 27 (North Monroe Street) at M.L. King, Jr. Boulevard.

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Glenview Road mirrors the path of Bradford Road west from SR 61 to U.S. 27.

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A small diagrammatic sign precedes the SR 61 intersection with E 7th Avenue at the south end of SR 155 (Meridian Road). SR 155 lines Meridian Road 2.57 miles north to CR 63A (Ridgeland Road).

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Meridian Road leads due north from Thomasville Road to the northern suburbs, Blocker, Meridian and the Lake Iamonia area.

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A u-turn takes motorists north onto SR 155 (Meridian Road) at E 7th Avenue. SR 155/CR 155 collectively run 17.03 miles to the Georgia state line.
E 7th Avenue leads east to Centerville Road (SR 265) at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and west to Bainbridge Road (CR 0361).

11/20/14

U.S. 27 southbound reassurance marker posted after 1st Avenue. SR 61 follows Monroe Street south to emerge as a solo route beyond Apalachee Parkway to Paul Russell Road (SR 363).

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U.S. 22/SR 61 (Monroe Street) southbound at Brevard Street. Brevard Street runs west to Old Bainbridge Road (Leon County Road 0361) and U.S. 90 (W Tennessee Street) at Frenchtown.

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Mid rise buildings line U.S. 27/SR 61 (Monroe Street) south from Georgia Street into the Tallahassee central business district. Georgia Street leads west to Carter Howell Strong Park and east three blocks to Meridian Street.

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Continuing into the Tallahassee CBD at Carolina Street on U.S. 27/SR 61 (Monroe Street) south.

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Monroe Street intersects Virginia Street one block north of U.S. 90.

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U.S. 27/SR 61 (Monroe Street) southbound meet Tennessee Street east of the Florida State University (FSU) campus.

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U.S. 90 (Tennessee Street) acts as a long distance business loop from I-10 between the city of Midway in Gadsden County to the west and the east side of the city at Exit 209. U.S. 90 is a four to six lane commercial arterial across the city.

11/20/14

The confirming marker for U.S. 27 south of U.S. 90 was removed by April 2016 and subsequently replaced with an SR 61 shield.

05/07/15

The succeeding traffic light on U.S. 27/SR 61 south operates at Call Street.

11/20/14

U.S. 27/SR 61 intersect Park Avenue between Ponce de Leon and Bloxham Parks, two of seven along the landscaped parkway.

07/27/22

College Avenue runs west from Monroe Street to the Florida State University (FSU) campus at Copeland Street.

11/20/14

U.S. 27/SR 61 intersect Jefferson Street (former SR 366) west one block ahead of their separation at Apalachee Parkway.

11/20/14

U.S. 27 and SR 61 part ways at the Florida State Capitol complex.

05/07/15

U.S. 27 follows Apalachee Parkway eastward to Capps in Jefferson County. SR 61 continues Monroe Street south to SR 363 (Paul Russell Road) at the Tallahassee Leon County Fairgrounds, where it shifts southwest onto Crawfordville Road.

05/07/15

SR 61 reassurance marker posted beyond the split with U.S. 27 (Apalachee Parkway) by the Florida State Capitol building.

12/31/06

SR 366 followed Madison Street east from the Leon County Civic Center and St. Augustine Road to its end at SR 61 (Monroe Street). The street is now locally maintained.

12/31/06

One block further south, SR 61 (Monroe Street) intersects the west end of CR 1555 and the former east end of SR 371 at Gaines Street. Leon County Road 1555 follows Gaines Street east three blocks to Meridian Street at Cascade Park and the Korean War Memorial.

11/20/14

Leon County Road 1555 travels just 0.40 miles between SR 61 (Monroe Street) and the Franklin Boulevard split with Lafayette Street.

11/20/14

SR 371 was turned back to the city from Gaines Street west between Monroe Street and Lake Bradford Road after 2008. The route remains posted south and west along Lake Bradford Road to SR 263.

12/31/06

The shift in maintenance of Gaines Street to the city of Tallahassee resulted in an overhaul of the street leading toward Florida State University with pedestrian enhancements, a roundabout added at Woodward Street, and the construction of mixed used development.

11/20/14

Lowering from Downtown Tallahassee, SR 61 (South Monroe Street) passes above Bloxham Street on an overpass built in 1958.

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A CSX Railroad line passes above SR 61 ahead of Oakland Avenue. The railroad line meanders eastward along U.S. 90 to Jefferson County and westward through industrial areas of southwest Tallahassee.

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FAMU Way provides direct access westward to Florida A&M University from SR 61 (Monroe Street) at Oakland Avenue.

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SR 363 (Adams Street) exits Downtown Tallahassee to run one block to the west of SR 61 on a parallel alignment near Florida A&M University. The two state roads parallel one another southward to Gaile Avenue. Pictured here is the signalized intersection with Palmer Avenue, an east-west street linking the two routes with the college campus and Capital City Country Club.

11/20/14

Nearing the intersection with Magnolia Drive (former Leon County Road 265) on SR 61 (Monroe Street) south. County Road 265 used to follow Magnolia Drive northward along its arc between Monroe Street and U.S. 27 (Apalachee Parkway).

11/20/14

Leon County Road 265 was likely decommissioned due to the residential nature of Magnolia Drive on its northeastward alignment to U.S. 27. Magnolia Road however upgrades to SR 265 between Apalachee Parkway and Leon County Road 151 (Centerville Road).

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Continuing a short distance south of Magnolia Drive, SR 61 (Monroe Street) approaches SR 373 west and County Road 373 (Orange Avenue) east.

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Leon County Road 373 runs east 1.76 miles along Orange Avenue to a roundabout with Paul Russell Road and Blair Stone Road. Blair Stone Road north carries the route northward another 1.49 miles to U.S. 27 (Apalachee Parkway) near Governor's Square Mall.

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The state maintained component of Orange Avenue carries SR 373 west 1.78 miles to SR 371 (Lake Bradford Road) ahead of Black Swamp.

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SR 61 (Monroe Street) advances as a four lane divided highway to Paul Russell Road and the Leon County Fair Grounds.

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South of Bass Street at Fire Station #3 is a SR 61 reassurance marker.

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SR 61 and 363 switch sides at the Paul Russell Road connector between Adams and Monroe Streets. SR 363 swaps places for its eventual turn onto Woodville Road to Woodville and St. Marks while SR 61 extends Adams Street south to Crawfordville Road and U.S. 319.

11/20/14

SR 363 south continues to CR 259 (Tram Road) ahead. Paul Russell Road east leads toward Jack McLean, Jr. Park and the Blair Stone Road extension toward Southwood.

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