State Road 70 - Oneco to Bradenton
The northern branch of SR 70 follows 15th Street E from 301 Boulevard E (CR 683) at Oneco to SR 64 (Manatee Avenue) in the city of Bradenton. Inventoried by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) as Leg "A", the state road extends 3.03 miles north from the northwesterly turn of 301 Boulevard beyond 51st Avenue E. This segment of SR 70 does not directly connect with the main SR 70 alignment along 53rd Avenue across Oneco.
The 15th Street East (SR 70) at 26th Street East Intersection Improvements project cost $1.445 million and was completed in 2009. Further north, the intersection joining SR 70 (15th Street E) with Martin Luther King (9th Avenue) E in Bradenton was reconstructed into a roundabout between July 2018 and January 2019. The safety improvement project cost $2.1 million.1,2 All signage for SR 70 along 15th Street E was removed by Fall 2018.
15th Street E / 301 Boulevard (CR 683) connects SR 70 along 53rd Avenue E with the northern branch of SR 70 beyond 51st Avenue E.
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Unsigned CR 683 angles northwest from the split with 15th Street E (SR 70) to U.S. 41 (1st Street W) at Desoto Square Mall.
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North
SR 70 (15th Street E) initially leads north through an industrial area adjacent to a CSX Railroad line.
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SR 70 (15th Street E) intersects 30th Avenue E between the West Samoset and Samoset communities.
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U.S. 301 heads north from Sarasota along an arterial bypass of Oneco to Samoset, where it arcs northwest across SR 70 (15th Street E).
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U.S. 301 combines with U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) at a wye interchange 1.25 miles to the northwest.
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U.S. 41/301 parallel SR 70 along 1st Street W along the outskirts of Downtown Bradenton while SR 70 runs east of the Tropicana plant.
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The second and last shield for SR 70 north precedes 26th Avenue E.
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26th Avenue E runs south of the Tropicana plant through West Samoset and east to the Elwood Park community.
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15th Street E enters the Bradenton city limits at 14th Avenue E by the Kingston Estates neighborhood.
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Northbound at Martin Luther King, Jr. (9th) Avenue E, where a roundabout was completed in early 2019.
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SR 70 north ends at SR 64 (Manatee Avenue) just east of its separation into a one way couplet through Downtown Bradenton.
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State Road 64 travels across the width of Manatee County, from Anna Marie Island on the Gulf of Mexico to the Hardee County line east of Myakka Head.
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SR 64 constitutes a six lane arterial east from SR 70 (15th Street E) to Lakewood Ranch.
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South
SR 70 is unmarked along SR 64 (Manatee Avenue) in both directions. This view looks westbound on SR 64 at 15th Street E.
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The first shield for SR 70 along 15th Street E stands just south of SR 64 (Manatee Avenue).
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7th Avenue E intersects SR 70 southwest of Manatee Elementary.
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SR 70 approaches Martin Luther King (9th) Avenue, where a roundabout was constructed in 2018-19.
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Martin Luther King Avenue provides an alternate to SR 64 from Downtown Bradenton east to 27th Street E.
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SR 70 (15th Street E) proceeds south across U.S. 301 at the Samoset community.
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U.S. 301 branches east from U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) along a controlled access arterial bypass around Oneco south from Bradenton to Sarasota.
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The third and final confirming marker for SR 70 south.
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30th Avenue E intersects SR 70 (15th Street E) between Samoset and West Samoset.
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15th Street E passes by Southeast High School ahead of a CSX Railroad crossing and the signalized intersection with 44th Avenue E.
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SR 70 (15th Street E) converges with 301 Boulevard (unsigned CR 683) south of 49th Avenue E.
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301 Boulevard / 15th Avenue E (CR 683) connects the end of SR 70 here with SR 70 along 53rd Avenue E in a third of a mile.
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15th Street E (CR 683) south at 51st Avenue E.
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Approaching SR 70 (53rd Avenue E) on 15th Street E (CR 683) south in Oneco.
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SR 70 originates 1.7 miles to the west at U.S. 41 (14th Street W) in Oneco. Heading east, the arterial expands to six lanes en route to I-75 at Lakewood Ranch in 5.5 miles.
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References:
- "This intersection near downtown will close for six months. Here's how you can learn more." Bradenton Herald (FL), June 25, 2018.
http://www.swflroads.com/ sr70/mlkat15th/index.html
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 02/21/14
- ABRoads: 10/01/13
- Brent Ivy: 06/08/09
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Page Updated Wednesday November 20, 2019.