State Road 80 East - Lee County

U.S. 41 Business north and SR 80 east overlap two blocks east from U.S. 41 (Cleveland Avenue) to Monroe Street. The two routes are discontinuous through Downtown Fort Myers due to the turn back of Second Street east of Monroe Street from state maintenance.

11/30/19

Overheads direct traffic from Main Street onto Monroe Street south for the continuation of SR 80 east. Main Street extends east through Downtown three blocks as a brick-paved street to Jackson Street.

05/19/19

U.S. 41 Business is not acknowledged at the turn of SR 80 east from Main to Monroe Street.

05/19/19

Monroe Street leads southeast directly to SR 82. The two block section between Main Street and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard is state maintained and recognized by FDOT GIS as both U.S. 41 Business and SR 80.

05/19/19

SR 82 originates along Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard from McGregor Boulevard (former SR 867) below the overpass taking U.S. 41 north to the Caloosahatchee Bridge. Monroe Street south from 1st Street links U.S. 41 south with SR 82 east.

05/19/19

Monroe Street constitutes a landscaped boulevard joining SR 82 (MLK Boulevard) with Downtown Fort Myers. Second Street stems east from Monroe Street to become part of SR 80 at Fowler Street (U.S. 41 Business/SR 739 south).

05/19/19

Traffic lights and supporting mast arms are painted white in Downtown Fort Myers. Pictured here is the left turn for 2nd Street and Monroe Street approach to SR 82 (MLK Boulevard).

07/09/11

Second Street (former SR 80) intersects Broadway one block from Monroe Street by the Lee County Administration building.

05/19/19

Second Street east at Hendry Street in Downtown Fort Myers. Intersections along the city-maintained stretch feature decorative brick pavers.

07/09/11

U.S. 41 Business concludes a 0.2 mile overlap with SR 80 east at Park Avenue north. The US highway spans the Caloosahatchee River to North Ft. Myers.

05/19/19

Second Street advances one block east to Jackson Street.

07/09/11

Lee Street angles northwest from SR 82 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) to intersect Second Street (old SR 80) en route to the city of Fort Myers Yacht Basin.

07/09/11

SR 80 resumes as 2nd Street crosses SR 739 (Fowler Street) south. U.S. 41 Business south formerly overlapped with SR 80 west along a combination of 1st, Bay, Monroe and Main Streets west to U.S. 41. The route is now discontinuous south of First Street.

05/19/19

The first confirming marker for SR 80 appears just after the Second Street intersection with Hough Street.

05/19/19

SR 80 connects Fort Myers with the Hendry County seat of LaBelle in 29 miles and Clewiston alongside U.S. 27 south in 62 miles.

05/19/19

U.S. 41 Business north turns back to the northwest from SR 80 onto Park Avenue for the Edison Bridge.

05/19/19

A pair of SR 80 reassurance markers and state-named trailblazers for Interstate 75 follow the split with U.S. 41 Business north on Second Street east.

11/28/13

05/19/19

Second Street turns east at Evans Avenue for two blocks before angling northeast along Seaboard Street.

05/19/19

Seaboard Street intersects Michigan Avenue just after Second Street and ahead of Billy Creek.

05/19/19

SR 80 turns east onto Palm Beach Boulevard, as the roadway expands into a six lane arterial. Palm Beach Boulevard flows west as a one way street to become 1st Street beyond Billy Creek.

05/19/19

Confirming marker posted eastbound at Woodside Avenue.

05/19/19

Veronica S. Shoemaker replaced Palmetto Avenue southward from Edgewood Avenue, when the street was both realigned and extended as a new roadway south to SR 884 (Colonial Boulevard). Shoemaker was a long time Fort Myers city councilwoman.

07/09/11

The ensuing traffic light along SR 80 east operates at Marsh Avenue.

05/19/19

Entering the unincorporated community of Tice along Palm Beach Boulevard east at Wood Avenue.

05/19/19

The traffic lights along SR 80 at the five point intersection with New York Drive and Tice Street serves nearby Tice Elementary School.

05/19/19

Ortiz Avenue (CR 865) stems southward from SR 80 (Palm Beach Boulevard) at Tice to SR 82 (MLK Boulevard) and SR 884 (Colonial Boulevard). CR 865 unmarked north of SR 82.

05/19/19

SR 80 continues northeast from Ortiz Avenue (Lee County Road 865) along Palm Beach Boulevard.

05/19/19

LaBelle is now 25 miles to the east, followed by Clewiston in 57 miles.

05/19/19

The traffic light with Underwood Drive serves Orange River Elementary to the south of SR 80.

05/19/19

Motorists along SR 80 (Palm Beach Boulevard) pass by Morse Shores Shopping Center just ahead of Interstate 75.

05/19/19

Interstate 75 travels south from SR 80 with four additional exits serving the Fort Myers area. The freeway links Lee County with Estero and Naples in Collier County.

05/19/19

The diamond interchange between Interstate 75 and SR 80 was expanded as part of the freeway expansion project through Ft. Myers. A three lane roadway was added between the east and westbound travel lanes for SR 80 west to I-75 south among other improvements.

05/19/19

Travelers turning north along Interstate 75 immediately join the eight lane bridge spanning the Caloosahatchee River. Beyond the nearby exchange with SR 78, I-75 advances to Punta Gorda in Charlotte County.

05/19/19

Orange River Boulevard heads south from SR 80 at Louise Street, just east of I-75, and east to Buckingham.

05/19/19

Crossing the Orange River, SR 80 advances alongside Orange River Preserve and Manatee Park.

05/19/19

LaBelle lies 21 miles east from the south end of SR 31 via SR 80. Clewiston is 53 miles from Fort Myers Shores.

11/26/16

Davis Boulevard stems north from SR 80 (Palm Beach Boulevard) into western reaches of Fort Myers Shores.

11/26/16

The succeeding signal along SR 80 east at Fort Myers Shores is with Tropical Avenue north and Verandah Boulevard at the east entrance to the Verandah golf course community.

11/26/16

Buckingham Road travels south from SR 80 at Old Olga Road to Buckingham and Lehigh Acres. Old Olga Road loops north to Olga.

11/26/16

Additional retail lines SR 80 (Palm Beach Boulevard) east from Buckingham Road.

11/26/16

State Road 80 transitions into a rural highway beyond the River Hall development.

11/26/16

Old Olga Road returns to SR 80 south of the W.P. Franklin Lock Recreation Area.

11/26/16

SR 80 runs along the north side of Hickey's Creek Mitigation Park to Bateman Road.

11/26/16

Lee County Road 78 (Broadway Street) connects SR 80 with the community of Alva and Caloosahatchee Regional Park north of the parallel Caloosahatchee River.

11/26/16

Packinghouse Road extends south from SR 80 (Palm Beach Boulevard) and CR 78 (Broadway Street) to Lehigh Acres. CR 78 follows N River Road west back to SR 31 along a 10.73 mile course.

11/26/16

SR 80 advaces east toward LaBelle. CR 78 also continues east into Hendry County.

11/26/16

Emergency signals operate at Styles Road south for Alva Fire Department Station 121.

11/26/16

County Road 884 loops south from SR 80 through Lehigh Acres along Joel and Lee Boulevards.

11/26/16

CR 884 concludes a 37.6 mile route that started on the west side of Cape Coral at SR 80. CR 884 and SR 884 run across Fort Myers along Colonial Boulevard and across the Calooshatchee River via the Midpoint Bridge.

11/26/16

Distance sign posted after CR 884 (Joel Boulevard) at Bedman Creek for Labelle and Clewiston.

11/26/16

Crossing into Hendry County, SR 80 advances by the C-41 Basin Storage Reservoir area.

11/26/16