State Road 82 West

SR 82 commences its 7.06 mile course within Collier County from SR 29 north of Immokalee.

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Downtown Fort Myers is a 30 mile drive via SR 82 west directly.

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Collier County Road 850 (Corkscrew Road) branches southwest 3.75 miles from SR 82 to the Lee County line.

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Corkscrew Road advances through protected land areas through eastern Lee County to Alico Road (CR 840), where suburban development takes over westward to Estero.

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Leading northwest away from CR 884 (Colonial Boulevard west / Lee Boulevard east) on SR 82.

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SR 82 meets I-75 two miles beyond CR 884 and Downtown Fort Myers in seven miles.

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Buckingham Road winds west through Lehigh Acres to SR 82 at the succeeding traffic light.

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Forum Boulevard weaves southward between the Promenade West and East subdivisions to the Colonnade and Cypress Legends apartment communities and The Forum at Fort Myers retail complex north of SR 884 (Colonial Boulevard).

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Destination Drive ties into SR 82 from Champion Ring Road, commercialized service road to the south, just ahead of Interstate 75.

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Teter Road forms a north side service road leading into the diamond interchange with Interstate 75.

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Interstate 75 passes east of Fort Myers in Lee County en route from Naples to Punta Gorda.

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The northbound entrance ramp for I-75 to Sarasota, Bradenton and Tampa departs from SR 82 west.

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A left turn follows for Interstate 75 south to Naples, Alligator Alley east to Broward County and Hialeah.

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Interstate 75 travels a mile and half south from SR 82 to SR 884 (Colonial Boulevard).

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West from Interstate 75, SR 82 follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard into Fort Myers.

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CR 865 (Ortiz Avenue) parallels Interstate 75 northward to SR 80 at Tice and south to Six Mile Cypress Parkway alongside Six mile Cypress Slough Preserve.

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SR 82 (MLK Boulevard) west at CR 865 (Ortiz Avenue). A major arterial route, CR 865 arcs southwest along Six Mile Cypress Parkway and Gladiulus Drive to San Carlos Boulevard, where SR 865 takes over south to Fort Myers Beach.

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SR 82 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) curves westward from CR 865 (Ortiz Avenue) with six overall lanes.

07/09/11

Michigan Avenue branches northwest from SR 82 to Marsh Avenue and west to SR 80 along Seaboard Street.

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SR 82 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) reduces to a four lane arterial west of Michigan Avenue in Fort Myers.

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Proceeding west, SR 82 enters a split intersection with Veronica S. Shoemaker Boulevard. The multi-lane boulevard replaced Palmetto Avenue north to Terry Park and SR 80 (Palm Beach Boulevard).

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Heading south from SR 82, Veronica S. Shoemaker Boulevard extends to SR 884 (Colonial Boulevard) at Plantation Road.

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SR 82 (MLK Boulevard) intersects Ford Street by Roberto Clemente Park.

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Palm Avenue intersects SR 82 (MLK Boulevard) north from the Lincoln Park neighborhood in Fort Myers.

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A subtle S-curve shifts SR 82 northward from Palm Avenue to SR 739 (Evans Avenue) across Cranford Avenue.

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Crossing the Seminole Gulf Coast Railroad, SR 82 (MLK Boulevard) westbound meets SR 739 (Evans Avenue) north and U.S. 41 Business. U.S. 41 Business overtakes SR 739 northward to the Edison Bridge and North Fort Myers.

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Evans Avenue forms a one way couplet with Fowler Street for both U.S. 41 Business and SR 739.

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SR 739 follows Fowler Street south from U.S. 41 Business and SR 82 to Metro Parkway, which extends the state road to Alico Road and U.S. 41 at San Carlos Park.

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The final confirming marker for SR 82 west appears after SR 739 (Fowler Street) south.

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Lee Street south, Thompson Street west and Central Avenue north converge at SR 82 beside Bennett-Hart Park.

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Hendry Street intersects SR 82 (MLK Boulevard) north of a Greyhound Bus Station and south of Fort Myers City Hall.

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There is no direct access between SR 82 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) westbound with the elevated lanes of U.S. 41 (Cleveland Avenue) in Downtown Ft. Myers. Instead Monroe Street (unsigned U.S. 41 Business / SR 80) north to Main Street west links the state road with an on-ramp to the Caloosahatchee River Bridge north.

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Passing along the south side of the Lee County Courthouse, SR 82 approaches the Five Points intersection with Main Street (unsigned SR 80), McGregor Boulevard (former SR 867) and ramps to U.S. 41 (Cleveland Avenue). A pedestrian walkway spans the state road, linking the Suntrust building with a parking garage.

05/19/19

The west end of SR 82 defaults onto McGregor Boulevard (old SR 867) south through the Five Points intersection. Despite remaining signage here, the northernmost 3.4 miles of McGregor Boulevard were relinquished to the city of Ft. Myers.

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