State Road 540 West

SR 540 (Cypress Gardens Boulevard) leading west from U.S. 27.

02/16/08

West from Lake Roy to U.S. 17 (3rd Street SW) in Winter Haven, SR 540 along Cypress Gardens Boulevard constitutes a commercial boulevard.

05/30/19

The eastern branch of SR 540 connects with U.S. 17 (3rd Street SW) 1.75 miles northeast of the western section to Lakeland.

05/30/19

Cypress Gardens Boulevard ties into U.S. 17 across from Avenue R SW to 7th Street SW and the AMTRAK Winter Haven station. U.S. 17 heads north to Downtown and Lake Alfred.

05/30/19

South from Winter Haven, U.S. 17 splits with SR 540 west at Eagle Lake en route to Bartow and Fort Meade.

05/15/16

Curving southwest out of Winter Haven, U.S. 17 ascends across a CSX Railroad line and the inlet connecting Lake Shipp with Lake Lulu to Eloise.

05/30/19

U.S. 17 next intersects CR 655 (Snively Avenue) south and Lake Shipp Drive (old SR 655) north.

12/21/11

CR 655 extends 5.7 miles south to the census designated place of Wahneta and SR 60. Lake Shipp Drive arcs northwest through residential areas along Lake Shipp to SR 620/655.

12/21/11

05/30/19

The western branch of SR 540 commences from the succeeding traffic light on U.S. 17 south at Cameron Road.

12/21/11

U.S. 17 advances southwest from SR 540 across the city of Eagle Lake en route to the Polk County seat of Bartow.

12/21/11

Making a gradual northward turn east of Eagle Lake, SR 540 follows the Winter Haven city line to SR 620.

05/30/19

State Road 620 constitutes a 0.63 mile link between SR 540 and SR 655 (Recker Highway) north to Auburndale.

05/30/19

The four lane alignment of SR 540 north to SR 620, and SR 620 east to Lake Shipp Drive (CR 655) replaced SR 655 between Sertoma Park and U.S. 17 as the main route northwest to Auburndale.

05/30/19

SR 540 curves westward from SR 620 to overtake its previous alignment along Crosstower Drive beyond King Road SW.

08/10/13