State Road 559 South

The first shield for SR 559 south stands along the block of Broadway Boulevard between SR 33 (Commonwealth Avenue) and Hydrangea Avenue in Downtown Polk City.

11/03/18

SR 559 enters northern reaches of Auburndale in 1.1 miles. Downtown lies nine miles further. Lake Alfred remains referenced from when Broadway Boulevard was a part of Florida Secondary 557.

11/03/18

A rural stretch of SR 559 unfolds southeast between Lake Anges and Lake Helene. The state road intersects Camp Gilead Drive (old Secondary Road 557) east and Lake Shore Drive west here at the Auburndale city line.

11/03/18

County Road 557A branches east from SR 559 as Camp Gilead Drive returns from Lake Helene to the north.

11/03/18

CR 557A stems southeast from SR 559 and north Auburndale to CR 557 on the north side of Lake Alfred's city limits. CR 557 extends south from there to the city center.

11/03/18

CR 557A east to CR 557 is part of the original Florida Secondary 557 alignment joining Polk City with Auburndale. The 4.72 mile alignment remains rural, traversing areas of Lake Mattie Marsh south of the Green Swamp.

11/03/18

Turning south, SR 559 advances a half mile to Interstate 4 by the Le Lynn RV Resort and Little Lake Agnes.

11/03/18

The Auburndale city center lies another 7.6 miles south along SR 559.

11/03/18

Road work completed in 2017 expanded SR 559 through the forthcoming diamond interchange with Interstate 4.

02/12/21

Interstate 4 runs across northern Auburndale between Lakeland and the Green Swamp.

02/12/21

The westbound I-4 entrance ramp to Lakeland, Plant City and Tampa departs from SR 559 south.

11/03/18

A new overpass was constructed for SR 559 across I-4 during the 2014-17 project at Exit 44.

02/12/21

A heavily traveled freeway, Interstate 4 heads northeast to Orlando and Daytona Beach from Auburndale and Plant City.

02/12/21

This confirming marker for SR 559 south was not retained during widening of the state road south from I-4 to CR 559A (C. Fred Jones Boulevard).

07/04/08

The implied route of SR 559 turns west onto C Fred Jones Boulevard to connect with Berkley Road south toward central Auburndale. Inventoried and signed as SR 559A, the four lane arterial runs 1.54 miles west from SR 559 at Bay Lake Resort Road (SR 559F).

02/12/21

The former alignment of SR 559 south to Downtown Auburndale was reclassified as CR 559. CR 559 measures 6.96 miles in length from the end of state maintenance south of SR 559A (C. Fred Jones Boulevard) to U.S. 92.

02/12/21

C. Fred Jones Boulevard opened west from SR 559 to the original alignment of CR 559A in February 2017.

02/12/21

Traffic lights were added along C. Fred Jones Boulevard for Ethan Drive south into the Lake Juliana Estates development and Logistics Boulevard north for several distribution and logistics centers.

02/12/21

Signage for SR 559 south resumes south along Berkley Road from SR 559A and CR 655.

02/12/21

SR 559 replaced CR 655 along Berkley Road south to U.S. 92 at Neptune Road.

02/12/21

CR 655 remains along Berkley Road north 2.17 miles from SR 559/559A to SR 33 in Polk City.

02/12/21

SR 559 runs 6.53 miles south along Berkley Road from C. Fred Jones Boulevard.

02/12/21

Pace Road stems west from SR 559 (Berkley Road) to a parclo interchange with SR 570 (Polk Parkway) and University Boulevard at Research Way.

02/12/21

Denton Avenue connects Berkley Road with Lake Ariana Boulevard encircling Lake Ariana 0.44 miles to the east.

01/17/10

Dixie Highway crosses SR 559 (Berkley Road) west from Ramsgate Road and Lake Ariana to SR 570 (Polk Parkway). CR 546 extends west from Old Dixie Highway along Saddle Creek Road to SR 659 at Lakeland.

01/17/10

SR 559 (Berkley Road) south concludes at U.S. 92 in west Auburndale.

01/17/10

The truck bypass of Auburndale continues east from SR 559 along U.S. 92 to nearby SR 655 (Recker Highway) south.

01/17/10

U.S. 92 is a four lane arterial leading west to Fussels Corner, Combee Settlement and Lakeland and east to Downtown Auburndale.

01/17/10