State Road 570 East - Auburndale

SR 570 (Polk Parkway) elevates onto a viaduct as it spans Reynolds Road and low lying areas eastward.

05/03/24

SR 540 (Winter Lake Road) extends east from Polk Parkway at Exit 14 to reach Winter Haven and the Legoland theme park. The family based theme park opened October 2011 on the former Cypress Gardens site.

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Polk Parkway shifts three quarters of a mile north ahead of Exit 14 with SR 540 (Winter Lake Road).

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SR 540 originates at U.S. 98, just south of Polk Parkway. Following Winter Lake Road, the state road heads east to the Circle B Bar Reserve and Lake Hancock before curving north to connect with the south side of SR 570 at Exit 14.

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The wye interchange (Exit 14) with SR 540 (Winter Lake Road) is located just beyond the Central toll gantry. SR 540 constitutes a multilane arterial east to Eagle Lake, Winter Haven and U.S. 17.

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Traffic partitions from SR 570 with two lanes at Exit 14 for SR 540. SR 540 travels east overall to the Legoland theme park and U.S. 27 south of Dundee.

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SR 540 leads east along Winter Lake Road 6.6 miles to U.S. 17 south of Winter Haven. An implied overlap with U.S. 17 connects with SR 540 along Cypress Gardens Boulevard east to Legoland theme park.

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Traveling southwestward from Exit 14, SR 540 advances to Circle B Bar Reserve and U.S. 98.

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The ramp from SR 570 east and SR 540 tie into De Castro Road at this signalized intersection. De Castro Road branches north to the Polk County North Central landfill facility.

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The eastern leg of SR 570 (Polk Parkway) extends northward from this sweeping curve to U.S. 92 at Exit 17 and I-4 at Exit 24.

09/20/17

A second wye interchange links SR 540 west with SR 570 (Polk Parkway) by the Polk County landfill. Construction from 2023 to 2029 expands this exchange with SR 570B (Central Polk Parkway) being built south to U.S. 17 at Eagle Lake.

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Polk Parkway proceeds north into western reaches of the Auburndale city limits at the K-ville Avenue (CR 542) overpass.

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U.S. 92 connects Polk Parkway with eastern reaches of Lakeland in 1.25 miles. The U.S. highway locally extends east to Auburndale and Lake Alfred. Overall, U.S. 92 crosses the state, linking St. Petersburg and Tampa with Orlando and Daytona Beach.

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K-ville Avenue crosses SR 570 (Polk Parkway) one mile ahead of Exit 17 to U.S. 92. U.S. 92 parallels a CSX Railroad line west to Memorial Boulevard through Lakeland and east to Magnolia Avenue in Auburndale.

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Entering the folded diamond interchange (Exit 17) with U.S. 92 on SR 570 (Polk Parkway) eastbound.

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Traveling north across another reclaimed strip mine, SR 570 next meets Old Dixie Highway at a diamond interchange (Exit 18).

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Old Dixie Highway was formerly a part of CR 546, which begins one mile to the west along Saddle Creek Road.

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Old Dixie Highway leads east from Exit 18 to SR 559 (Berkley Road) and Lake Ariana in Auburndale. Westward, Old Dixie Highway follows a stair stepped route to Saddle Creek Road (CR 546) and Main Street (CR 542) at Carter's Corner.

09/20/17

Prior to Spring 2024, Polk Parkway (SR 570) narrowed to two lanes north of Old Dixie Highway ahead of Lake Myrtle.

05/30/19

The Lake Myrtle Shores and Country Acres subdivisions line the east side of the Polk Parkway on the ensuing stretch. As part of the widening of SR 570, the East toll plaza was removed with an all electronic toll gantry added in the vicinity ahead of Exit 20 to Braddock Road.

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Exit 20 between Braddock Road and SR 570 opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony on March 28, 2024¹. Braddock Road extends east from Polk Parkway to SR 559 (Berkley Road) and also serves the SunTrax Test Facility. The 475 acre site includes a 2.25 mile long oval track used for high-speed autonomous vehicle testing.

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The Eastern toll plaza was located between mile markers 21 and 22 along SR 570 east north of Braddock Road / Exit 20.

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Passing west of the SunTrax Testing Facility, SR 570 advances one mile to Exit 23 for Pace Road.

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Exit 23 connects with Pace Road east to SR 559 (Berkley Road) and University Boulevard west, which serves Florida Polytechnic University. The parclo interchange opened in 2011.

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Two lanes depart from SR 570 (Polk Parkway) east for Pace Road at Exit 23t. University Boulevard winds westward to Florida Polytechnic University and SR 33.

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Polk Parkway concludes in one mile at a trumpet interchange (Exit 24) with Interstate 4 to the southwest of Polk City.

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I-4 heads northeast from Exit 24 to the southern reaches of the greater Orlando area, including the Disney World, SeaWorld, and Universal Orlando resort complexes.

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The final confirming marker for SR 570 east.

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The addition of Exit 23 to Polk Parkway included widening the northernmost stretch to four lanes to the exchange (Exit 24) with Interstate 4.

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Traffic on SR 570 partitions for Interstate 4 east to Orlando and west through Lakeland to Plant City and Tampa.

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