State Road 582 East - Fowler Avenue

Country Club Drive emerges as a local route from the Forest Hills and Babe Zaharias Golf Course area to become Fowler Avenue and SR 582 at U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue).

06/01/14

The first shield for SR 582 stands along Fowler Avenue just east of Florida Avenue by a pair of car dealerships.

06/11/20

A diamond interchange joins SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) with Interstate 275 a half mile east of U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue).

06/11/20

The southbound I-275 entrance ramp toward Downtown Tampa departs from SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) east next.

06/11/20

Since SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) meets I-275 along the north Tampa city line, the control city for I-275 south is St. Petersburg. St. Pete is 28 miles to the southwest from Fowler Avenue, though traffic congestion can make that an hour long drive.

06/11/20

Interstate 275 leads north to Fletcher Avenue (SR 579) and Bearss Avenue (SR 678) before defaulting onto I-75 at Wesley Chapel in Pasco County.

04/23/19

Fowler Avenue expands into a six lane arterial east of I-275 and to eight lanes beyond forthcoming U.S. 41.

10/07/15

U.S. 41 parallels I-275 along Nebraska Avenue north toward the Lutz vicinity and south to U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue) at Old Seminole Heights in Tampa.

09/13/16

U.S. 41 (Nebraska Avenue) constitutes a four lane urban boulevard north to the apex with U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) in unincorporated Lutz and south through North Tampa and Sulphur Springs.

04/23/19

SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) advances east from U.S. 41 (Nebraska Avenue) to an at-grade crossing with the CSX Railroad.

04/23/19

11/27/21

Beyond the CSX Railroad, SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) intersects N 15th Street. 15th Street comprises a through street south to University Square and North Tampa and north by a number of apartment complexes to Fletcher Avenue.
Mast arms here replaced span wire based signals by January 2016.

09/13/16

N 22nd Street heads south from the main entrance to University Mall through the University Square neighborhood to SR 580 (Busch Boulevard) at Sulphur Springs.

09/09/16

The succeeding signal operates at The University Collection shopping center and The Metropolitan Tampa apartment complex completed in 2024. The traffic light precedes the major crossroads with Bruce B. Downs Boulevard (CR 581). Although unmarked on SR 582, CR 581 runs south to SR 580 and north into Pasco County.

09/06/22

Bruce B. Downs Boulevard leads north from SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) through a medical district along the west side of the University of South Florida (USF) campus to New Tampa. 30th Street extends the arterial 1.54 miles south to the Yuengling brewery, Busch Gardens and SR 580 (Busch Boulevard).

09/06/22

Green space appears along the SR 582 right of way as Fowler Avenue reaches the USF campus. This was one of five sites considered in Fall 2021 for a new USF football stadium.

09/06/22

The ensuing eastbound signal on Fowler Avenue is with McKinley Drive (CR 585A) south to the Adventure Islands and Busch Gardens theme parks.

09/06/22

McKinley Drive (CR 585A) heads 1.51 miles south to FDOT District 7 headquarters and SR 580 (Busch Boulevard) at N 40th Street. Spectrum Boulevard to the north is one of three entrances to USF from SR 582.

09/06/22

Leroy Collins Boulevard represents the second entrance into the USF campus from SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) eastbound.

09/06/22

A pedestrian bridge spans SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) at the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) and the intersection with Bull Run Drive north into USF.

09/06/22

N 50th Street lines the east side of the USF campus for 1.02 miles between Fowler Avenue and Fletcher Avenue. South of SR 582, the street continues to the Greco Softball Complex within the Terrace Park neighborhood of Tampa.

11/27/21

Fowler Avenue fully enters the city of Temple Terrace at N 52nd Street.

09/06/22

SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) proceeds to the north end of SR 583 (N 56th Street) at the succeeding signal. The main commercial strip through Temple Terrace, SR 583 (56th Street) runs 6.01 miles south to U.S. 41 at Grant Park.

09/06/22

N 56th Street (unsigned CR 583) continues 1.01 miles north from SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) and SR 583 to Fletcher Avenue (CR 582A).

09/06/22

SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) advances 2.1 miles east from SR 583 (N 56th Street) to the exchange with Interstate 75.

09/06/22

Fowler Avenue expands with a landscaped median from Raintree Boulevard east to the Hillsborough River. Raintree Boulevard comprises a local street connecting SR 582 with an assortment of apartments and the Raintree subdivision.

09/06/22

Gillette Avenue follows at the next eastbound signal by Greco Middle School in Temple Terrace.

10/10/22

Riverhills Drive parallels the Hillsborough River east from Brightwater Boulevard and south across SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) to the Temple Terrace Golf Course community and Florida College.

10/10/22

Spanning the Hillsborough River, SR 582 leads east to Morris Bridge Road and a two lane entrance ramp for Interstate 75 south to Brandon.

11/27/21

Interstate 75 angles southeast from SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) to I-4 near Mango.

11/27/21

Interstate 75 connects Tampa with Southwest Florida including the cities of Bradenton, Sarasota, Ft. Myers and Naples.

11/27/21

A loop ramp joins SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) east with Interstate 75 north to Land O' Lakes, Wesley Chapel and Ocala.

08/17/18

A loop ramp joins SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) east with Interstate 75 north to Land O's Lakes, Wesley Chapel and Ocala.

08/17/18

Crossing Tampa Bypass Canal, SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) east proceeds into the unincorporated community of Thonotosassa.

05/25/22

Traffic lights were added along SR 582 at Jefferson Road by 2012. Jefferson Road parallels Tampa Bypass Canal south to U.S. 301

09/06/22

SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) converges with U.S. 301 north of Interstate 4 at Eureka Springs in Thonotosassa.

05/25/22

U.S. 301 runs northeast to Zephyrhlls and south between Tampa and Brandon to Riverview.

09/06/22

The east end intersection of SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) was realigned in 2015 during widening of U.S. 301. A separate section of Fowler Avenue continues as a local street east from nearby to Harney Road and Main Street in Thonotosassa.

05/25/22