State Road 582 West - Fowler Avenue

SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) commences west from U.S. 301 near Thonotosassa. The initial 2.3 miles to Riverhills Drive are posted with a 55 mile per hour speed limit.

03/26/19

State Road 582 leads motorists toward the Temple Terrace city center (four miles) and five miles to the University of South Florida (USF) main campus.

05/31/15

A distance sign replacement by November 2015 added Busch Gardens. The theme park is located six miles away via SR 582 west and McKinley Drive (CR 585A) south.

03/26/19

Jefferson Road intersects SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) by the previous site of Big Top Flea Market at this traffic light.

03/26/19

Crossing the Tampa Bypass Canal, SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) advances to the exchange with Interstate 75.

03/26/19

A directional cloverleaf interchange joins Interstate 75 with SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) just outside the Temple Terrace city limits.

03/26/19

Interstate 75 runs north from SR 582 to New Tampa and Wesley Chapel in Pasco County en route to Ocala.

03/26/19

05/31/15

A series of four bridges pass over SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) ahead of the left turn for Interstate 75 south to Brandon. Naples is the southbound control city for I-75 in the Tampa area, referencing the former end point of the route.

03/26/19

Interstate 75 constitutes a heavily traveled commuter route south from Pasco County to Brandon, the Port Tampa Bay area, Riverview and Ruskin.

03/26/19

Morris Bridge Road comprises a west side frontage road for I-75 south to Harney Road and north to Fletcher Avenue.

03/26/19

SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) spans the Hillsborough River west of Morris Bridge Road. The river flows 59 miles southward from the Green Swamp in Pasco County to Tampa Bay.

09/11/17

Continuing into the city of Temple Terrace, SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) intersects Riverhills Drive, a residential street paralleling the Hillsborough River south to Glen Arven Avenue at Florida College.

03/26/19

A distance sign posted after Riverhills Drive along Fowler Avenue west outlines several points of interest including the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI), the University of South Florida (USF) campus and Busch Gardens.

03/26/19

Raintree Boulevard stems north from SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) to the Raintree subdivision and a number of apartment complexes.

05/31/15

SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) converges with SR 583 (N 56th Street) south and unmarked County Road 583 north at a commercialized intersection.

03/26/19

State Road 583 lines 56th Street south through the heart of Temple Terrace to Harney and Lake Avenue in unincorporated Hillsborough County. The 6.02 mile arterial route takes Lake Avenue and N 50th Street to U.S. 41 (Melbourne Boulevard) near Grant Park in Tampa.

03/26/19

Westbound SR 582 reassurance marker posted after SR 583 south and CR 583 north at N 56th Street.

09/11/17

N 50th Street lines the east side of the USF campus north from Fowler Avenue to Fletcher Avenue (CR 582A). The route was formerly CR 582B.

05/31/15

The Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) lies across from the USF campus on SR 582 (Fowler Avenue).

05/31/15

Bull Run Drive stems north from the entrance to MOSI to the Yuengling Center (fornerly the USF Sun Dome) and a number of other sports facilities.

05/31/15

Leroy Collins Boulevard is the main access road into the USF campus from Fowler Avenue. The tree lined parkway connects SR 582 with the USF Welcome Center, the campus information center and the library.

05/31/15

Malcolm McKinley Drive (CR 585A) extends south from SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) and Spectrum Boulevard in USF to Busch Gardens and Adventure Island. The two theme parks lie 0.75 miles to the south along the four lane boulevard.

05/31/15

Spectrum Boulevard ties into the intersection of Fowler Avenue and Malcolm McKinley Drive from the southwest side of the USF Campus. Only signed once, CR 585A runs 1.5 miles south to SR 580 at N 40th Street.

05/31/15

SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) proceeds west to the busy intersection with Bruce B. Downs Boulevard (CR 581). Unsigned south of Bearss Avenue, CR 581 originates at SR 580 (Busch Boulevard) along N 30th Street by Busch Gardens. Following Bruce B. Downs Boulevard beyond SR 582, CR 581 angles northeast between Bearss Avenue and I-75 as the lone route through New Tampa.

05/31/15

West from Bruce B. Downs Boulevard / N 30th Street, Fowler Avenue expands into an eight lane commercial arterial by University Mall.

09/09/16

Opened in 1974, University Mall lines the north side of Fowler Avenue at N 22nd Street. The bulk of the enclosed mall was demolished in 2019 to make way for redevelopment.

09/08/23

Continuing west, the succeeding traffic light along SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) is at N 15th Street. 15th Street is a local through route south to the University Square area and north by a number of apartment complexes to Fletcher Avenue in north Tampa.

09/08/23

West of the at-grade crossing with the CSX Railroad, SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) advances to U.S. 41 (Nebraska Avenue).

09/08/23

U.S. 41 follows Nebraska Avenue north to the apex with U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) at Lutz. Southward Nebraska Avenue leads the route to Sulphur Springs and Seminole Heights, where it turns east along U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue).

09/08/23

SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) advances with three westbound lanes to a diamond interchange with Interstate 275.

09/08/23

The entrance ramp for Interstate 275 north to Wesley Chapel departs SR 582 next. Passing below the freeway, two lanes connect with I-275 south at Central Avenue.

09/08/23

Two additional exits join Interstate 275 with the north Tampa area before the freeway converges with I-75 in Pasco County. Ocala is an 87 mile drive to the north.

09/08/23

The bulk of commuters from the USF area and New Tampa turn off Fowler Avenue west onto Interstate 275 south toward Downtown Tampa. St. Petersburg lies 28 miles to the southwest.

09/08/23

04/23/21

An end shield precedes the SR 582 intersection with U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) and Country Club Drive. Country Club Drive extends west from Fowler Avenue to the Forest Hills neighborhood at Lake Eckles.

09/08/23

U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) parallels the west side of Interstate 275 north toward Lutz and south to Tampa Heights and Downtown.

09/08/23