State Road 700
Florida State Road 700 is the hidden counterpart to U.S. 98 for the majority of its route between Citrus County and Lake Okeechobee. A 14.63 mile branch of SR 700 runs separate from U.S. 98 northwest from near Twentymile Bend to Canal Point in Palm Beach County. The second independent branch of SR 700 provides a direct link between U.S. 98 (Jefferson Street) and U.S. 41 (Broad Street) in Hernando County along the southernmost 0.33 miles of Ponce De Leon Boulevard in the city of Brooksville.
North
U.S. 41 (Broad Street) meets the south end of Ponce De Leon Boulevard in Brooksville. SR 700 follows the arterial north 0.33 miles to combine with U.S. 98 at Jefferson Street. SR 700 south joins Broad Street as an unsigned route to Mildred Avenue (U.S. 98 south).
07/13/07
State Road 700 leaves a short unsigned overlap with U.S. 41 (Broad Street) south to follow Ponce De Leon Boulevard north to U.S. 98 and SR 50A. This segment is fully signed as SR 700.
09/15/19
Approaching U.S. 98 south and SR 50A (Jefferson Street) on SR 700 (Ponce De Leon Boulevard) north.
09/15/19
U.S. 98 south / SR 50A east combine through Downtown to Cortez Boulevard, where SR 50 takes over to Ridge Manor.
03/26/18
SR 50A follows the original alignment of SR 50 through Downtown Brooksville while SR 50 bypasses Downtown along the south side of the city.
09/15/19
SR 700 rejoins U.S. 98 north as its hidden counterpart to U.S. 19 in Citrus County.
09/15/19
South
A reassurance marker for SR 700 appears alongside Ponce De Leon Boulevard south of the intersection with Jefferson Street (SR 50A and U.S. 98).
12/16/19
The signed portion of SR 700 south from U.S. 98 on Ponce De Leon Boulevard defaults onto U.S. 41 (Broad Street) south toward Masaryktown. SR 700 continues east back to U.S. 98 alongside U.S. 41 as an unsigned route.
12/16/19
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 07/13/07, 03/26/18, 12/16/19
- ABRoads: 09/15/19
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Page Updated Sunday March 14, 2021.