State Road 739

Florida State Road 739
 
Map Updated May 8, 2013.

Florida State Road 739 is a primary north-south corridor linking Fort Myers with its neighboring communities in Lee County. The state road travels 16.5 miles overall through the Fort Myers area connecting the City of Palms with North Fort Myers to the north and San Carlos Park to the south. Though signed for 11.2 miles, SR 739 remains unsigned as it follows U.S. 41 Business between its northern end in North Fort Myers to State Road 80 (Second Street) in Fort Myers.

Florida State Road 739 Guides

Beginning at U.S. 41 (Cleveland Avenue) in North Fort Myers, an unsigned SR 739 follows U.S. 41 Business (Tamiami Trail) through the unincorporated area and across the Caloosahatchee River into Fort Myers via the twin span Edison Bridges. The west span enters Fort Myers along Fowler Street while the east span funnels traffic from Park Street into North Fort Myers. SR 739 south emerges beyond SR 80 (Second Street) when U.S. 41 Business departs west for a return to U.S. 41 near Downtown. The state road generally travels through central Fort Myers along Fowler Street (southbound) and Evans Avenue along with Park Street (northbound), reconvening south of Hanson Street at Metro Parkway. A portion of Metro Parkway was realigned between 2012 and 2015 providing a better connection to both Evans Avenue and Fowler Street. Otherwise Metro Parkway carries SR 739 south through an industrial area of Fort Myers to an intersection with State Road 865 and Lee County 865 (Six Mile Cypress Parkway). Opened by late 2012, Michael G. Rippe Parkway extends the state road three miles further to its end at U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) near Alico Road and San Carlos Park.

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