State Road 865 / County Road 865 South - Fort Myers to Iona

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Lee County Road 865 South
CR 865 is unmarked along Ortiz Avenue south from SR 82 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard). 11/28/13
CR 865 (Ortiz Avenue) advances south to a commercialized intersection with State Road 884 (Colonial Boulevard). 11/28/13
Colonial Boulevard constitutes a heavily traveled arterial route linking U.S. 41 (Cleveland Avenue) by Page Field (FMY) with Interstate 75 west of Lehigh Acres. 11/28/13
SR 884 lines Colonial Boulevard east to Forum Boulevard, just beyond I-75. Heading west, SR 884 becomes CR 884 at the SPUI with U.S. 41. County Road 884 extends from there across the tolled Mid Point Bridge into Cape Coral. 11/28/13
The first confirming marker for CR 865 south appears along Six Mile Cypress Parkway after SR 884 (Colonial Boulevard). 11/28/13
Challenger Boulevard arcs east from SR 884 (Colonial Boulevard) to Six Mile Cypress Parkway by Cypress Woods and Village Walk Shopping Centers. 11/28/13
CR 865 (Six Mile Cypress Parkway) south at Penzance Boulevard west. 11/28/13
Daniels Parkway (CR 876) crosses paths with CR 865 (Six Mile Cypress Parkway) west from Interstate 75 in the vicinity of Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW). 11/28/13
Daniels Parkway joins Lehigh Acres with areas south of Fort Myers as CR 876. CR 876 travels west to SR 867 (McGregor Boulevard) and northeast to CR 884 (Lee Boulevard). 11/28/13
Heading south from Daniels Parkway, CR 865 separates Six Mile Slough Cypress Preserve from Daniels Crossing shopping center and other commercial development. 11/28/13
A wayfinding sign directs tourist traffic to Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel Island and Captiva Island to remain along CR 865 south from Daniels Parkway. 11/28/13
Six Mile Cypress Parkway runs alongside Hammond Stadium at the CenturyLink Sports Complex. 11/28/13
Miracle Parkway connects with CR 865 from the CenturyLink (Lee County) Sports Complex. 11/28/13
Turning to the west, CR 865 (Six Mile Cypress Parkway) meets SR 739 (Metro Parkway) where SR 865 takes over. 11/28/13
SR 739 (Metro / Michael G. Rippe Parkway) provides an alternate route to U.S. 41 north to Fort Myers and south to San Carlos Park. 11/28/13
Florida State Road 865 South
State Road 865 overlays Six Mile Cypress Parkway west from SR 739 (Metro Parkway) to U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail). 11/30/19
Advancing west, SR 865 (Ben C. Pratt Parkway) passes between a pair of big box stores leading into the wide intersection with U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) and CR 865 (Gladiolus Drive). 11/30/19
The 1.16 mile segment of State Road 865 west from SR 739 concludes as CR 865 takes over along Gladiolus Drive west toward Iona. U.S. 4 (Tamiami Trail) comprises a six lane commercial arterial north to Fort Myers and south to San Carlos Park. 11/30/19
Continuing west from U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) and SR 865 (Ben C. Pratt Parkway), CR 865 (Gladiolus Drive) navigates along an S-curve southwest by Lakes Regional Park. 11/30/19
Turning back to the west by the Amavida development, Gladiolus Drive advances toward CR 869, where a flyover departs from the left side to Summerlin Road south. 11/30/19
Maida Lane serves adjacent residential areas to the east of Summerlin Road. 11/30/19
CR 869 (Summerlin Road) winds southward from CR 884 (Colonial Boulevard) in Fort Myers to CR 867 (McGregor Boulevard) just ahead of Sanibel Causeway. Summerlin Road also forms a bypass of CR 865 and SR 865 for San Carlos Boulevard south to Fort Myers Beach. 11/30/19
The flyovers joining SR 865 south with SR 869 south and from SR 865 north to SR 869 north were constructed in 2006. The remaining movements between Gladiolus Drive and Summerlin Road meet at a signalized intersection below. 11/30/19
Gladiolus Drive proceeds west from the grade separated intersection with Summerlin Road to Winkler Road. Winkler Road leads north to SR 867 (McGregor Boulevard) and south to Estero Bay Preserve State Park. 11/30/19
Parker Lakes Boulevard south from the Parker Lakes development and Lakes of Laguna Boulevard north from the Laguna Lakes development come together at the succeeding signal along CR 865. 11/30/19
Bass Road is an arterial route stemming south from CR 865 at Lakes Regional Library to HealthPark Medical Center, Summerlin Road and Lexington Country Club. 11/30/19
A&W Bulb Road runs north along the Tortuga, Venetian Village and Calusa Palms subdivisions to SR 867 (McGregor Boulevard). 11/30/19
The traffic light at Alexandria Court north and Hagie Drive south serves adjacent Heights Elementary School. 11/30/19
CR 865 (Gladiolus Drive) southbound next meets Pine Ridge Road. Pine Ridge Road provides a cut off north to McGregor Boulevard and an alternative to San Carlos Boulevard to the south. 11/30/19
Paul Schultz Way branches west from Gladiolus Drive between two shopping centers as the former alignment of CR 865 to SR 867 at Old McGregor Boulevard. 11/30/19
CR 865 navigates southward through an S-curve to the commercialized intersection with San Carlos Boulevard (SR 865) south and McGregor Boulevard (CR 867 south / SR 867 north). 11/30/19
CR 865 becomes State Road 865 at the southward turn onto San Carlos Boulevard en route to Fort Myers Beach. SR 867 becomes CR 867 leading southwest from Gladiolus Drive toward Sanibel. 11/30/19
State Road 867 lines McGregor Boulevard 6.49 miles north from Paul Schulutz Way and SR 865 to CR 884 (Colonial Boulevard) at the east end of the Midpoint Bridge in Fort Myers. 11/30/19


 


Photo Credits:

11/28/13, 11/30/19 by AARoads

Connect with:
U.S. 41
State Road 82
State Road 867 / Lee County Road 867 - McGregor Boulevard
State Road 884 / Lee County Road 884

Page Updated 12-02-2019.

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