Interstate 75 North - Brandon to Wesley Chapel

The Alafia River meanders 25 miles from near Lithia to Hillsborough Bay at Gibsonton.

11/23/13

Interstate 75 expands to eight overall lanes from Exit 250 northward to Brandon.

03/22/20

Advancing north through the Riverview area, the succeeding exit along Interstate 75 is with U.S. 301. U.S. 301 serves a bevy of suburban development from Sun City Center northward, with very little rural frontage left.

04/17/22

Formerly Brandon Town Center, Westfield Brandon mall lies northeast of the exchange joining I-75 with SR 618 (Selmon Expressway) off Causeway Boulevard (CR 676) east from U.S. 301. YBor City is a historic district in Tampa located between SR 618 and I-4.

04/17/22

With five northbound lanes on a concrete surface, Interstate 75 passes under Progress Boulevard (CR 676A) ahead of the six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 254) with U.S. 301.
A distributor roadway (Exit 256) follows within the exchange for SR 618 (Selmon Expressway) west to Port Tampa Bay and Downtown Tampa.

04/17/22

Exit 254 partitions with separate ramps for U.S. 301 at Riverview. U.S. 301 generally stays east of the Tampa city limits through a mixture of industrial and office parks north to the outskirts of Temple Terrace. The arterial route switches sides with Interstate 75 once more prior to Exit 265 / SR 582.

06/11/21

The two lane distributor roadway for SR 618 separates from the northbound mainline next. A c/d roadway follows in one mile, linking the U.S. 301 entrance ramp with I-75 north and SR 60 at Brandon.
Originally referred to as the Southern Crosstown Expressway, SR 618 was renamed in 1999 to the Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway (Selmon Expressway for short) in honor of the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end.

04/17/22

The on-ramp from U.S. 301 to I-75 north forms the initial c/d roadway for SR 60 at Brandon. A slip ramp provides access to the adjacent Exit 256 distributor roadway for the tolled Selmon Expressway west.

09/28/13

SR 618 (Selmon Expressway) constitutes a major high speed route with connections to Port Tampa Bay, the Tampa Central Business District, MacDill Air Force Base, and the Westshore area.
Opened to traffic in 2006, reversible express lanes (SR 618A) run in tandem with the expressway from east of I-75 to near Nebraska Avenue (Exit 8), with an elevated portion between Exits 12 and 8.

04/17/22

Traffic from U.S. 301 and Riverview bound for SR 618 (Selmon Expressway) west splits from the c/d roadway preceding SR 60.
SR 618 did not connect to the Tampa freeway system until 1986, when it was extended to I-75. A westward extension, from South Tampa to the Gandy Bridge (U.S. 92), is under construction through Mid 2021.

09/28/13

The c/d roadway from U.S. 301 continues north a half mile through the trumpet interchange with the Selmon Expressway to Exit 257 / SR 60. The major state road extends 162 miles across the Florida Peninsula from Clearwater Beach to Vero Beach.

04/17/22

A slip ramp leaves the I-75 mainline 1.6 miles south of the upcoming parclo interchange (Exit 257) with SR 60. Numerous commercial centers line SR 60 (Brandon Boulevard) east of I-75 into the center of Brandon and Valrico. Traveling west, SR 60 (Adamo Drive) provides an alternative route into Downtown Tampa.

04/17/22

09/02/15

Passing below the Selmon Expressway, the c/d roadway for Exit 257 advances north toward the separation for I-75 and SR 60. $52.3 million in Interchange improvements at SR 60 rebuilt the loop ramp from SR 60 east to I-75 north and lengthened the entrance ramp from SR 60 west to I-75 north. Work started in September 2018 and was finished on February 18, 2022.

04/17/22

SR 60 originates at a roundabout in Clearwater Beach, near Pier 60. East through Clearwater, SR 60 advances across Old Tampa Bay via Courtney Campbell Causeway, connecting with SR 589 (Veterans Expressway) west of Tampa International Airport (TPA).

04/17/22

SR 60 crosses Tampa along John F. Kennedy Boulevard and Adamo Drive before continuing east to Brandon and Bartow.

04/17/22

This reassurance marker stands along I-75 north between the CSX Railroad and Woodberry Road underpasses.

01/29/22

The upcoming exchange with Interstate 4 follows a parclo interchange (Exits 260AB) with SR 574 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard).

09/02/15

I-75 passes west of the Woodbury Estates subdivision en route to SR 574 (Exit 260A) and Mango. Ocala, seat of Marion County, debuts along I-75 north at 97 miles out.

09/02/15

SR 574 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) connects I-75 with Orient Park, Tampa and Drew Park to the west and Mango, Seffner, Dover and Plant City to the east.

03/22/20

Exit 260A leads motorists to SR 574 east to the nearby bedroom communities of Mango and Seffner. SR 574 west meets U.S. 301 just south of the Florida State Fairgrounds.

03/22/20

Exit 260A leaves I-75 north for SR 574 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) east to Plant City. Within Plant City, SR 574 (Reynolds Street) passes by the grounds for the annual Florida Strawberry festival, typically held in late February or early March.

03/22/20

Exit 260B loops away from I-75 north to SR 574 (MLK Jr. Boulevard) west. The six lane arterial leads west to U.S. 301 and Interstate 4 near Orient Park. This ramp will be eliminated during construction converting Exit 260 into a diverging diamond interchange (DDI).

03/22/20

An auxiliary lane joins I-75 north between SR 574 and the two lane off-ramp (Exit 261) to Interstate 4. Weaving traffic is a consistent problem between the two interchanges due to their close proximity. Work anticipated for 2022 will add a two lane c/d roadway northbound from the DDI at SR 574 to I-4.

03/22/20

Interstate 4 travels 132.4 miles overall between I-275 at Downtown Tampa and I-95 and SR 400 at Daytona Beach.

03/22/20

Doubling as a commuter freeway, Interstate 4 connects I-75 with Plant City and Lakeland.

03/22/20

I-75 passes over U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue) as traffic departs for Interstate 4. I-4 is the primary link for drivers headed to Orlando and its tourist-based offerings, as well as the only freeway connecting Tampa with the Space Coast. The freeway doubles as SR 400, which remains hidden until it emerges east from I-95 to U.S. 1 at South Daytona.

03/22/20

$26.9 million in repaving work along I-4 between Fall 2018 and Summer 2020 included modifying the ramp from I-75 north to I-4 eastbound.¹ Construction starting in 2022 adds a c/d roadway from SR 574 north to Exit 261.

06/29/13

Plant City and Lakeland lie 14 and 26 miles respectively to the east along I-4 from the turbine interchange with Interstate 75.

03/22/20

Interstate 4 continues west nine miles to the Downtown Interchange with I-275.

03/22/20

Interstate 75 curves northwest by Tampa Executive Airport (VDF) through a rural area west of Thonotosassa.

03/17/21

Temple Terrace is reached via SR 582 west (Fowler Avenue) while Land O' Lakes is 18 miles to the northwest in Pasco County. The Marion County seat is a 1.5 hour drive from this point.

03/17/21

Exit 265 joins I-75 with SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) in one mile. Fowler Avenue west provides an indirect connection to the Busch Gardens/Adventure Island theme parks via McKinley Drive (CR 585A) south.

03/17/21

I-75 crosses over U.S. 301 one final time on the half mile approach to SR 582 (Exit 265). A six to eight lane arterial, Fowler Avenue represents the primary commercial corridor linking I-75 with Temple Terrace, the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI), and the University of South Florida (USF).

03/17/21

Bending back to the north, I-75 enters the directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 265) with SR 582 (Fowler Avenue). SR 582 measures 7.83 miles in length from U.S. 301 near Thonotosassa west to U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) at north Tampa.

05/20/18

A two lane directional ramp joins I-75 north with SR 582 west into Temple Terrace. SR 582 concludes at U.S. 301 (Fort King Highway) just east of the Tampa Bypass Canal.

09/07/16

Spanning Fowler Avenue (SR 582), I-75 advances one mile north to the exchange (Exit 266) with Fletcher Avenue (CR 582A) west and Morris Bridge Road (CR 579) east. The freeway carries four general purpose lanes northbound to CR 581 (Exit 270).

08/17/18

I-75 gains an auxiliary lane on the approach to CR 582A (Fletcher Avenue).

08/17/18

I-75 passes over E 127th Avenue just ahead of Exit 266. Like Fowler Avenue, Fletcher Avenue represents an important arterial connecting the freeway to north Tampa and Lake Magdalene.

02/27/16

A two lane loop ramp departs at Exit 266 for Fletcher Avenue and Morris Bridge Road. Fletcher Avenue (CR 582A) lines both Lettuce Lake Park and the University of South Florida (USF) campus west to U.S. 41 (Nebraska Avenue) at SR 579.

02/27/16

Fletcher Avenue extends west to SR 597 (Dale Mabry Highway) at Village Drive in the Carrollwood area. Morris Bridge Road (CR 579) runs northeast from CR 582A to Pasco County and Zephyrhills.

05/22/20

Interstate 75 curves northwest across the Hillsborough River along the western boundary of the Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve. The preserve is one of the largest park areas within Hillsborough County.

08/17/18

06/28/16

Interstate 75 north meets CR 581 (Bruce B. Downs Boulevard) at New Tampa within two miles. Land O' Lakes follows in 14 miles at the crossroads of U.S. 41 and SR 54 in Pasco County, while Ocala is at 88 miles out.

03/17/21

Angling northeast from Bearss Avenue to the Pasco County line, Bruce B. Downs Boulevard constitutes the main route through New Tampa. The six to eight lane arterial was named in honor of a former Hillsborough County deputy public works administrator who was instrumental for improving the local infrastructure during the early 1980s.

03/17/21

CR 581 runs 12.55 miles north from SR 580 (Busch Boulevard) near Busch Gardens in Tampa to SR 56 in Wesley Chapel. Bruce B. Downs Boulevard extends 3.51 miles north from SR 56 to SR 54/CR 54 (Wesley Chapel Boulevard).

03/17/21

A flyover linking Bruce B. Downs Boulevard south with I-75 south was constructed at the diamond interchange (Exit 270) with CR 581 from March 2007 to December 2008.

03/17/21

Bruce B. Downs Boulevard constitutes a heavily traveled suburban arterial throughout New Tampa and Wesley Chapel. Construction from October 2016 to late 2018 expanded CR 581 to eight overall lanes through New Tampa.

03/17/21

Interstate 75 proceeds north from Bruce B. Downs Boulevard beside the Highwoods Preserve Corporate Campus in New Tampa.

09/02/15

The succeeding exit is with SR 56 at the unincorporated community of Wesley Chapel. The city of Zephyrhills lies 19 miles to the northeast along U.S. 301.

08/17/18

New Tampa Boulevard spans I-75 near mile 271.5. Opened in 2013, the minor collector arcs east from Commerce Park Boulevard to CR 581 at Cross Creek Boulevard.

09/02/15

Eliminating a weaving traffic pattern on I-75 north, the exit ramp to SR 56 was extended by 2.1 miles during a $32.7 million project underway from October 17, 2009 to September 17, 2012. The new ramp opened on August 16, 2011.²

08/17/18

A 12.85 mile long route, SR 56 originates at SR 54 and CR 54 (Wesley Chapel Boulevard) just west of I-75 and concludes at U.S. 301 south of Zephyrhills.

09/02/15

Exit 275 for SR 56 separates just ahead of the wye interchange where I-275 north merges with I-75. Heavy commuter traffic often results in congestion along this ramp, with back ups even stretching this far south from SR 56.

09/02/15

Interstate 75 passes under the northbound mainline of I-275 and then County Line Road.

08/17/18