Interstate 75 South - DeSoto / Charlotte Counties

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The 0.214 mile snippet of Interstate 75 south through DeSoto County leads into Charlotte County.

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CR 769 (Kings Highway) runs 4.34 miles south from Exit 170 to U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) in Charlotte Harbor. Northeast into DeSoto County, CR 769 travels 14.31 miles to SR 72 near Arcadia.

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Opening in the early 1980s, the area surrounding the diamond interchange (Exit 170) with Kings Highway grew with the addition of retail centers, restaurants and hotel out parcels.

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Kings Gate golf course community abuts the west side of Interstate 75 at Deep Creek.

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Harborview Road (CR 776) converges with I-75 at Exit 167 in two miles. Punta Gorda lies southwest of the ensuing exit with U.S. 17 along the banks of the Peace River.

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CR 776 (Haborview Road) travels 4.46 miles between U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) in Charlotte Harbor and the unincorporated community of Harbour Heights.

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Edgewater Drive extends west from CR 776 at U.S. 41 in Charlotte Harbor through southern reaches of Port Charlotte. Harbour Heights lies one mile to the east along the Peace River.

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Interstate 75 south enters the diamond interchange (Exit 167) with Charlotte County Road 776 (Haborview Road).

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Curving southward ahead of the Peace River east of Harborview, Interstate 75 next meets Exit 164 for U.S. 17 at Solana.

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I-75 crosses over the Peace River between mile markers 167 and 165. Originating northeast of Bartow, the river parallels U.S. 17 for most of its 106 mile course into Charlotte Harbor.

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An improvement project completed in 2003 modified the original twin spans crossing the Peace River. A new southbound span was constructed between the original spans, with the older southbound span subsequently demolished.

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The overall construction in 2003 resulted in the addition of a lane in each direction between Exit 167 and Exit 164.

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U.S. 17 concludes in nearby Punta Gorda to the west while heading northeast toward Arcadia in adjacent DeSoto County. Traveling 1,206 miles nationally, U.S. 17 crosses five states north to Winchester, Virginia.

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The folded diamond interchange (Exit 165) with U.S. 17 lies just beyond the Riverside Drive and Seminole Gulf Railway.

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Downtown Punta Gorda is 2.1 miles to the west at U.S. 17 and U.S. 41. U.S. 17 north constitutes a four lane, divided highway 22 miles to Arcadia.

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U.S. 17 (Duncan Road) partitions into a one way couplet 0.7 miles west from I-75 along Marion Avenue southbound and Olympia Avenue northbound.

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The south end of U.S. 17 is the intersection of Marion Avenue and U.S. 41 southbound along Cross Street in Punta Gorda.

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Costing $28.7 million, widening of I-75 south from U.S. 17 to N Jones Loop Road (CR 768) ran from early November 2017 to early 2019.1

Costing $28.7 million, widening of I-75 south from U.S. 17 to N Jones Loop Road (CR 768) ran from early November 2017 to early 2019.¹

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Fort Myers is 28 miles to the south of Exit 164, followed by Naples in less than an hour.

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Button copy sign for Airport Road. Airport Road spans I-75 east from Taylor Road (CR 765A) to Piper Road.

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Interstate 75 passes an industrial park associated with nearby Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) ahead of Exit 161 for Charlotte County Road 768 (N Jones Loop Road).

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CR 768 (Jones Loop Road) constitutes a 7.95 mile long elongated loop west to CR 765 (Burnt Store Road) and south along Acline Road west from CR 765A (Taylor Road) to CR 765 (Burnt Store Road).

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A diamond interchange joins I-75 with CR 768 (N Jones Loop Road) at Exit 161. Several food, fuel, and lodging services populate the western quadrants of the exchange.

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Exit 161 expands to four lanes, with two for CR 768 west to CR 765A (Taylor Road) north to Florida Southwestern (FSW) State College and U.S. 41 into Punta Gorda The left two lanes connect with CR 768 east for Punta Gorda Airport (PGD).

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A rest area formerly operated at the southeast quadrant of Exit 161. It was closed in April 2015 due to lack of use and safety concerns. The succeeding rest area lies 30 miles to the south, off I-75 along Daniels Parkway at Exit 131.

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CR 768 west leads directly to CR 765 (Burnt Store Road) south. CR 765 continues 17.86 miles south from U.S. 41 to into Cape Coral.

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The final southbound weigh station for Interstate 75 lies one mile beyond the crossing over the South Fork of Alligator Creek.

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Leaving the Punta Gorda area, I-75 plies southward across areas of Fred C Babcock-Cecil M. Webb State Wildlife Management Area toward the Fort Myers and Naples areas.

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Lehigh Acres, reached in 33 miles, is an unincorporated pre-platted subdivision east of I-75 and Fort Myers along County Road 884.

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Weigh stations operate along both directions of Interstate 75 south of the S Jones Loop Road (CR 768) overpass.

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The forthcoming diamond interchange (Exit 158) with CR 762 (Tuckers Grade) is the final exit in Charlotte County along I-75 southbound.

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Tuckers Grade is a 0.94 mile long connector between I-75 and U.S. 41 at the community of Tropical Gulf Acres. Exit 158 represents the closest the two parallel routes come to one another in Florida, other than their direct meeting at Exit 414 in Columbia County.

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Tuckers Grade concludes just east of Exit 158 at a gate for Fred C Babcock-Cecil M. Webb State Wildlife Management Area. Home to hunting, fishing and camping, this wildlife management area covers 65,758 acres.

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Tuckers Grade west to U.S. 41 south provides the quickest and most direct route from Interstate 75 to North Fort Myers and Cape Coral in Lee County.

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Interstate 75 traverses areas of Fred C Babcock-Cecil M. Webb State Wildlife Management Area to the Oil Well Road overpass. A CSX Railroad line parallels to the west.

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