Interstate 75 South - Ocala

CR 318 meets I-75 at Exit 368 in one mile. Centered 1.1 miles north of the intersection with CR 318, the rural community of Orange Lake lies on the southwest side of Orange Lake along U.S. 441.

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The town of McIntosh is five miles northeast of Exit 368 via CR 318 and U.S. 441.

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CR 318 west connects I-75 with U.S. 27 and Williston in adjoining Levy County. Williston lies 12 miles from the diamond interchange at Exit 368. CR 318 east leads to U.S. 301 and the community of Citra then northeast to CR 315 at the settlement of Orange Springs.

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A 9.5 mile exit less stretch extends southward 9.5 miles from Marion County Road 318 / Exit 368 to SR 326 at Zuber.

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The wye interchange with Florida's Turnpike (SR 91) to Orlando lies 38 miles ahead at Exit 328.

01/20/19

I-75 south meets SR 326 at Exit 358 in one mile. Acting as a northern bypass of Ocala, SR 326 connects I-75 with SR 40 east of Silver Springs. Exit 358 is also one of the major travel stops for I-75 in the Ocala area, as fuel and food services are found on all quadrants of the exchange.

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The diamond interchange at Exit 358 was expanded in the latter part of the 1990s with a loop ramp added from SR 326 west to I-75 south. SR 326 east connects with SR 40 to Ormond Beach. SR 326 west becomes CR 326 as it links I-75 with U.S. 27, and eventually with U.S. 41 in Morriston and Levy County.

06/26/22

An FDOT PD&E Study is underway for a new interchange with NW 49th/35th Street. The exchange location is 1.75 miles south of the SR 326 entrance ramp outside the Ocala city limits.

01/05/19

Interstate 75 advances south across western reaches Ocala, meeting U.S. 27 at the succeeding exit in three miles. Downtown Tampa is within 100 miles from this point.

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Located along a four mile stretch, the next three exits connect I-75 south with the city of Ocala. U.S. 27 approaches Ocala from the northwest, while SR 40 directly enters the city from the west. SR 200 crosses into Ocala from the southwest. Established in 1846, Ocala is the county seat of Marion County.

01/05/19

U.S. 27 angles northwest from Ocala to connect with Williston and U.S. 41 in nearby Levy County. The four lane highway passes thoroughbred and crop farms along the way.

01/05/19

U.S. 27 follows NW 10th Street east into Ocala, combining with U.S. 301/441 south into Downtown. The three run concurrent southward to Belleview, where U.S. 301 departs for Wildwood. U.S. 27/441 continue southeast toward Lady Lake and their split at Leesburg.

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SR 40 is a transpeninsular route beginning at U.S. 41 in Dunnellon. The state road crosses Ocala and Ocala National Forest en route to SR A1A at Ormond Beach in Volusia County. CR 40 extends west from U.S. 41 into Levy County where it crosses U.S. 19/98 in Inglis. CR 40 spurs to Yankeetown and a boat ramp near the south end of Withlacoochee Bay.

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SR 40 heads 2.8 miles east from Exit 352 directly into Downtown Ocala. 5.5 miles east from Ocala, the SR 40 passes through Silver Springs. Silver Springs is home to one of the largest artesian spring formations in the world at Silver Springs State Park, famous for its glass bottom boat tours. Ocala National Forest is the second largest national forest in the state, as well as the southernmost national forest in the continental United States.

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I-75 runs south between frontage roads from SR 40 to Exit 350 with SR 200.

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SR 200 begins 21.6 miles to the southwest in nearby Citrus County at U.S. 41 in Hernando. SR 200 enters Marion County across the Withlacoochee River and continues northeast, expanding into a multi lane arterial near CR 484. Exit 350 was previously numbered Exit 68 before the state wide renumbering.

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Exit 350 departs Interstate 75 south for SR 200 (College Road). SR 200 angles 3.5 miles northeast along SW 10th Street to combine with U.S. 27/301/441. The state road extends north as the hidden counterpart for U.S. 301 to U.S. 1 /23 in Callahan, Nassau County.

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Leaving the Ocala area, Interstate 75 continues nine miles to CR 484 and 20 miles to Florida's Turnpike at Wildwood.

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A rest area on I-75 south lies midway between SR 200 (Exit 350) and CR 484 (Exit 341). The succeeding rest area along Interstate 75 south follows in 38 miles beyond County Road 476B (Exit 309) near the Sumter-Hernando county line.

04/29/19

Listing available truck parking, automated sensors were installed at rest areas and weigh stations throughout the Florida Interstate system in 2018. These signs appear well before their respective locations.

01/05/19

Florida National Scenic Trail spans Interstate 75 across a wildlife overpass within the Majorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway.

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Interstate 75 south approaches CR 484 in one mile. CR 484 extends 9.2 miles west from Exit 341 to SR 200, and 20 miles to U.S. 41, CR 40 and CR 336 in Dunnellon.

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Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing lies on the southeast quadrant of Exit 341. The Villages, a sprawling retirement community spreading across parts of three counties, lies south of Belleview along both U.S. 301 and U.S. 441.

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Belleview lies eight miles northeast of I-75 via CR 484. The first segment of the Belleview Bypass opened in 2008. The 2.6 mile, four line alignment of SE 132nd Street Road branches east from CR 484 beyond SE 47th Avenue to U.S. 27/441.

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Reassurance marker for Interstate 75 south after the entrance ramp from County Road 484.

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The second weigh station along southbound Interstate 75 lies 2.6 miles ahead of the Sumter County line.

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Back to back ramps depart I-75 in ten miles for SR 44 at Wildwood and Florida's Turnpike. The Turnpike connects Interstate 75 south with the metropolitan areas of Orlando, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami. The toll road also provides the most direct route from l-75 to the Orlando area theme parks.

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Southbound at the Wildwood I-75 Weigh Station and Truck Comfort Station. The succeeding facility lies 179 miles further between Exits 161 and 158 in Charlotte County.

06/26/22

Interstate 75 south enters Sumter County Road 6.4 miles north of SR 44 (Exit 329). The county was formed in 1853 and named for Thomas Sumter, a general of the Revolutionary War (1775-1783).

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