Interstate 275 North - St. Petersburg

Interstate 275 southbound passes over I-275 northbound at Exit 17. The roadways switch sides again south of the 47th Avenue S pedestrian under crossing.

07/06/13

A directional ramp from the east end of SR 682 and the Pinellas Bayway ties into the inside lanes of Interstate 275 north at the 54th Avenue S underpass.

03/06/24

Exit 18 to 22nd Avenue S is the first of three connecting with streets leading to Tropicana Field, home of the MLB Tampa Bay Rays.

03/06/24

The split diamond interchange at Exit 18 joins I-275 with 26th Avenue S from northbound and 22nd Avenue S from southbound. 26th Avenue S connects with parallel U.S. 19 (34th Street S) to the west and 31st Street S to the east.

03/06/24

Confirming marker posted beyond the entrance ramp from 54th Avenue S and South St. Petersburg.

03/06/24

West from U.S. 19 (34th Street S), 22nd Avenue S is part of Pinellas County Road 138. CR 138 is a 3.85 mile long route to the city of Gulfport and SR 693 (Pasadena Avenue) at the city of South Pasadena.

03/06/24

Exit 18 leaves I-275 (St. Petersburg Parkway) for 26th Avenue S to the Highland Oaks and Perry Bayview neighborhoods in St. Petersburg.

03/06/24

31st St S links the northbound off-ramp from I-275 at Exit 18 with nearby 22nd Avenue S east to Lake Maggiore Shores in St. Petersburg. 22nd Avenue S (CR 138) west to SR 693 (Pasadena Avenue) south leads to Corey Causeway and St. Pete Beach.

04/03/20

A pair of entrance ramps join Interstate 275 north from 22nd Avenue S ahead of Left Exit 20 to 31st Street S. 31st Street S parallels the freeway north from the Highland Oaks neighborhood to a wye interchange by Gibbs High School.

03/06/24

31st St S leads north from Exit 20 through the Palmetto Park neighborhood to Central Avenue (CR 150) and the Central Avenue Business District. CR 150 extends west to SR 693 (Pasadena Avenue S) and Treasure Island Causeway to the Gulf Beaches.

03/06/24

Confirming marker posted north of the 18th Avenue S underpass and east of the Childs Park neighborhood.

03/06/24

Two lanes open along the left side of I-275 north ahead of Exit 20. The expanded roadway was constructed in anticipation of the proposed St. Petersburg-Clearwater Expressway. Canceled on May 12, 1978, the unbuilt freeway would have branched northwest from St. Petersburg to the exchange joining U.S. 19 Alternate with SR 666 at Bay Pines and turn north from there to the Pinellas County seat.

03/06/24

Left Exit 20 departs I-275 north with two lanes for the connector to 31st St S. 31st Street S to 5th Avenue S east leads to Tropicana Field.

03/06/24

Curving northeast toward St. Petersburg central business district, Interstate 275 north next meets I-175 (South Bay Drive) at a three-wye interchange (Exit 22).

03/06/24

I-175 and companion I-375 (North Bay Drive) provide high speed routes to the Downtown St. Petersburg Waterfront and the Sundial shopping mall.

02/20/22

Interstate 175 runs along the south side of Tropicana Field to the immediate east of Exit 22. The domed stadium lies north of I-175 and west of 8th Street S.

03/06/24

Interstate 175 leads east to SR 687 (4th Street S) by the University of South Florida (USF). The Dali Museum, Al Lang Stadium and Duke Energy Center for the Arts - Mahaffey Theater lie further east between 1st Street S and Bayshore Drive.

03/06/24

The lone 175 entry within the Interstate system spurs 1.28 miles east from Exit 22 to SR 687 (4th Street S) and SR 594 (5th Avenue S) south of Downtown St. Petersburg.

03/06/24

I-175 / South Bay Drive was constructed simultaneously with I-375 / North Bay Drive from 1977 to 1980.

03/06/24

The Modera St. Petersburg mixed-use development rises alongside I-275, one block from Tropicana Field. The 20 story high rise houses 383 apartments and 14,000 square feet of retail space. Ground broke on the complex by February 2022 (PR Newswire, 2022).

03/06/24

Interstate 375 (North Bay Drive) east follows from Exit 23 between the Historic Uptown and Methodist Town neighborhoods northwest of Downtown St. Petersburg. The Pier, St. Petersburg's municipal slip into Tampa Bay, extends out from 2nd Avenue NE. Closed in June 2013 due to structural deterioration (City of St. Petersburg, n.d.), the previous Pier was subsequently demolished to make way for a new multi level structure.

03/06/24

I-275 passes over the St. Petersburg street grid west of Tropicana Field on a pair of elevated roadways between I-175 and I-375. The three-wye interchange (Exit 23) with North Bay Drive passes over U.S. 19 ALT/SR 595 (5th Avenue N) by the Historic Kenwood neighborhood.

03/06/24

Interstate 375 (North Bay Drive) runs between the couplet of 4th and 5th Avenue N (U.S. 19 ALT/SR 595) east to the St. Petersburg Coliseum. 4th Avenue N connects the freeway end with SR 687 (4th Street S) and the east beginning of U.S. 92 near Historic Old Northeast.

03/06/24

I-275 (St. Petersburg Parkway) advances 0.75 miles north from I-375 to Exit 24 for 22nd Avenue N. The flyover pictured here was damaged by a tanker explosion on March 27, 2007. The accident resulted in a several week closure for repair work.

03/06/24

I-275 navigates through an S-curve across a CSX Railroad line leading into the diamond interchange (Exit 24) with 22nd Avenue N. 22nd Ave N (CR 690) joins the freeway with the Ponce DeLeon, Woodlawn and Euclid neighborhoods nearby.

03/06/24

Sunken Gardens, a large collection of tropical plants in a botanical garden, lies 1.5 miles to the east on 4th Street N (U.S. 92/SR 687).

03/06/24

22nd Avenue S (CR 690) west leads along the North Kenwood neighborhood to U.S. 19 (34th Street N), and through Disston Heights to U.S. 19 Alternate and SR 693 (66th Street N) at Tyrone Square Mall.

03/06/24

22nd Street N east travels between the Crescent Lake and Crescent Heights neighborhoods to intersect U.S. 92 (4th Street N) at Historic Old Northeast. This stretch was formerly Florida Secondary 690.

03/06/24

Making another S-curve, northbound Interstate 275 next meets 38th Avenue N at the Oakwood Gardens and St. Petersburg Heights neighborhoods.

08/20/22

Built in 1974, the pedestrian bridge across Interstate 275 at 27th Avenue N precedes the diamond interchange (Exit 25) with 38th Avenue N.

03/06/24

The outside shoulder of I-275 northbound is part of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) north from 22nd Avenue N to 38th Avenue N.

09/03/21

38th Avenue N (CR 184) provides a direct route to Madeira Beach, Redington Beach and Redington Shores along the Gulf of Mexico via U.S. 19 Alternate (Tyrone Boulevard) north and SR 666 (Tom Stuart Causeway) west from Bay Pines.

08/20/22

Interstate 275 crosses over 30th Avenue N a quarter mile ahead of Exit 25.

04/03/20

A wide freeway median at 38th Avenue N alludes to an unbuilt freeway loop planned southwest to the St. Petersburg-Clearwater Expressway.

08/20/22

Exit 25 departs Interstate 275 north for 38th Avenue N (CR 184). 38th Avenue N comprises a four lane boulevard east to U.S. 92/SR 687 (4th Street N) and west through Disston Heights to U.S. 19 Alternate (Tyrone Boulevard).

08/20/22

Madeira Beach is nine miles to the west where SR 666 (150th Avenue / Tom Stuart Causeway) meets SR 699 (Gulf Boulevard).

05/27/05

38th Avenue N east heads through the Allendale Terrace neighborhood to intersect U.S. 92 (4th Street N) at North East Park. Westward CR 138 parallels the St. Petersburg city line two blocks to the south en route to U.S. 19 (34th Street N) between unincorporated Lealman and the Station View neighborhood.

03/24/07

Shifting slightly to the west along the St. Petersburg city line, I-275 continues north one mile to a six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 26) with 54th Avenue N (CR 202).

03/06/24

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is discontinuous along Interstate 275 between 38th Avenue N and Exit 26.

12/24/21

Forthcoming Exit 26 B joins Interstate 275 north with unincorporated Lealman and Kenneth City to the west along CR 202 (54th Avenue N).

04/03/20

Interstate 275 spans 50th Avenue N at Haines Road (CR 691) beyond this shield assembly posted at milepost 25. Haines Road was historically a temporary alignment for U.S. 19.

08/20/22

The entrance ramp from 38th Avenue N at Harris Park adds an auxiliary lane northbound to Exit 26 B for 54th Avenue N (CR 202) west.

08/20/22

Crossing over Haines Road (CR 691), Exit 26 A partitions from I-275 north for 54th Avenue N eastbound to the Euclid Heights and Edgemoor neighborhoods in north St. Petersburg.

12/24/21

Only marked within unincorporated areas of Pinellas County, CR 202 lines 54th Avenue N west from U.S. 92/SR 687 (4th Street N) in St. Petersburg 7.06 miles to CR 1 (Park Street N) at the city of Seminole.

12/24/21

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) resumes along the shoulder of Interstate 275 northbound between Exit 26 and 28.

12/24/21

Interstate 275 briefly leaves the St. Petersburg city limits ahead of the 62nd Avenue N underpass. The freeway curves eastward between Sawgrass Lake Park and the Meadowlawn neighborhood on the ensuing stretch.

04/26/24

SR 694 (Gandy Boulevard) angles northeast from U.S. 19 and Park Boulevard in the city of Pinellas Park to cross under I-275 at Exit 28.
This sign was toppled by the winds of Hurricane Milton, which made landfall at Siesta Key on October 9, 2024.

03/26/25

Measuring 6.2 miles in length, SR 694 follows Park Boulevard west to SR 693 (66th Street N). CR 694 extends Park Boulevard west to Seminole and the town of Indian Shores along the Gulf of Mexico.

03/06/24

A nine mile exit less stretch commences 2.25 miles north of this advisory sign for the Howard Frankland Bridge.

04/28/24

The directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 28) with SR 694 (Gandy Boulevard) represents the northern extent of BRT along I-275 northbound.

04/28/24

Guide signs for Exit 28 were amended to replace Seminole with Gandy Boulevard.

04/26/24

SR 694 concludes 1.9 miles to the east at U.S. 92 by Derby Lane in the Gateway area of north St. Petersburg. Downtown Tampa lies 15 miles to the northeast via U.S. 92 across the Gandy Bridge and the LeRoy Selmon Expressway (SR 618).

03/06/24

West from Exit 28, SR 694 crosses the Pinellas Park city line ahead of Grand Avenue to 28th Street N. Seminole and Indian Shores lie beyond the state maintained portion of Park Boulevard along CR 694 at eight and 12 miles respectively.

03/06/24

Construction from February 2014 (WTSP, 2014) to March 2018 upgraded SR 694 east to U.S. 92/SR 687 (4th Street N) into an elevated, six lane expressway with companion frontage roads. U.S. 92 overtakes Gandy Boulevard east to the Gandy Bridge and South Tampa.

04/28/24

01/14/22

St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) is located to the northwest along SR 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) by Old Tampa Bay and the Bayside Bridge. The Gateway Express provides a direct route to the airport from I-275 at Exit 30.

04/26/24

The first section of the tolled I-275 Express Lanes opened to traffic from north of SR 694 (Gandy Boulevard) to a point south of SR 688 (Ulmerton Road) on April 26, 2024.

04/26/24

The I-275 Express Lanes will extend northeast across the Howard Frankland Bridge to the Westshore Interchange with SR 60 (Memorial Highway) in Tampa sometime in 2026.

01/17/25

I-275 northbound converges with SR 690 (Gateway Expressway) and SR 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) at the last Pinellas County exit. SR 686 angles northwest from SR 694 (Gandy Boulevard) and the Gateway area of St. Petersburg to connect with SR 688 (Ulmerton Road) at Feather Sound.

01/17/25

Interstate 275 advances north by an area of industrial parks with four lanes.

01/17/25

SR 690 (Gateway Expressway) west to the freeway along U.S. 19 leads motorists north to Clearwater and Dunedin.

04/26/24

Flyovers for SR 690 overlay the diamond interchange joining I-275 with SR 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard). The Gateway Expressway project included building SR 686A, an elevated toll road extending north from SR 690 to PIE Airport and the Bayside Bridge (CR 611). Construction on the $580 $595.3 million project ran though Summer 2022 early 2023 Spring 2024 (FDOT, n.d.).

04/26/24

The I-275 Express Lanes constitute a single lane in each direction through the exchange with SR 690 (Gateway Expressway) and SR 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard).

04/26/24

CR 296 along the short freeway spur west from Exit 30 to 118th Avenue N in Pinellas Park was replaced by SR 690 (Gateway Expressway). Started on August 21, 2017 and completed on April 26, 2024, the Gateway Expressway project constructed an elevated toll road (SR 690) above 118th Avenue N (FDOT, n.d.).

03/26/25

SR 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) angles northwest from SR 694 (Gandy Boulevard) and the Gateway area in St. Petersburg to Highpoint and Largo.

04/26/24

Prior to February 2011 there was no direct access from I-275 north to CR 296 (118th Avenue N) west. CR 296 remains parallel to SR 690 (Gateway Expressway) west to U.S. 19 in Pinellas Park.

04/26/24

CR 296 continues west from U.S. 19 and 118th Avenue N along Bryan Dairy Road en route to Seminole. SR 686A branches northwest from SR 690 above 118th Avenue N to PIE Airport and Roosevelt Boulevard at CR 611 (49th Street N) and the Bayside Bridge.

04/26/24

The I-275 Express Lanes conclude just between the overpasses for CR 803 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. St N) south and the east end of SR 688 (Ulmerton Road).

04/26/24

When they open in 2026, the I-275 Express Lanes will run across the length of the Howard Frankland Bridge to the Westshore Interchange with SR 60 (Memorial Highway).

04/26/24