Interstate 275 North - Tampa to Wesley Chapel

The congested Downtown Interchange at I-4/275 was reconstructed between October 2002 and December 2006 at a cost of $81 million.¹

05/25/19

$85.3 million in construction underway from October 25, 2021 to 2026 expands I-275 with an additional lane in each direction from north of I-4 to U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue).² A pair of confirming markers were previously posted beyond the Columbus Drive underpass by the VY Ybor neighborhood.

08/29/20

I-275 advances a half mile north to a diamond interchange (Exit 46 B) with SR 574 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard), a multi lane boulevard connecting the Tampa Heights and East Tampa communities.

04/28/24

SR 574 follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (former Buffalo Avenue) from U.S. 92 (Dale Mabry Highway) near Drew Park in Tampa east to Orient Park, Mango, Seffner, Dover and Plant City. The state road historically followed E 7th Avenue (CR 574) through Historic Ybor City and Broadway at Mango.

04/28/24

The I-275 Capacity Improvements project expanded Exit 46 B to a two lane ramp in 2024. Exit 46 B leads onto adjacent Taliaferro Avenue at SR 574 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) and Ybor Heights.

04/28/24

SR 574 along Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard comprises a four lane commercial boulevard west to Wellswood and the Stadium Area and east to adjacent South Seminole Heights.

03/31/21

Continuing north by the Old Seminole Heights neighborhood on I-275. A $30 million project expanded bridges and shoulders along I-275 between Floribraska Avenue and Yukon Street. The work underway between June 11, 2012 and April 13, 2015 included the installation of new monotube based sign bridges as the median was reduced to a concrete barrier.³

08/22/15

I-275 passes over Osborne Avenue just ahead of the parclo interchange (Exits 47 A/B) with U.S. 92 at Old Seminole Heights. U.S. 92 lines Hillsborough Avenue east from Dale Mabry Highway at Drew Park to the Northeast Community in north Tampa.

04/28/24

The ramp at Exit 47 A overtakes Taliaferro Avenue north to U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue) east. U.S. 92 combines with U.S. 41 at adjacent SR 45 (Nebraska Avenue) for a 2.25 mile overlap to 40th Street N at East Tampa. Beyond there, U.S. 92 parallels I-4 through Mango, Seffner and Plant City.

04/28/24

Exit 47 B loops onto U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue) west to Riverbend and Wellswood. Hillsborough Avenue is part of a longer route joining Tampa with Town 'n' Country, Oldsmar and Dunedin in Pinellas County via SR 580.

04/28/24

Interstate 275 weaves north through Old Seminole Heights from U.S. 92.

08/22/15

A diamond interchange joins Interstate 275 with Sligh Avenue at Exit 48.

04/28/24

Sligh Avenue connects I-275 with Old Seminole Heights and Rivergrove to the east. West across the Hillsborough River, the four lane boulevard advances to Lowry Park and the unincorporated Egypt-Lake Leto community. Lambright Street extends the road west to Dale Mabry Highway as former Florida Secondary 598.

08/17/24

This interchange sequence sign omits Exit 49 in favor of Exits 50, 51 and 52, all joining Interstate 275 with arterials between Carrollwood and north Tampa.

06/02/22

Reassurance shield assembly posted at the Broad Street underpass.

08/22/15

Bird Street connects Interstate 275 with parallel U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) and U.S. 41 (Nebraska Avenue) via a half diamond interchange near the former Tampa Greyhound Track and Sulphur Springs Park.

08/22/15

Service Roads link the Bird Street ramps at Exit 49 with Waters Avenue, an arterial between Rowlett Park and Town 'n' Country.

08/17/24

Forthcoming Exit 50 joins Interstate 275 with SR 580 (Busch Boulevard) to Busch Gardens, a theme park located to the east by the Terrace Park section of Tampa.

05/06/23

A fourth lane opens northbound leading into the folded diamond interchange (Exit 50) with SR 580 (Busch Boulevard). SR 580 forms a 28.78 mile route west to U.S. 19 Alternate in Dunedin and east to SR 583 (N 56th Street) just across the Temple Terrace city line. CR 580 extends east from the end of SR 580 along Bullard Parkway.

05/06/23

Exit 50 loops away from I-275 north to SR 580 (Busch Boulevard) at the North Tampa Community. Busch Boulevard parallels a CSX Railroad line west to Forest Hills in Tampa and the Carrollwood community. Beyond there, SR 580 turns south onto Dale Mabry Highway to U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue).

08/17/24

Busch Gardens opened in March 1959, originally as a beer and bird garden adjacent to the former Anheuser-Busch brewery. Between the mid 1960s and 1980s, Anheuser-Busch expanded Busch Gardens into a full-fledged theme park. The company later owned other parks including Sea World in nearby Orlando. The A-B theme parks changed hands in 2008 with the purchase of the brewery by Inbev. Today, Busch Gardens and its sibling parks are owned by the SeaWorld Entertainment company.

05/06/23

A linear stretch of I-275 advances north 0.75 miles to Exit 51 with SR 582 (Fowler Avenue). SR 582 begins at U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) and Country Club Drive to the immediate west.

08/17/24

Interstate 275 runs between East Forest Hills and the North Tampa Community to the city line just north of Fowler Avenue.

08/22/15

Exit 51 leaves I-275 north for SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) with two lanes. The state road travels 7.83 miles east to the University of South Florida (USF), the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI), Temple Terrace and U.S. 301 at Thonotosassa.

08/17/24

A $1.9 million project expanded Exit 51 from I-275 north to two lanes while adding three turn lanes onto SR 582 east toward USF and New Tampa via Bruce B. Downs Boulevard north. Work occurred between November 13, 2011 and September 11, 2012.⁴

03/04/16

A diamond interchange (Exit 52) joins I-275 with Fletcher Avenue in 0.75 miles. SR 579 is the half mile section of Fletcher Avenue between U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) and U.S. 41 (Nebraska Avenue). East from Nebraska Avenue, Fletcher Avenue is CR 582A, a vastly unposted route, to I-75 where it changes into CR 579 (Morris Bridge Road). Morris Bridge Road extends northeast into Pasco County west of Zephyrhills.

08/17/24

This northbound shield assembly for I-275 stands beside the E 127th Avenue overpass.

08/30/23

Fletcher Avenue provides a second route to New Tampa from I-275 via Bruce B. Downs Boulevard (CR 581) north. The arterial east serves James Haley Veterans Hospital, AdventHealth Tampa Hospital and USF as well.

08/17/24

West from Exit 52, Fletcher Avenue travels through Carrollwood to the south of Lake Magdalene en route to Dale Mabry Highway (SR 597) at South Village Drive.

04/25/16

Interstate 275 continues north to a diamond interchange (Exit 53) with Bearss Avenue (SR 678). Like SR 579 at Exit 52, SR 678 comprises a half mile connector between Florida and Nebraska Avenues.

08/30/23

Interstate 275 maintains six overall lanes between Fletcher and Bearss Avenues.

08/22/15

Bearss Avenue west connects I-275 with Ehrlich Road at SR 597 by Northdale. Eastward, the arterial shifts south to overtake Skipper Road en route to Bruce B. Downs Boulevard (CR 581), the gateway to New Tampa.

08/17/24

An extra lane opens along northbound preceding the Exit 53 gore point for Bearss Avenue (SR 678). This is the final exit along I-275 north before the Northern Apex with I-75 in 7.3 miles.

08/17/24

Interstate 275 north at Exit 53 for Bearss Avenue (SR 678).

08/17/24

Adjacent U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) and U.S. 41 (Nebraska Avenue) combine 1.6 miles to the north of SR 678 (Bearrs Avenue) at Chapman. U.S. 41 progresses north from the apex through Lutz to Land O' Lakes in Pasco County.

08/30/23

Interstate 275 arcs east to cross over both U.S. 41 (Nebraska Avenue) and a parallel CSX Railroad line at Chapman.

12/13/21

State Road 56 is eight miles ahead at the first of two exits along I-75 for Wesley Chapel. Ocala debuts on distance signs at 85 miles out.
This sign referenced Ocala at 80 miles away in 2012.

10/22/15

Livingston Road spans Interstate 275 north from Bearss Avenue to Lutz. The ensuing stretch of I-275 north traverses areas of wetlands and Cypress Creek Preserve.

04/25/16

Interstate 275 briefly reenters the Tampa city limits beyond Thirteen Mile Run and ahead of Cypress Creek Preserve. The last reassurance marker for northbound follows near milepost 57.5.

12/13/21

Forthcoming Exit 59 with SR 56 and Exit 279 along Interstate 75 serve the unincorporated suburban community of Wesley Chapel.

12/13/21

A $32.7 million project underway from October 17, 2009 and September 17, 2012 expanded the north end of I-275 with a flyover (Exit 59) to a distributor roadway for SR 56. Affecting 2.3 miles of roadway, the upgrade removed a weaving traffic pattern between the north apex of I-275 and adjacent Exit 275 with SR 56.⁵

12/13/21

SR 56 connects Interstate 75 with adjacent SR 54 west to Land O' Lakes and east to SR 581 (Bruce B. Downs Boulevard) in Wesley Chapel.

12/13/21

SR 56 was built to alleviate traffic on SR 54, but instead spawned rampant development including the adjacent Tampa Premium Outlets retail center that opened in October 2015 and AdventHealth Center Ice sports complex.

12/13/21

State Road 54 extends 22.41 miles west from SR 56 at Wesley Chapel Boulevard (CR 54) to U.S. 19 at Elfers and south of New Port Richey.

12/13/21

Exit 59 departs from I-275 north ahead of the Northern Apex with Interstate 75 for a 2.3 mile long distributor roadway for the diverging diamond interchange with SR 56.

12/13/21

A lane drop follows along I-275 northbound beyond the gore point for Exit 59. Construction completed in Spring 2016 expanded I-75 between six and eight lanes through northern Hillsborough County.

12/13/21

County Line Road spans the roadways for both I-75 and I-275 at the wye interchange joining the two freeways.

10/22/15

04/25/16

An end sign stands at I-75/275 northern apex. Interstate 75 continues north past the exchange with SR 56 to a rest area and Exit 279 for CR 54 (Wesley Chapel Boulevard).

12/13/21