U.S. 17 North - Arcadia to Fort Meade

U.S. 17 confirming marker posted north of SR 70 and Downtown Arcadia.
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The separate roadways for U.S. 17 through Arcadia converge north of Fiveash Street.
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Leaving Arcadia, U.S. 17 proceeds north to the settlement of Cubitis and CR 660 at NE McKay Street.
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CR 660 comprises a 3.07 mile long rural loop east from adjacent Cubitis Avenue (old U.S. 17).
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CR 660 follows Moore Avenue north to McIntyre Street west.
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CR 660 (McIntyre Street) concludes just west of U.S. 17 at Cubitis Avenue.
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U.S. 17 enters Hardee County north ahead of unincorporated Gardner.
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Reassurance marker posted north of CR 634 (Sweetwater Road) east at Buchanan.
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U.S. 17 intersects Moffitt Road (CR 684) east ahead of this northbound shield assembly.
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U.S. 17 meets the west end of SR 66 in the town of Zolfo Springs.
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Main Street north at 6th Street and the previous west end of SR 66. U.S. 17 was realigned one block east from Main Street through Zolfo Springs over Oak Street as part of the four lane expansion south to the DeSoto County line. Construction was completed in March 2018.
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SR 66 heads 24.95 miles east from U.S. 17 in Zolfo Springs to the south split of U.S. 27/98 outside Sebring. U.S. 98 continues east from there to Okeechobee and West Palm Beach.
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Confirming marker posted north of SR 66 (6th Street E) on the 2018 realignment of U.S. 17 in Zolfo Springs.
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Curving northwest from 5th Street E, U.S. 17 advances from 3rd Street E to intersect SR 64.
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State Road 64 travels northeast from Zolfo Springs to U.S. 27/98 at SR 17 in Avon Park. West from U.S. 17, SR 64 extends to Bradenton and SR 789 at Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island.
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Having paralleled the Peace River north from Punta Gorda, U.S. 17 finally crosses the waterway at the north Zolfo Springs town limits.
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The roadways of U.S. 17 separate again ahead of Sterner Road and the Hardee County seat of Wauchula.
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U.S. 17 proceeds north into the Wauchula city limits ahead of Stenstrom Road.
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Entering Downtown Wauchula, U.S. 17 next meets SR 636 (E Main Street).
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Measuring 6.97 miles in length, SR 636 links U.S. 17 and Wauchula with SR 64 east to Avon Park.
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SR 636 west concludes at U.S. 17 southbound across from unsigned CR 64A (W Main Street).
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The split roadways for U.S. 17 through Wauchula come together north at Bell Street.
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REA Road connects U.S. 17 with parallel N Florida Avenue (CR 35A) and Heard Bridge Road (CR 664A).
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Confirming markers posted beyond the north end of CR 35A (N Florida Avenue).
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State Road 62 is a rural highway bee lining 37.52 miles west from U.S. 17 to U.S. 301 at Parrish.
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U.S. 17 north enters the city of Bowling Green just ahead of Hardee Street.
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CR 664 (Main Street) meets U.S. 17 (Oak Avenue) next to Bowling Green City Hall.
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CR 664 extends west from Bowling Green to CR 663 at Fort Green.
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Leaving Bowling Green, U.S. 17 north enters Polk County.
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Confirming marker posted north of County Line Road and the city of Bowling Green.
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Traveling north from the Hardee County line, U.S. 17 advances 5.8 miles to the Fort Meade city line and 19 miles to Bartow.
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Northbound U.S. 17 enters Fort Meade at the Hammock Lake Estates manufactured home community ahead of McDuffie Loop.
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Transitioning into a five lane boulevard, U.S. 17 follows Charleston Avenue north through Fort Meade. Traffic lights operate at 6th Street adjacent to Fort Meade Middle School.
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U.S. 98 branches 15 miles west from U.S. 27 near Frostproof to meet U.S. 17 in the Fort Meade business district.
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U.S. 98 (Broadway Street) connects Fort Meade with Avon Park along an overlap with U.S. 27 south to Sebring.
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Polk County Road 630 extends Broadway Street west from U.S. 98 and U.S. 17 (Charleston Avenue). The rural highway measures 12.3 miles to SR 37 south of Bradley Junction.
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