U.S. 41 North - Ruskin to Gibsonton

Reassurance marker posted just north of County Line Road west to Fort Lonely.

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U.S. 41 remains rural through south Hillsborough County in this scene by Cockroach Creek.

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U.S. 41 enters the community of Sun City east of Cockroach Bay. The four lane highway bypasses an older two lane alignment of U.S. 41 to the east along this stretch.

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Leading northeast from Sun City, U.S. 41 reaches Gulf City and the bridge over the Little Manatee River.

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Beyond the Little Manatee River, U.S. 41 curves north through the unincorporated town of Ruskin.

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14th Avenue SW ties into U.S. 41 from 1st Street SW and 14th Avenue SE at this traffic light. 14th Avenue SE serves a number of subdivisions east toward Interstate 75.

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U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) intersects the west end of SR 674 (College Avenue) a half mile north of 14th Avenue SW.

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U.S. 41 elevates to cross over a CSX Railroad line ahead of the signalized intersection with College Avenue and SR 674. SR 674 meets Interstate 75 (Exit 240) three miles to the east.

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State Road 674 runs 25.5 miles east from Ruskin to SR 37 in rural areas of southwest Polk County. SR 674 constitutes a busy surface arterial east to Sun City Center and U.S. 301 to the west of Wimauma. The remainder of the route is rural serving phosphate mines and agricultural interests.

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A number of businesses line U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) northward through Ruskin.

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U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) spans Ruskin Inlet ahead of the intersection with Shell Point Road. Shell Point Road leads west to Shell Point on Tampa Bay and east to Lennard High School at 24th Street NE and the Amazon fulfillment center off 30th Street SE.

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19th Avenue stems west from U.S. 41 to E.G. Simmons Regional Park on Tampa Bay and east to the sprawling community of Cypress Creek beyond Interstate 75.

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Curving northeast, U.S. 41 continues by the Ruskin Drive In Theatre toward Mirabay.

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Northbound drivers along U.S. 41 next reach Apollo Beach, a mixed-used canal-lined community on Tampa Bay.

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Apollo Beach Boulevard spurs northwest as the main arterial leading into Apollo Beach.

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U.S. 41 parallels a CSX Railroad line northeast from Apollo Beach.

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Hillsborough County Road 672 (Big Bend Road) crosses paths with U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) east of Big Bend and the Tampa Electric Company power plant. The vastly unsigned county road follows all of Big Bend Road east to U.S. 301.

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Big Bend Road meets I-75 at a folded diamond interchange (Exit 246) east en route to Balm Riverview Road by the Summerfield Crossings community. Located to the west, the Manatee Viewing Center, a facility that allows visitors to view Manatees gathering in the warm outflow waters caused by the adjacent Big Bend Power Plant (open November to April only).

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U.S. 41 advances northward through industrial areas and the settlement of Adamsville.

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Gibsonton lies four miles ahead along U.S. 41 at the Alafia River. Downtown Tampa is another ten miles, while Lutz lies at the north end of the county in 28 miles.

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Pembroke Road leads west from U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) to Wyandotte Road and the Port Redwing Berths of Port Tampa Bay.

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Symmes Road runs east from U.S. 41 near Adamsville to newer development between U.S. 301 and Balm-Riverview Road.

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Spanning Bull Frog Creek, U.S. 41 utilizes a 1945 bridge for northbound and a 1960 bridge for southbound.

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U.S. 41 travels through the unincorporated town of Gibsonton northward to the Alafia River. Tamiami Trail meets Palm Avenue west and Twin Oaks Shopping Center at this traffic light.

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A diamond interchange (Exit 250) lies east of Gibsonton with Interstate 75 along Gibsonton Drive.

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Gibsonton Drive constitutes an arterial route east from U.S. 41 to U.S. 301 at Boyette Road. Boyette Road extends the road east to the Bloomingdale area and more recent development at Fishhawk.

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The Alafia River flows wholly within Hillsborough County along a 25 mile course into Tampa Bay at Gibsonton. U.S. 41 crosses the waterway on bridges built in 1952 (northbound) and 1959 (southbound).

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