U.S. 41 Business North - Seminole Heights to Lutz

Advancing north from the intersection with U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue), U.S. 41 Business wholly enters the Old Seminole Heights neighborhood of north Tampa. Noticeably absent here is a reassurance marker.

08/12/14

A traffic signal operates at Hanna Avenue due to nearby Seminole Elementary school by I-275.

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Sligh Avenue crosses U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) just west of a diamond interchange with I-275 and east of the Hillsborough River bridge to Lowry Park Central and Riverbend.

08/12/14

Passing by Seminole Heights Community Center, drivers along U.S. 41 Business see this reassurance marker posted north of Sligh Avenue.

08/12/14

Broad Street stems east from Ola Avenue by the Hillsborough River to pass under Interstate 275 east of U.S. 41 Business en route to residential areas beyond U.S. 41 (Nebraska Avenue).

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U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) lowers to around 5 feet above sea level at the Hillsborough River before climbing to a height of 54 feet at upcoming Waters Avenue.

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The Hillsborough River winds 95 miles southwest from the Green Swamp to the city of Tampa and Tampa Bay. The river locally is bypassed by the 1970s-completed Tampa Bypass Canal to the east. The channelized waterway provides flood relief during periods of heavy rain.
The U.S. 41 Business bridge over the river was built in 1926.

08/12/14

Now within the Sulphur Springs neighborhood, U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) intersects Bird Street. Bird Street comprises a short connector between Florida Avenue and Nebraska Avenue with a half diamond interchange at I-275 in between.

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Waters Avenue follows as a busy east-west commercial boulevard from Sulphur Springs west to Lowry Park Central and unincorporated areas to Town 'N Country. The road doubles as unsigned CR 587A from U.S. 41 Business west to Armenia Avenue and CR 584 beyond there to Westchase.

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U.S. 41 Business widens to six overall lanes from Waters Avenue north to Linebaugh Avenue within the East Forest Hills neighborhood of Tampa.

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Yukon Street lines the south side of the adjacent Northgate Shopping Center to an underpass below I-275. West of U.S. 41 Business, Yukon Street enters the Lowry Park Central residential street grid.

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SR 580 follows Busch Boulevard across U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) at a busy commercial intersection. The state road joins Forest Hills, Sulphur Springs and Terrace Park in north Tampa with Dale Mabry Highway and the Carrollwood community to the west.

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A CSX Railroad line parallels SR 580 (Busch Boulevard) east from SR 597 (Dale Mabry Highway) to 14th Street at North Tampa. The railroad line results in a congested folded diamond interchange with adjacent Interstate 275 where all movements are on the north side of Busch Boulevard.

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State Road 580 comprises a 28.78 mile route between Dunedin in Pinellas County and Temple Terrace just east of Tampa. The route provides the first land based connection between Tampa and Pinellas, while serving the Busch Gardens theme park two miles to the east of U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue).

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U.S. 41 Business enters the East Forest Hills community north of Busch Boulevard. Forest Hills to the west is home to the Babe Zaharias Golf & Country Club.

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An adjacent traffic light to SR 580 handles movements along Florida Avenue with local Hamiller Avenue west to Chamberlain High School and Floriland Office Center to the east. Floriland Office Center was formerly an enclosed shopping mall that opened in 1972.

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Linebaugh Avenue travels east from U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) to North Tampa and University Square and west to the Forest Hills Community and Neighborhood. This section runs separate from the portion between Carrollwood and Westchase.

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Bougainvillea Avenue intersects Florida Avenue a quarter mile to the north. The signalized intersection serves traffic to Forest Hills Elementary School to the west at North Boulevard. East of the I-275 underpass, the avenue continues through North Tampa to Busch Gardens.

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A number of car dealerships line U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) north to the Tampa city line at the west end of SR 582 (Fowler Avenue).

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SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) meets I-275 at a diamond interchange midway between U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) and U.S. 41 (Nebraska Avenue).

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A 7.83 mile long route, SR 582 lines Fowler Avenue from U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) to University Mall, the University of South Florida (USF), Temple Terrace and U.S. 301 near Thonotosassa. Country Club Drive extends west from Fowler Avenue as a local route into the Forest Hills Neighborhood.

10/07/15

Leaving the Tampa city limits, U.S. 41 remains a four to five lane commercial boulevard to the east of the Lake Magdalene area.

09/08/23

The numbered street system of Tampa extends into unincorporated Hillsborough County. Pictured here is the signal at 124th Avenue, a local street serving Miles Elementary School.

09/08/23

HAWK beacons were installed along U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) between 124th Avenue and 131st Avenue in Summer 2023.

09/08/23

131st Avenue travels between North Boulevard and N Central Avenue, meeting U.S. 41 Business ahead of Fletcher Avenue. A second segment of 131st Avenue continues east of I-275 to the USF campus.

09/08/23

One mile north of SR 582 (Fowler Avenue) is SR 579 and Fletcher Avenue. Fletcher Avenue runs along the north side of the USF campus, two miles east of U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue).

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Fletcher Avenue doubles as SR 579 for the half mile connection between U.S. 41 Business and 41 (Nebraska Avenue). This includes the diamond interchange with Interstate 275.

09/08/23

Beyond U.S. 41 Business to the west and U.S. 41 to the east, Fletcher Avenue doubles as CR 582A, though the route is mostly unsigned. The busy arterial joins Temple Terrace and I-75 to the east with Carrollwood and Dale Mabry Highway (SR 597) to the west.

08/12/14

Reassurance marker posted for U.S. 41 Business north along Florida Avenue after Fletcher Avenue (SR 579).

05/31/15

1.1 miles north of Fletcher Avenue, U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) intersects Bearss Avenue. Bearss Avenue east doubles as SR 678 between U.S. 41 Business and U.S. 41 (Nebraska Avenue) to service the adjacent interchange (Exit 53) with I-275.

05/31/15

Bearss Avenue winds west from U.S. 41 Business to Lake Magdalene and SR 597 (Dale Mabry Highway) near Northdale as a locally maintained arterial. The CR 678 shield posted here references a decommissioned route.

05/31/15

U.S. 41 Business (Florida Avenue) kinks to the west between Lake Gass and Long Lake beyond SR 678 (Bearss Avenue).

10/08/16

Lake Magdalene Boulevard loops west from Florida Avenue to Byrd and Platt Lakes to Bearss Avenue opposite Lake Magdalene. The residential loop is a former branch of County Road 582.

10/08/16

U.S. 41 Business northbound ends at the Apex, a wye intersection with U.S. 41 leading into Lutz. U.S. 41 extends northward with six overall lanes to Land O' Lakes in Pasco County.

10/08/16