U.S. 98 North - Brooksville to Sugarmill Woods

Homosassa Springs debuts along U.S. 98 northbound distance signage beyond the partition with SR 50 (Cortez Boulevard) west. Jefferson Street quickly reduces to two lanes.

10/23/19

U.S. 98/SR 50A (Jefferson Street) enter the city limits of Brooksville at the north end of Hernando County Road 581 (Emerson Road).

10/23/19

County Road 581 (Emerson Road) travels a rural course 16 miles south to SR 52 in Pasco County. The county road formerly followed Mitchell Road west from Emerson Road to end at SR 50 opposite CR 445 (Main Street).

10/23/19

Jefferson Street turns northward in advance of U.S. 41 (Broad Street).

06/17/23

U.S. 98 north / SR 50A west combine with U.S. 41 south while U.S. 41 (Broad Street) north leaves Brooksville en route to Floral City and Inverness in Citrus County. The overhead for U.S. 41 south erroneously also shows U.S. 41 north.

06/17/23

U.S. 41-98/SR 50A partition into a one way couplet along Jefferson Street westbound and Broad Street eastbound.

06/17/23

U.S. 41/98-SR 50A confirming markers posted where Jefferson Street turns west at Museum Court and May Avenue.

06/17/23

Masaryktown is located in southern Hernando County along U.S. 41 while Weeki Wachee is at the west end of SR 50 along U.S. 19.

06/17/23

Jefferson Street west intersects Main Street (CR 445) in Downtown Brooksville by the Hernando County Courthouse. These confirming markers follow.

06/17/23

U.S. 41 south separates from U.S. 98 north / SR 50A (Jefferson Street) west at Mildred Avenue. Mildred Avenue returns U.S. 41 to Broad Street, which heads south from Brooksville toward Marsaryktown and Land O' Lakes.

06/17/23

U.S. 41 travels south from Brooksville to Tampa. U.S. 98 north and SR 50A overlap another 0.21 miles along Jefferson Street west.

06/17/23

Jefferson Street switches to two-way traffic beyond the partition with U.S. 41 south as U.S. 98 north / SR 50A west continue 0.21 miles to SR 700 (Ponce De Leon Boulevard).

03/26/18

03/02/22

State Road 700 is the counterpart for just about all of U.S. 98 north from Canal Point, off Lake Okeechobee, to U.S. 19 in Citrus County. A 0.33 mile portion of SR 700, between Jefferson Street and U.S. 41 (Broad Street), travels independent of U.S. 98 in Brooksville.

02/09/14

Travelers bound for the Suncoast Parkway (SR 589) are directed to remain along SR 50A (Jefferson Street) west to SR 50. U.S. 98 also meets the toll road near the Citrus County line.

02/09/14

A guide sign references Homosassa Springs for U.S. 98 (Ponce De Leon Boulevard) north to the Nature Coast.

03/26/18

U.S. 98 rejoins unsigned SR 700 north from SR 50A (Jefferson Street) along Ponce De Leon Boulevard Boulevard. Fort Dade Avenue (CR 484) ties into U.S. 98 just beyond Jefferson Street.

09/15/19

Leaving the city of Brooksville, U.S. 98 progresses 22 miles north to Homosassa Springs in neighboring Citrus County.

09/15/19

Yontz Road, former County Road 485B, leads west from U.S. 98 (Ponce De Leon Boulevard) to CR 485 (Cobb Road) at Cement Plant Road and east to Howell Avenue (CR 445).

09/15/19

U.S. 98 briefly expands to four lanes at Yontz Road before reducing back to two lanes on the drive to Homosassa Springs (19 miles) and Crystal River (26 miles).

09/15/19

Curving westward toward Stafford, truckers along U.S. 98 (Ponce De Leon Boulevard) are advised of the forthcoming weigh station at Hawksbury Road.

09/15/19

Forthcoming County Road 485 (Cobb Road) travels 4.45 miles south to SR 50 and SR 50A in west Brooksville.

09/15/19

Hernando County Road 485 (Cobb Road) returns the truck route to U.S. 98 from SR 50 and the south side of Brooksville.

09/15/19

Reassurance marker for U.S. 98 north posted after Cobb Road.

09/15/19

Weigh stations line both sides of U.S. 98 (Ponce De Leon Boulevard) at Hawksbury Road.

09/15/19

Hernando County Road 476 (Lake Lindsey Road) crosses paths with U.S. 98 (Ponce De Leon Boulevard) near the community of Stafford.

07/13/07

County Road 476 takes a stair stepped route west 8.72 miles to Royal Highlands and U.S. 19. East from U.S. 98, CR 476 (Lake Lindsey Road) continues 11 miles to Nobleton and Sumter County.

09/15/19

Homosassa Springs lies 15 miles to the north of CR 476 via U.S. 98 to U.S. 19 north.

09/15/19

Angling northwest from Brittle Road (former County Road 491A), U.S. 98 passes by Stafford Lake ahead of CR 491 (Citrus Way).

09/15/19

County Road 491 (Citrus Way) travels a rural route north 7.7 miles from Fort Dade Avenue (CR 484), west of Brooksville, to U.S. 98. Beyond U.S. 98, the county road enters Citrus County en route to Lecanto, Beverly Hills and Holder.

09/15/19

Costing $3.5 million, road work from November 16, 2021 to Spring 2023 converted the intersection joining U.S. 98 and CR 491 (Citrus Way) into a roundabout.

09/15/19

Advancing northwest from CR 491 (Citrus Way), U.S. 98 travels between ranch land around Skinner Lake and timber land surrounding Horse Lake. Crystal River, where U.S. 19/98 meet SR 44, lies 22 miles away.

09/15/19

U.S. 98 (Ponce De Leon Boulevard) converges with SR 589 (Suncoast Parkway) at a diamond interchange.

03/02/22

SR 589 (Suncoast Parkway) was realigned westward from the previous half diamond with U.S. 98 (Ponce De Leon Boulevard) during construction for Suncoast Parkway 2 Phase 1.

03/02/22

Costing $134 million, work on Suncoast Parkway 2 started in February 2018 and was completed on February 28, 2022.

03/02/22

The northward extension of SR 589 lengthened Suncoast Parkway 13 miles to SR 44 (Gulf to Lake Highway) at Lecanto.

03/02/22

SR 589 leads south to Spring Hill, Odessa and SR 60 (Courtney Campbell Causeway) at Tampa.

03/02/22

0.9 miles northwest of SR 589, U.S. 98 north crosses into Citrus County line.

10/02/21

U.S. 98 (Ponce De Leon Boulevard) kinks westward through Sugarmill Woods. Sugarmill Woods constitutes a master-planned community based upon woodland preservation.

10/02/21

A U.S. 98 reassurance marker precedes the intersection with Greenpark Boulevard and Lone Pine Street at Sugarmill Woods.

10/02/21

Progressing northwest, U.S. 98 next intersects Oak Village Boulevard at Sugarmill Woods.

09/15/19

Emerging from the residential street network of Sugarmill Woods, U.S. 98 approaches Citrus County Road 480 (West Oak Park Boulevard) east.

10/02/21

County Road 480 leads north and than east through Sugarmill Woods into Withlacoochee State Forest. The rural highway ends at U.S. 41 near Floral City.

10/02/21

A wooded stretch precedes the merge point of U.S. 98 north with U.S. 19 north.

10/02/21

U.S. 19, the west branch of County Road 480 along Miss Maggie Drive and U.S. 98 come together at a signalized intersection 1.9 miles due north of the Citrus County line.

10/02/21

U.S. 98 combines with U.S. 19 north for 127 miles through Crystal River, Inglis, Chiefland, Cross City and Perry.

10/02/21

South from U.S. 98 and CR 480 west, U.S. 19 follows Commercial Way through western Hernando County, becoming increasingly developed from Weeki Wachee to Spring Hill.

07/31/06

County Road 480 extends west 1.78 miles from U.S. 19/98 to Chassahowitzka. CR 480 originally crossed U.S. 19/98 here, but was realigned eastward along West Oak Park Boulevard to eliminate a five-way intersection.

10/02/21