U.S. 98 South - Sugarmill Woods to Brooksville

U.S. 98 angles southeast from the separation with U.S. 19 along rural Ponce De Leon Boulevard.

09/15/19

Citrus County Road 480, which previously spurred west from U.S. 19/98 to Chassahowitzka, resumes east from U.S. 98 along West Oak Park Boulevard.

10/23/19

A new alignment was constructed to move CR 480 further away from the signal at U.S. 19/98. The county road straddles southern areas of Citrus County and Withlacoochee State Forest to U.S 41 near Floral City.

09/15/19

Beyond CR 480, U.S. 98 (Ponce De Leon Boulevard) travels across the southern expanse of Sugarmill Woods, a master-planned community based upon woodland preservation.

10/23/19

Brooksville lies 16 miles to the southeast of Sugarmill Woods.

10/23/19

Oak Village Boulevard comprises the main roadway through Sugarmill Woods, winding south to the Hernando County line and north to CR 480 at Cypress Boulevard. This reassurance marker for U.S. 98 stands beyond the boulevard.

10/23/19

Greenpark Boulevard north and Lone Pine Street south come together at U.S. 98 ahead of this shield assembly in Sugarmill Woods.

11/26/14

Crossing into Hernando County from Sugarmill Woods ,the Suncoast Parkway comes into view along U.S. 98 south.

07/22/22

Reassurance marker posted south of the Citrus County line and ahead of the Suncoast Trailhead.

07/27/22

The diamond interchange with Suncoast Parkway is 0.8 miles beyond the county line.

07/27/22

Designated State Road 589, the tolled Suncoast Parkway heads north toward Crystal River provides a direct route south to Tampa.

07/27/22

Southward through Hernando and Pasco Counties, SR 589 (Suncoast Parkway) is a scenic highway serving Spring Hill, Land O' Lakes and New Port Richey.

07/27/22

Overtaking the Veterans Expressway south from Lutz, SR 589 travels 54.4 miles to SR 60 (Memorial Highway) by Tampa International Airport (TPA).

07/27/22

Phase 1 of the Suncoast 2 construction project extended SR 589 northward 13 miles from U.S. 98 to SR 44 at Lecanto. Work on Phase 2 north to CR 486 runs through late 2026.

09/29/22

Costing $135 million, work started in February 2018 and was completed on February 28, 2022.

09/29/22

SR 589 (Suncoast Parkway) north to SR 44 (Gulf to Lake Highway) west leads to Crystal River.

09/29/22

U.S. 98 (Ponce De Leon Boulevard) remains southeastward from the Suncoast Parkway by the World Woods Golf Course area and Annuteliga Hammock.

03/02/22

Hernando County Road 491 (Citrus Way) meets U.S. 98 at Ringgold. Started on November 16, 2021, a $3.5 million project constructed a roundabout between the two routes. The roundabout was fully opened to traffic on December 22, 2022. Overall work was completed by March 22, 2023.¹

03/02/22

County Road 491 leads north to Lecanto, Beverly Hills and Holder.

07/27/22

South from U.S. 98, CR 491 (Citrus Way) continues along a rural course west of the Cemex hard rock mine site to CR 484 (Fort Dade Avenue) outside Brooksville.

07/27/22

U.S. 98 (Ponce De Leon Boulevard) converges with CR 476 (Lake Lindsey Road) west of Johnson Pond.

12/16/19

CR 476 runs 4.09 miles east to CR 481 (Snow Memorial Highway) at Lake Lindsey and 10.95 miles to the Sumter County line at Nobleton en route to the city of Bushnell.

12/16/19

U.S. 98 shifts more easterly by Tank Lake toward a weigh station at Hawksberry Road.

12/16/19

The Hernando County seat of Brooksville is another six miles to the south while U.S. 98 reaches the Pasco County seat of Dade City in 30 miles.

12/16/19

Truck weigh stations line both sides of U.S. 98 at Hawksbury Road. This is the lone set of scales for the route in Hernando County.

02/09/14

Hernando County Road 485 (Cobb Road) branches southwest from U.S. 98 at the forthcoming traffic light.

12/16/19

County Road 485 represents part of the truck bypass route for U.S. 98 around the west side of Brooksville. The truck route continues along SR 50 east of the city.

12/16/19

Travelers bound for Interstate 75 are also directed to bypass Brooksville versus remaining on U.S. 98 through Downtown.

02/09/14

Referenced as Truck CR 485 on U.S. 98 south, CR 485 runs 4.45 miles south from Ponce De Leon Boulevard to the junction of SR 50 and SR 50A.

12/16/19

02/09/14

Remaining rural through North Brooksville, U.S. 98 (Ponce De Leon Boulevard) continues toward the North Campus of Pasco-Hernando Community College.

12/16/19

Yontz Road, former CR 485B, stems east from CR 485 (Cobb Road) and Cement Plant Road to Howell Avenue (CR 445) along the Brooksville city line.

12/16/19

U.S. 98 expands with a continuous center turn lane as it crosses the Brooksville city line. A city of over 9,500, Brooksville was established in 1856 and incorporated on October 13, 1880.

12/16/19

Ponce De Leon Boulevard advances U.S. 98 south 1.1 miles from the city line to SR 50A (Jefferson Street) at SR 700.

12/16/19

Fort Dade Avenue (CR 484) ties into U.S. 98 at a RIRO intersection just north of SR 50A (Jefferson Avenue) and SR 700.

12/16/19

SR 50A (Jefferson Avenue) west to SR 50 leads motorists to the Suncoast Parkway at Exit 46 and Weeki Wachee.

12/16/19

A signed portion of SR 700 emerges south from U.S. 98 at SR 50A (Jefferson Street). The 0.33 mile long segment of SR 700 links U.S. 98 (Ponce De Leon Boulevard) with U.S. 41 (Broad Street) south toward Masaryktown.

12/16/19

Travelers headed to SR 50 or I-75 are directed onto U.S. 41 (Broad Street) south from SR 700 (Ponce De Leon Boulevard) to Cortez Boulevard to circumvent Downtown Brooksville.

03/26/18

U.S. 98 turns east onto Jefferson Street to overlap with SR 50A to Downtown.

02/17/14

U.S. 98/SR 50A east turn onto Mildred Avenue as Jefferson Street becomes one way in the westbound direction.

03/26/18

U.S. 98/SR 50A turn south onto Mildred Avenue for 0.07 miles to combine with U.S. 41 northbound along Broad Street east.

06/17/23

Broad Street expands to two-way traffic southwest from U.S. 98/SR 50A on Mildred Avenue. U.S. 41 travels south from Brooksville to Marsaryktown, Land O' Lakes and Lutz.

06/17/23

U.S. 98 south and SR 50A overlap with U.S. 41 north along Broad Street for 0.78 miles.

06/17/23

Broad Street spans a CSX Railroad line on a bridge dating back to 1936.

06/17/23

Broad Street east at Main Street in Downtown Brooksville, Main Street is part of CR 445 extending north along Howell Avenue to U.S. 41 and south to SR 50 across from CR 581 (Mitchell Road).

06/17/23

The Hernando County Court House lines the north side of U.S. 41/98 and SR 50A (Broad Street) east of Main Street.

06/17/23

U.S. 98/SR 50A part ways with U.S. 41 (Broad Street) north at forthcoming Jefferson Street.

06/17/23

U.S. 41 (Broad Street) turns north from Brooksville en route to Floral City and Inverness.

06/17/23

SR 50A remains alongside U.S. 98 southeast from Broad Street 1.41 miles back to SR 50.

06/17/23

U.S. 41 south, U.S. 98 north and SR 50A west line Jefferson Street back into Downtown Brooksville.

06/17/23

Confirming markers posted along U.S. 98/SR 50A (Jefferson Street) south at Liberty Street.

06/17/23

The unincorporated community of Ridge Manor lies 13 miles to the east along U.S. 98 and SR 50. SR 50 continues east from there to Mascotte, Groveland and Clermont.

06/17/23

U.S. 98/SR 50A (Jefferson Street) curve southeast to overtake Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard ahead of CR 581 (Emerson Road) south.

02/09/14

CR 581 (Emerson Road) travels 16 miles south from U.S. 98/SR 50A at Brooksville to SR 52 west of I-75 and San Antonio.

02/17/14

U.S. 98/SR 50A arc southeast from CR 581 and the Brooksville city limits to SR 50 (Cortez Boulevard).

02/09/14

SR 50 (Cortez Boulevard) encircles the south side of Brooksville as part of the truck bypass from CR 485 (Cobb Road).

02/09/14

SR 50 heads west from Brooksville to Spring Hill and Weeki Wachee. U.S. 98 joins SR 50 east from the end of SR 50A to Ridge Manor.

02/09/14