Florida State Road 579
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| Length: | 0.499 mi (0.803 km) | |||
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  US 41 Bus. near Tampa
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US 41 near Tampa
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The current State Road 579 (SR 579) is a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) stretch of Fletcher Avenue between Florida Avenue and Nebraska Avenue in Tampa, Florida. Similar to SR 678 to the north, it exists to connect US 41 (SR 45), Interstate 275 (SR 93), and Business US 41 (SR 685). Despite its odd-numbered Florida Department of Transportation designation, SR 579 is signed east–west.
The current SR 579 is a remnant of a much longer one, extending from the current western terminus to an intersection with SR 54 near Zephyrhills, following Fletcher Avenue to an interchange with Interstate 75 (SR 93A), then turning northeastward and following Morris Bridge Road through Branchton and toward SR 54. Fletcher Avenue between Nebraska Avenue and I-75 was later redesignated State Road 582A (and a spur, 50th Street between Fletcher Avenue and Fowler Avenue adjacent to University of South Florida, became State Road 582B) while Morris Bridge Road was transitioned to County Road 579. Eventually SR 582A and SR 582B were transferred to county control.
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