State Road 70 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by FDOT | ||||
Length: | 148.034 mi (238.238 km) | |||
Existed: | 1945 renumbering () – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | US 41 near Bradenton | |||
I-75 near Bradenton US 17 in Arcadia US 27 near Lake Placid US 98 / US 441 in Okeechobee Turnpike in Fort Pierce |
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East end: | US 1 in Fort Pierce | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Manatee, DeSoto, Highlands, Okeechobee, St. Lucie | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Stretching 148 miles (238 km) across the Florida peninsula, State Road 70 (SR 70) spans five Florida counties and straddles the northern boundaries of two more. Its western terminus is at US 41 (14th Street West) south of Bradenton (Manatee County); its eastern terminus is an intersection of Virginia Avenue and South Fourth Street (U.S. Route 1/SR 5) in Fort Pierce (St. Lucie County).
Between the termini, SR 70 serves the following Florida counties and cities:
• Manatee County – Bradenton, Oneco, Lorraine, Verna (on the boundary with Sarasota County), Parmalee, Myakka City, Edgeville
• DeSoto County – Pine Level, Arcadia
• Highlands County – Childs, Bairs Den, Bear Hollow, Brighton (northeast of a stretch of SR 70 on the boundary with Glades County)