Florida State Road 72
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| Length: | 42.559 mi (68.492 km) | |||
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 SR 758 on Siesta Key
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 US 41 near Sarasota I-75 near Sarasota |
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 SR 70 near Arcadia
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| Location: | South Sarasota-Proctor |
State Road 72 (SR 72) is a state highway in DeSoto and Sarasota County, Florida. It is the most direct route to Siesta Key when traveling west on SR 70 from Arcadia and Fort Pierce.
The western terminus is with an intersection with SR 758 in Siesta Key. West of U.S. Route 41, the road is 4 lanes wide to get over Sarasota Bay on the Stickney Point Bridge. It crosses the Myakka River and provides access to Myakka River State Park. Immediately east of Interstate 75, the road transforms from 2 lanes wide to 6 lanes wide. A block west of the eastern terminus is CR 661, an alternative of U.S. Route 17 and provides access to State Road 60 (via SR 37). Its eastern terminus is with an intersection of SR 70 near Arcadia.
SR 72 begins at an intersection with the southern terminus of SR 758 to the east of the Gulf of Mexico in Siesta Key, Sarasota County, heading northeast on Stickney Point Road, a four-lane divided highway. The road passes through commercial areas, crossing the Intracoastal Waterway on a drawbridge. The state road heads into Gulf Gate Estates, passing through residential areas before heading into a commercial area and crossing US 41/SR 45. Past this intersection, SR 72 passes more homes and businesses as a seven-lane road with a center left-turn lane, curving east onto Clark Road at the Swift Road intersection. The road continues through developed areas, crossing South Lockwood Ridge Road, CR 773 (Beneva Road), and Sawyer Road. The state road becomes a six-lane divided highway and intersects McIntosh Road as it crosses a Seminole Gulf Railway line. SR 72 passes more businesses and intersects Sawyer Loop Road, Honore Avenue, and Gantt Road before coming to an interchange with I-75/SR 93 near Bee Ridge.
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