Florida State Road 548

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State Road 548

George Jenkins Boulevard
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length1.809 mi[1] (2.911 km)
Existed2004–present
Major junctions
West endSR 600 in Lakeland
East end US 98 in Lakeland
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyPolk
Highway system
SR 546 SR 549

State Road 548 (SR 548), also known as the Lakeland In-Town Bypass, is a short six-lane arterial in Lakeland, Florida, United States, opened in early 2004. It connects George Jenkins Boulevard (west of downtown) to U.S. Highway 98 (US 98) and SR 600 (Bartow Road and Main Street) east of downtown, allowing traffic to bypass downtown.

History

SR 548 opened in 2004.

Second phase

SR 548 was extended west across SR 563 (Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue) and SR 539 (Kathleen Road) terminating at George Jenkins Boulevard west of downtown. This provides a full east–west bypass to supplement US 92 (Memorial Boulevard) and SR 400 (Interstate 4).[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Lakeland, Polk County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000Sloan Avenue / George Jenkins Boulevard (SR 600)Former US 92 BUS
0.5490.884 SR 539 (Kathleen Road)
0.7491.205 SR 563 (Martin L. King Jr. Avenue)
0.9891.592
US 98 north (Florida Avenue / SR 35)
West end of US 98 overlap
1.1841.905Massachusetts AvenueFormer SR 33
1.8092.911
US 98 south (Bartow Road / SR 35 south) / Main Street (SR 35 north / SR 600)
East end of US 98 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

External links

Media related to Florida State Road 548 at Wikimedia Commons