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 State Road 50 | ||||
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 SR 50 highlighted in red, SR 50A highlighted in blue | ||||
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| Maintained byFDOT | ||||
| Length | 114.269 mi[1] (183.898 km) | |||
| Existed | 1945 renumbering (definition)–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 19 /CR 550 inWeeki Wachee | |||
| Major intersections |  US 41 inBrooksville I-75 near Brooksville US 301 in Ridge Manor US 27 inClermont Florida's Turnpike inOakland   US 17 /US 92 /US 441 inOrlando I-4 in Orlando SR 417 nearUnion Park I-95 inTitusville | |||
| East end |  US 1 in Titusville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Hernando,Sumter,Lake,Orange,Brevard | |||
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State Road 50 (SR 50) runs across the center of theU.S. state ofFlorida throughOrlando, with its termini atSR 55 (US 19) atWeeki Wachee andSR 5 (U.S. Route 1) inTitusville.
SR 50 is signed east–west. Within various counties throughout the state, the highway is signed with various names such as Cortez Boulevard inHernando County and Colonial Drive inOrange County. The former section includes the concurrency withUS 98 betweenBrooksville and nearRidge Manor. US 98-SR 50 is the only interchange withInterstate 75 in Hernando County.
Several portions of SR 50 east ofSR 436 follow the original Cheney Highway, which was named forJohn Moses Cheney and was the first road to the coast from Orlando. Full travel from Orlando to Titusville on the Old Cheney Highway, however, is not possible due to the demolition of a bridge over theEconlockhatchee River.[2] At the eastern terminus of SR 50,NASA'sVehicle Assembly Building is visible.
State Road 408, also known as the East-West Expressway or Toll Road 408, from its western starting point nearOcoee to its eastern terminus near theUniversity of Central Florida nearBithlo, runs almost directly parallel to SR 50, with most exits on the 408 being within a mile to 2 miles away from SR 50. The East-West Expressway was originally designed to, and still does, relieve traffic congestion on SR 50 during rush hour.
State Road 50 begins atUS 19 andCounty Road 550 in the formerCity of Weeki Wachee. The first intersection around the east side of the city limits is with Deltona Boulevard(CR 589), which can be found on the opposite side of the West Hernando County Public Library. From here the road is mostly lined with residential properties to the south and sparse commercial offices ranging from a Hernando County Firehouse, to an office for theWithlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, to random medical offices. East of Nightwalker Road and July Avenue, SR 50 enters land owned by theSouthwest Florida Water Management District, and the right-of-way for a set of power lines. From there, the road becomes the official northern border betweenSpring Hill and unincorporatedBrooksville as it approaches the Sand Hill Scout Reservation. Immediately after the entrance to the aforementioned Boy Scout Camp, the road intersects Oak Hill Hospital on the opposite side. Shortly after the hospital, SR 50 climbs a hill and intersects with the gateway toHigh Point.
From this point on, SR 50 is a symbol of the suburban sprawl that defines Hernando County. It also contains a series of disconnected frontage roads similar to those on US 19. Though most of the stores along these frontage roads consist of mini-malls, medical offices, and the occasional automotive repair shop, three major shopping centers can be found at the intersection with Mariner Boulevard, which is designated asCR 587 south of SR 50. East of those three major shopping centers is aWal-Mart Supercenter and aSam's Club Warehouse on the same side of the street. The Sam's Club is just west of the intersection of Sunshine Grove Road(CR 493) and Twin Dolphin Road, where SR 50 crosses the right-of-way for another set of power lines. While SR 50 climbs a hill and then descends, Twin Dolphin runs parallel to the eastbound lane as it climbs its own hill but then terminates at the same eastbound lane before SR 50 intersects CR 585(Barclay Avenue) and the entrance toBrookridge. From here the road runs along the southern edge of Brookridge until it intersects Oak Avenue, just before it passes under a pedestrian/bicycle bridge west of the interchangeSuncoast Parkway, and instantly intersectsCR 570(Wiscon Road), where the road curves to the northeast. Curving back to direct east, SR 50 intersects another former section atCR 484 and then serves as the northern terminus for CR 583(California Street). The right-of-way for the frontage road on the south side terminates in just east of Colorady Street, then the road descends towards Lykes Dublin Road and passes by Brooksville Regional Hospital, which moved out of the City of Brooksville in the first decade of the 21st century. The road then curves northeast towards the City of Brooksville. A right-of way for another frontage road was built on the north side of SR 50 in front of the hospital, and was assumed to be for nurses quarters for the hospital. This roadway was intended to stretch as far east as Mobley Road. Neither the road nor the nurses quarters have been built as of this writing.
At the southern end of CR 485 and the west end ofState Road 50A, SR 50 takes a sharp right turn and joinsUS Truck Route 98 around downtown Brooksville, but never truly leaves the city limits. Curving to the southeast near the Hernando County Sheriff's Department headquarters, the remainder of the former rural characteristics of Brooksville can still be found, until it approachesUS 41 where hiddenState Road 700 secretly joins the road. Climbing another hill, the road turns direct east again where it passes in front of a pair of churches before the intersection of County Road 445(Main Street) and Mitchell Road, and then an at-grade crossing withCSX'sBrooksville Subdivision. After the intersection withCR 581, the road turns northeast as it approaches the intersection of Jasmine Boulevard, but more importantlyUS 98 and the eastern terminus of SR 50A, as well as the eastern terminus of US Truck Route 98. From here the speed limit increases to 60 miles per hour. It moves primarily southeast through farmland and wooded swampland. US 98/SR 50 finally turns straight east again when it runs between a pair of lakebeds before the intersection with CRs 484 and541. At this point, the road moves up and down a series of hills but first passes by communities such asRolling Acres andHill 'n Dale, where a residential frontage road can be found on the north side. The hills continue along the road, but along more farms and sparsely populated areas, among themWildlife Lane. One trailer park can be found just west of Lockhart Road, which is the site of numerous dog shows. Entering the unincorporated community ofRidge Manor West, the road approaches some hotels, gas stations and restaurants serving motorist and tourists onInterstate 75. US 98-SR 50 is the only interchange along I-75 in Hernando County, and until the completion of the reconstruction of the interchange in September 2019, the left-turn lanes leading to the on-ramps were notoriously short. Directly east of I-75 is a development that shares the community's namesake as well as one shopping center.
The road takes one last drop, only to rise again and officially enterRidge Manor at the intersection of Kettering Road and Croom-Rital Road which leads to a trailhead for theWithlacoochee State Trail US 98-SR 50 pass under a bridge for this trail. At the crossing over theWithlacoochee River, two former sections of the road exist on the east side of the river; Paul N. Steckle Lane, and Ridge Manor Boulevard. The shorter Paul N. Steckle Lane exists on the north side and contains a Hernando County Firehouse, local residences, and one entrance to theCypress Lake Preserve. Ridge Manor Boulevard begins on the south side, and crosses over to the north side east of the firehouse and west of the Hernando County Eastside Solid Waste Convenience Station. When US 98 turns southeast towardTrilby,Dade City, andWest Palm Beach, SR 50 continues east and narrows down to two lanes. The final major intersection in Hernando County is withUS 301. After this, the road passes by a sand mine, and the right-of way for an abandoned segment of Ridge Manor Boulevard, before it crosses the CSX'sWildwood Subdivision (part of the S-Line), and then serves as the northern terminus ofCR 575 which becomes a State Road once it enters Pasco County. SR 50 turns northeast and entersWithlacoochee State Forest. Within the forest, the road crosses the Little Withlacoochee River, a tributary of the Withlacoochee River, where it crosses the Hernando-Sumter County Line.
As SR 50 enters Sumter County, it continues to move further north, however at the intersection ofCR 478A, it turns back east before it entersTarrytown and eventually intersectsState Road 471 where one can find a clear view of a lumber mill. East of here, SR 50 runs along the north side of the formerOrange Belt Railway right-of-way. Both SR 50 and the railroad bed pass through the rural unincorporated communities ofLinden and thenMabel, which serves as the northern terminus for theGeneral James A. Van Fleet State Trail. Access to the trail is available from both Sumter County Road 773 northwest of the trailhead as well as Southeast 121st Avenue northeast of the trailhead. The last intersection in Sumter County is CR 469, which takes motorists toCenter Hill. SR 50 crosses the Sumter-Lake County Line in the vicinity of a series of power lines.
Upon entering Lake County, SR 50 maintains its rural surroundings as it runs through unincorporated communities such asSloans Ridge, but even after running throughStuckey those characteristics diminish as the road moves further east. Within the City ofMascotte, the name of SR 50 changes to West Myers Boulevard. After the former Orange Belt Railway right-of-way crosses the road, a multiplex withState Road 33 begins at CR 33(Bluff Lake Road), where SR 50 suddenly becomes a four-lane divided highway named East Myers Boulevard. After the intersection with Atlantic Avenue, SR 33-50 also acquires the name Broad Street. These two names are shared until the road enters the city limits ofGroveland, and Myers Boulevard terminates. The divider is widened further at a BP gas station in a former fork in the road when SR 50 becomes a pair of one-way streets in Downtown Groveland. Eastbound SR 33-50 becomes Orange Street, while westbound SR 33-50 remains Broad Street. After passing by Lake David the road intersectsState Road 19. The two streets that carry two directions of SR 50 merge again at the east end of the multiplex withState Road 33. Broad Street continues to take SR 50 further east as a four-lane divided highway. Roughly two blocks east ofCR 565A, the road crosses into the City ofClermont, where it passes two developments before dipping down slightly and to the southeast to run over thePalatlakaha River between Lakes Hiawatha and Palatlakaha, the latter of which has a trailer park on the eastbound line. Motorists can see theFlorida Citrus Tower well before the intersection withCR 561(12th Street), where the tower itself can be found on the north side. Three intersections later at West Avenue the road turns directly east again in front of Center Lake to the north side and two blocks north of Lake Winona on the south side. After passing by Crystal Lake to the north SR 50 runs along the north edge of Lake Sunnyside, where it then runs southeast before reaching an unnumbered interchange withUS 27.
As the road crosses the Lake-Orange County Line, it instantly enters the census-designated place ofKillarney. Here, SR 50 is officially named "West Colonial Drive." On both sides of the border are connecting roads to Old State Road 50, as well as trailheads for theLake Minneola Scenic Trail andWest Orange Trail. The road's time in Killarney is short-lived though as it entersOakland where it curves briefly to the northeast to encounterFlorida's Turnpike, and the recently rebuilt Exit 272. The road evolves into a total commercial strip inWinter Garden, and serves as the terminus of County Road 545 north ofTildenville. It also intersects such roads as County Road 535 as well asState Road 537. The one and only interchange in Winter Garden is withState Road 429's (Western Expressway's) Exit 23, but immediately after this interchange SR 50 entersOcoee where it intersects with Exit 267B on Florida's Turnpike, at another connector ramp without a crossing. The next major intersection in Ocoee isState Road 439 (Bluford Avenue) inMinorville, which also doubles as the western terminus ofState Road 526 and leads to Old Winter Garden Road. Right after the intersection of Blackwood Avenue and the grounds of the Health Central Hospital, the road intersects both Clarke Road and the connecting ramps to and fromState Road 408, which is considered Exit 1. Past this, the road heads south of theWest Oaks Mall. The final segment in Ocoee runs along more strip malls and cluster developments, then runs along a causeway over Lake Lotta before it entersOrlando proper. The first intersection in Orlando is Good Homes Road, but then SR 50 goes over another causeway over Lake Sherwood. After this, the road intersects the still incomplete County Road 435(Apopka-Vineland Road). Currently CR 435 is detoured at Hiawassee Road. Other major intersections in western Orlando include the northern terminus ofState Road 435 (Kirkman Road). Briefly, SR 50 runs throughOrlando Chinatown and then resumes the previous commercial strip. Important intersections includeState Road 423 (John Young Parkway). East of that intersection as SR 50 meets North Tampa Avenue the road narrows down to four lanes.
US 17-US 92-US 441 (Orange Blossom Trail) serves as the western end of theU.S. Route 17/92 (SR 500/SR 600) concurrency. Here, US 17-92 (and SR 600) end their concurrency with US 441, and join SR 50, while US 441 and the Orange Blossom Trail move further northwest in Florida and beyond. A railroad line runs along the right side of this intersection, and the first feature along the US 17/92-SR 50 multiplex is a grade crossing. US 17/92 with SR 50 (and SR 600), meets the south end of Edgewater Drive and passes by Lake Dot Park and then Don Dudley Park before it crossesInterstate 4 (SR 400; Exits 83B & 84) then crosses theSunRail tracks (former CSX A-Line) andState Road 527 (Orange Avenue southbound and Magnolia Avenue northbound) before meetingState Road 15(Mills Avenue), where US 17/92 turns north thereby marking the eastern end of US 17/92(SR 600) concurrency. Between Maguire Boulevard and Lake Barton, SR 50 runs along the northern border ofOrlando Executive Airport, however the view of the airport is obstructed by numerous stores and shopping malls. Along this stretch, the road passes north ofColonial Plaza and south ofOrlando Fashion Square. Across from Lake Barton is the western terminus of Old Cheney Highway, a former section of SR 50. East of this intersection is Little Lake Barton, and SR 50 begins to curve to the northeast, but not as sharply as the former segment. Lake Barton stretches from the vicinity of this intersection to the southwest corner ofState Road 436 (Semoran Boulevard), which has had an interchange since 2010. The road continues its northeast curve intoAzalea Park as it passes by the nearbyColonial High School named in honor of SR 50, it then intersects Old Cheney Highway a second time but then moves directly east again before the intersection withState Road 551(Goldenrod Road)
Though leaving Orlando, SR 50 remains in Orange County as it entersUnion Park, Here the road has one interchange withState Road 417(Central Florida GreeneWay) at Exit 34, but signs also point towards State Toll Road 408. EnteringUniversity Park, SR 50 intersects such major highways asState Road 434 (Alafaya Trail), and then the eastern terminus ofState Road 408 at Exit 23, which is also the southern terminus of the Challenger Parkway at theUniversity of Central Florida. After crossing a bridge over theEconlockhatchee River, the road curves to the southeast and passes throughLockwood and thenBithlo which is near theOrange County Raceway complex, which includes theOrlando Speed World Dragstrip and theOrange Speed World Speedway. Further east within Bithlo, SR 50 serves as the western terminus ofState Road 520 at an interchange with no exit numbers. East of this interchange the road turns direct east again and passes throughChristmas, a rural community containing various Christmas shops, trailer parks and the Jungle Adventures Nature Animal Park which boasts of having "Swampy" the world's largest alligator.
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Before crossing theSt. Johns River, SR 50 runs along the northern border of theTosohatchee State Reserve. The westbound bridge over the river was built in 1967, while the eastbound bridge was built in 1971. After crossing the third bridge along the river, it entersBrevard County and the name changes from East Colonial Drive to Cheney Highway. From here it runs along the southern border of theSaint Johns National Wildlife Refuge, which terminates at the interchange withInterstate 95 at Exit 215. SR 50 officially entersTitusville after passing by the entrance to The Great Outdoors Golf and Recreational Vehicle Resort, west of the I-95 interchange. Immediately the road is lined with hotels gas stations and restaurants as it curves to the northeast to intersectState Road 405, which serves as a half-loop around Titusville toKennedy Space Center. From here the road curves east again, and stays straight throughout most of the rest of the segment, with the exception of an area known as The Meadows between Hood Avenue and Moon Road. After theFlorida East Coast Railroad crossing,NASA'sVehicle Assembly Building is visible just before the east end of SR 50 atUS Route 1.
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Before the1945 renumbering, the route that became SR 50 had the following numbers:
SR 50 was defined in the1945 renumbering as:
Since then, the following changes have been made:
State Road 50 is being widened from a two-lane undivided highway to a four-lane divided highway from U.S. 301 in Ridge Manor to east of Sumter County Road 478A near Tarrytown.[6][7]
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hernando | Weeki Wachee | 0.000 | 0.000 |  US 19 (Commercial Way /SR 55) /CR 550 west (Cortez Boulevard) –Spring Hill,St. Petersburg,Homosassa Springs | |
| Spring Hill | 0.462 | 0.744 |   CR 589 south (Deltona Boulevard) | ||
| 3.877 | 6.239 |  CR 587 south (Mariner Boulevard) | |||
| 4.590 | 7.387 |   CR 493 north (Sunshine Grove Road) | |||
| 5.089 | 8.190 |  CR 585 south (Barclay Avenue) | |||
| 5.84 | 9.40 |  SR 589 (Suncoast Parkway) –Crystal River,Tampa | SR 589 exit 46 | ||
| 6.024 | 9.695 |   CR 570 east (Wiscon Road) | |||
| | 7.049 | 11.344 |  CR 484 (Fort Dade Avenue) | ||
| | 7.248 | 11.665 |  CR 583 south (California Street) | ||
| Brooksville | 9.872 | 15.887 |       SR 50A east (Jefferson Street) /US 98 Truck north /CR 485 north (Cobb Road) –Brooksville | west end of US 98 Truck overlap | |
| 11.406 | 18.356 |  US 41 (Broad Street /SR 45) toUS 98 north –Brooksville,Masaryktown | |||
| | 12.404 | 19.962 |  CR 445 north (Main Street) / Mitchell Road | ||
| | 13.167 | 21.190 |  CR 581 (Emerson Road) | ||
| | 13.732 | 22.100 |  US 98 north /SR 50A west (Jefferson Street /SR 700 north) / Jasmine Drive –Brooksville | east end ofUS 98 Truck overlap; west end of US 98 / SR 700 overlap | |
| Hill 'n Dale | 17.927 | 28.851 |  CR 484 west (Mondon Hill Road) /CR 541 south (Spring Lake Highway) –Spring Lake,Dade City | ||
| | 21.95 | 35.33 | I-75 (SR 93) –Tampa,St. Petersburg,Ocala | I-75 exit 301;Single-point urban interchange | |
| Ridge Manor | 24.953 | 40.158 |  US 98 south (McKethan Road /SR 700) –Dade City | east end of US 98 / SR 700 overlap | |
| 26.470 | 42.599 | US 301 (Treiman Boulevard /SR 35) –Ocala,Dade City | |||
| 27.446 | 44.170 |  CR 575 south (Burwell Road) –Lacoochee,Trilby | |||
| Sumter | | 33.876 | 54.518 |  CR 478A north | |
| Tarrytown | 35.648 | 57.370 |  SR 471 –Webster,Lakeland | ||
| | 41.736 | 67.168 |  CR 469 north –Center Hill | ||
| Lake | Mascotte | 45.719 | 73.578 |  CR 565 south (South Bay Lake Road) | |
| 46.362 | 74.612 |  CR 33 north –Leesburg | west end of SR 33 (eastbound) / CR 33 (westbound) overlap | ||
| Groveland | 47.737 | 76.825 | CR 565 north (Villa City Road) | ||
| 48.501 | 78.055 |    SR 19 north (Lake Avenue) toFlorida's Turnpike north –Howey-in-the-Hills | |||
| 48.832 | 78.587 |  SR 33 south –Polk City | east end of SR 33 (eastbound) / CR 33 (westbound) overlap | ||
| 49.832 | 80.197 |  CR 565A south (Montevista Road) –Green Isle Ranch | |||
| 50.586 | 81.410 | CR 565A east | |||
| Clermont | 53.515 | 86.124 |  CR 561 (12th Street) –Minneola,Polk City | ||
| 55.62 | 89.51 | US 27 (SR 25) toFlorida's Turnpike north –Leesburg,Haines City | interchange | ||
| | 59.263 | 95.375 |  CR 455 north –Montverde | ||
| Orange | Oakland | 61.124 | 98.370 | Oakland Avenue (CR 438) | |
| 61.96 | 99.71 | Florida's Turnpike (SR 91) –Miami | FLTP exit 272 | ||
| 62.611 | 100.763 | Tubb Street (CR 438) | |||
| Winter Garden | 63.827 | 102.720 |  CR 545 south (Avalon Road) | ||
| 65.073 | 104.725 |  CR 535 south (Vineland Road) | |||
| 65.316 | 105.116 | Daniels Road / Dillard Street -Winter Garden Historic District | formerSR 537 north | ||
| Ocoee | 66.82 | 107.54 |  SR 429 –Tampa,Apopka | SR 429 exit 23 | |
| 67.25 | 108.23 |    Florida's Turnpike (SR 91) toSR 408 east /I-75 north –Ocala,Miami | FLTP exit 267B | ||
| 67.826 | 109.155 |  CR 439 south (Maguire Road) –Windermere | |||
| 68.084 | 109.571 | Bluford Avenue (CR 526 east) -Downtown Ocoee | formerSR 439 north | ||
| 69.146 | 111.280 | SR 408 east / Clarke Road –Orlando,Titusville | SR 408 exit 1 | ||
| Pine Hills | 71.848 | 115.628 | ToSR 408 / Hiawassee Road (CR 435 north) | ||
| 73.024 | 117.521 |  SR 435 south (Kirkman Road) toSR 408 /I-4 –Valencia Community College,Orlando Area Attractions | |||
| 73.572 | 118.403 | Pine Hills Road (CR 431) | |||
| Orlando | 75.616 | 121.692 |  SR 423 (John Young Parkway) toSR 408 | ||
| 76.724 | 123.475 | US 17 south /US 92 west /US 441 (Orange Blossom Trail /SR 500 /SR 600 west) –Apopka,Kissimmee | west end of US 17 / US 92 / SR 600 overlap | ||
| 77.52 | 124.76 | I-4 (SR 400) toSR 408 | I-4 exit 84 | ||
| 77.720 | 125.078 |  SR 527 south (Orange Avenue) | |||
| 77.859 | 125.302 | SR 527 north (North Magnolia Avenue) toI-4 | |||
| 78.622 | 126.530 |  US 17 north /US 92 east /SR 15 south (Mills Avenue / SR 15 north /SR 600 east) toSR 408 | east end of US 17 / US 92 / SR 600 overlap | ||
| | 81.94 | 131.87 |   SR 436 (Semoran Boulevard) –Orlando International Airport | Single-point urban interchange | |
| | 83.668 | 134.651 |  SR 551 (Goldenrod Road) toSR 408 –St. Cloud | ||
| | 84.88 | 136.60 | SR 417 toSR 408 –Orlando International Airport,Sanford | SR 417 exit 34 | |
| Union Park | 86.169 | 138.676 | Dean Road (CR 425) | ||
| | 88.460 | 142.363 |  SR 434 west (Alafaya Trail) –University of Central Florida,Oviedo | ||
| | 89.47 | 143.99 | SR 408 west –Orlando,Ocoee | SR 408 exit 22 | |
| | 90.006 | 144.851 |  CR 420 east (Lake Pickett Road) | ||
| Bithlo | 93.262 | 150.091 |  CR 419 north (Chuluota Road) | ||
| 94.770 | 152.518 | County Road 13 | |||
| 96.77 | 155.74 |  SR 520 east –Cocoa,Cape Canaveral | interchange | ||
| Christmas | 100.533 | 161.792 | CR 420 west (Fort Christmas Road) –Fort Christmas Museum Park | ||
| Brevard | Titusville | 110.86 | 178.41 | I-95 (SR 9) –Jacksonville,Miami | I-95 exit 215 |
| 111.218 | 178.988 |  SR 405 (Columbia Boulevard / South Street) –Downtown Titusville,Kennedy Space Center | |||
| 114.269 | 183.898 | US 1 (Washington Avenue /SR 5) –Titusville Historic District | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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 State Road 50A | |
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| Location | Brooksville |
State Road 50A (SR 50A) is a former segment of SR 50 that runs primarily along West and East Jefferson Street, entirely in the city ofBrooksville in the State ofFlorida. Like its parent route, it is signed east–west.
The road begins at the intersection of SR 50 (Cortez Boulevard, including the realigned section) andCR 485 (Cobb Road). The realigned section of SR 50 serves as Truck Route 50 as well as part ofTruck US 98, while CR 485 also serves as Truck US 98. At Ponce de Leon Boulevard (US 98/SR 700), it becomes concurrent withUS 98, until its eastern terminus with SR 50 and Jasmine Drive. Shortly after this new concurrence, it makes a right along North Mildred Avenue, for eastbound traffic only, and both merge withUS 41. Between North Mildred Avenue and May Avenue, eastbound SR 50A, US 41, and US 98 are concurrent along Broad Street, while westbound SR 50A, US 41, and US 98 are concurrent along East Jefferson Avenue, then West Jefferson Avenue. US 41 reunites with Broad Street at North Mildred Avenue. This one-way configuration for Broad Street and Jefferson Street has been in effect since November 1993, according to theFlorida Department of Transportation. While both segments go up and down steep hills in the heart of the city, the Broad Street (eastbound) section runs over an old railroad bridge built in 1936.
Turning south along East Jefferson Street near Roger's Christmas House, SR 50A & US 98 go down an easier hill where it curves to the left before the intersection with Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (formerly Summit Street/CR 581A), then zips past the northern terminus of CR 581 (Emerson Road), finally reuniting with SR 50, which US 98 becomes concurrent with until breaking away inRidge Manor more than 12 miles (19 km) east.
 County Road 550 | |
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| Cortez Boulevard | |
| Location | Bayport –Weeki Wachee |
County Road 550 is a former segment and coastal spur of SR 50. It runs from theGulf of Mexico in Bayport toUS 19 in Weeki Wachee, where it becomes SR 50. Like its parent route, it is signed east–west, and is named Cortez Boulevard.
County Road 550 begins at Bayport Park heading east, then later curves to the northeast until it approaches a seafood restaurant on the southwest corner of an intersection withCR 495, only to turn back east again over the tidal swamps of the coast, which are owned by theChassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge. Curving southeast, the road passes by a fishing encampment and another restaurant before intersecting withCR 597 north ofWeeki Wachee Gardens. From there, a sparse residential area can be found, but after more woods, a semi-commercial area turns up. The road finally curves to the east before approaching preserved land nearWeeki Wachee Springs and terminates at the intersection of US 19 and SR 50.
 County Road Old 50 | |
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| Location | Minneola –Killarney |
County Road Old 50 is another former segment of SR 50. Like its parent route, it is signed east–west. Though other county roads were also part of State Road 50, the only portion signed as CR Old 50 is between Minneola and the Lake-Orange County Line. The segment east ofCR 455 is part of theGreen Mountain Scenic Byway.[8]
