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 State Road 55 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byFDOT | ||||
| Length | 259.700 mi[1] (417.947 km) | |||
| Existed | 1945–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 41 /SR 684 nearBradenton | |||
| Major intersections |  I-275 inSt. Petersburg SR 60 inClearwater SR 50 inWeeki Wachee SR 44 inCrystal River US 129 inChiefland   US 19 /US 27 /US 98 inPerry US 90 inGreenville | |||
| North end |   US 221 /SR 76 towardsQuitman, GA | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Manatee,Hillsborough,Pinellas,Pasco,Hernando,Citrus,Levy,Gilchrist,Dixie,Taylor,Madison,Jefferson | |||
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State Road 55 (SR 55) is mainly the internal orsecret designation ofU.S. Route 19 throughFlorida,[citation needed] although it has appeared on maps and atlases on several occasions. State Road 55 originates at theGeorgia state line north ofAshville, and ends atSR 684 inBradenton. North ofPerry, it is the secret route forUS 221,[citation needed] continuing north into Georgia asGeorgia State Route 76. South ofMemphis, it is a secret designation forUS 41; it is also a secret designation forUS 301 in theBradenton -Palmetto area, along a segment co-signed with US 41.[citation needed]
Very little evidence of SR 55's existence can be found, except inLevy,Dixie, andTaylor counties. In Dixie County, for example, there's aCR 55A in Old Town and Fanning Springs. In Chiefland, US 19's status as SR 55 is exposed in street-name signs, and one shield south ofUS 27 ALT.
SR 55 begins at the eastern terminus of unsignedSR 684 inBradenton, Florida, which heads west asUS 41. The road is the hidden state road for US 41, heading north. SR 55 serves as the northern terminus for hiddenState Road 683, but not its exposed routeUS 301. From this point, it is the hidden route for a concurrency of US 41 and 301. After the intersection withSR 64, US 41-301-SR 55 concludes its journey through Bradenton and crosses the Hernando Desoto Bridge over theManatee River and entersPalmetto. The concurrency ends when US 301 makes a sharp right turn ontoSR 43 at a diamond interchange, and SR 55 becomes a hidden route only of US 41 again. Right after an interchange with the northern terminus of US 41 BUS, SR 45 shares the hidden concurrency with US 41, but almost instantly, SR 55 meets another interchange withUS 19 inMemphis and moves onto that road, only to joinI-275(State Road 93) at Exit 5, where they both use theSunshine Skyway Bridge. At Exit 17, SR 55 leaves I-275 and resumes its role as the hidden route along US 19 once again, as it will do throughout most of the west coast of the state.
In Pasco County, despite the fact thatUS 19 ALT terminates inHoliday, its hidden routeState Road 595 secretly joins US 19-SR 55 only to branch off a few blocks later asCounty Road 595 on Mile Stretch Road. CR 595 is encountered again without any markings fromNew Port Richey toAripeka, where shields can actually be found approaching Aripeka Road. In Hernando County, the road appears again asCounty Road 595 which terminates at the gateway toHernando Beach, Florida. This terminus is across from the intersection ofCounty Road 574, a road that serves as the gateway toSpring Hill, Florida.
US 98 joins US 19 inChassahowitzka, whereState Road 700 ends. From here, it becomes the hidden state route of both US 19 and 98. Further northwest inHomosassa Springs, US 19-98-SR 55 takesCounty Road 490 with it as all four routes pass by the entrance toHomosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. A block after the eastern terminus ofCounty Road 490A, CR 490 branches off to the east as it heads towardsLecanto.
After entering Crystal River and passing by theCrystal River Airport, SR 55 encounters the eastern terminus ofCounty Road 44W, which secretly joins the road in order to meet the western terminus ofState Road 44.
The at-grade interchange withState Road 121 inLebanon Station also includesCounty Road 336 and secretly takes the road with it to a local street inOtter Creek.
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US 27 ALT joins US 19-98 inChiefland, whereState Road 500 ends. From here, it becomes the hidden state route of US 19, 98, and ALT 27, and instantly intersectsUS 129, which at one time shared the intersection with US 27 ALT. Still in Chiefland, US 19-98-Alt. 27-SR 55 encounters the eastern terminus ofState Road 320, which joins these roads for several blocks before turning east and becomingCounty Road 320.
In theCity of Perry,State Road 30 joins US 19-98-Alt 27, and SR 55 moves ontoUS 221. The road narrows down to two lanes at the intersection ofUS 27, although trucks must use a detour. Intersections north of here includeCR 14 (an extension ofSR 14) in Shady Grove, an interchange withInterstate 10, and a brief concurrency withUS 90 inGreenville before finally terminating at the Georgia State Line, where US 221 continues ontoGeorgia State Route 76.
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| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Manatee | | 0.000 | 0.000 |  US 41 south (Cortez Road /SR 684 west) / 44th Avenue Connection | |||
| seeUS 41 (mile 225.226-231.305) | |||||||
| | 6.079 | 9.783 |  US 41 north (SR 45) –Port Manatee,Tampa | north end of US 41 / SR 45 overlap; south end ofUS 19 overlap | |||
| seeUS 19 (mile 0.000-213.643) | |||||||
| Taylor | Perry | 219.722 | 353.608 |   US 19 north /US 27 Alt. north /US 98 north /US 221 Truck north (Byron Butler Parkway /SR 30 west) –Tallahassee  CR 361A south (Puckett Road) | north end of US 19 / US 27 Alt. / US 98 overlap; south end ofUS 221 overlap | ||
| seeUS 221 (mile 0.000-39.978) | |||||||
| Jefferson | | 259.700 | 417.947 |  US 221 north /SR 76 east –Quitman | Georgia state line | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
 County Road 55A | |
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| Location | Eugene –Old Town |
County Road 55A is an east-west county road that runs along the south side of SR 55 betweenEugene andOld Town, just west of the Suwannee River.
 County Road 55A | |
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| Location | Fanning Springs |
East of the Suwannee River,County Road 55A is a north-south bi-county road entirely within the City of Fanning Springs that connects US 19-ALT 27-98 withState Road 26.
