County Road 44 (Lake County, Florida)

infobox road
state=FL County
type=Lake
route=44
length_mi=
length_round=
length_ref=
direction_a=West
direction_b=East
starting_terminus=jct|state=FL|US|441|FL|44|FL|500 in Leesburg
junction=jct|state=FL|FL|19 in Eustis
ending_terminus=jct|state=FL|FL|44 in Mount Dora
previous_type=
previous_route=43
next_type=Lake
next_route=44A

County Road 44 is a county highway in Lake County in the U.S. state of Florida. It runs from U.S. Route 441 near Leesburg in the west to State Road 44 near Mount Dora in the east.

Route description

The western terminus County Road 44 is at an intersection with the concurrency of U.S. Route 441, State Road 44, and State Road 500 at the eastern edge of Leesburg, near Leesburg Regional Airport. [cite map|title=Florida Road Atlas|publisher=Rand McNally|year=2007|edition=1st|page=82|section=B2|isbn=0528859277] From there, it heads northeast past Silver Lake, then east past Lake Eustis, before arriving in the town of Eustis.

In Eustis, CR 44 intersects State Road 19. [cite map|title=Florida Road Atlas|publisher=Rand McNally|year=2007|edition=1st|page=82|section=E1|isbn=0528859277] There, CR 44 splits into two branches. The northern branch heads east from the intersection to its terminus at County Road 44A. The southern branch continues south from the intersection, concurrent with SR 19, before turning east on East Orange Avenue. [cite map|title=Florida Road Atlas|publisher=Rand McNally|year=2007|edition=1st|page=82|section=E2|isbn=0528859277] It then passes by Lake Joanna before terminating at State Road 44 between the towns of Eustis and Mount Dora.

County Road 44 Leg A is a short spur near CR 44's western terminus in Leesburg. It serves as an alternate route for northbound US 441 traffic to reach eastbound CR 44.

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