Florida State Road 580

State Road 580
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length:	28.38 mi (45.673 km)
Major junctions
West end:	US 19 Alt. / SR 595 in Dunedin
	US 19 / SR 55 in Dunedin SR 589 in Tampa US 92 / SR 600 in Tampa I-275 / SR 93 in Tampa US 41 / SR 45 in Tampa
East end:	SR 583 / CR 580 in Temple Terrace
Highway system
Florida State and County Roads Interstate • US • SR (Pre-1945) • Toll • County ← SR 579 SR 581 →

A major east–west highway serving northern Pinellas and central Hillsborough County, Florida, State Road 580 is a major commercial and commuter route. The western terminus is an intersection with Broadway Street (Alternate US 19-SR 595 in Dunedin); the current eastern terminus is an intersection with 56th Street (SR 583) next to the campuses of Florida College and Florida Christian College in northeastern Tampa. The historical eastern terminus is an intersection with US 301-SR 43 near Temple Terrace, two miles (3 km) to the east.

Route description

Looking west on SR 580 approaching US 19

The heavily-traveled SR 580 is locally known by a variety of names. In Pinellas County (Dunedin, Safety Harbor, and Oldsmar) it's Skinner Boulevard, Main Street and Tampa Road. A motorist continuing eastward on SR 580 in Hillsborough County drives on Tampa Road, Hillsborough Avenue (through Town 'n' Country), Dale Mabry Highway (between US 92-SR 600 and SR 597), and Busch Boulevard (which continues past the eastern SR 580 terminus as Bullard Parkway).

Noteworthy sites along or near SR 580 include Countryside Mall, Trinity College, Tampa International Airport, Hillsborough Community College, Raymond James Stadium, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, and the two colleges on the State Road's eastern terminus. SR 580 crosses Safety Harbor - the northwestern tip of Old Tampa Bay - at the SR 580 Bridge between Oldsmar and Safety Harbor.^[1]

Major intersections

County	Location[2]	Mile[3]	Destinations	Notes
Pinellas	Dunedin	0.00	US 19 Alt. / SR 595 (Backyard Boulevard) – Clearwater	Western terminus of SR 580; Roadway continues west as Tilden Street
		2.07	US 19 / SR 55 (66th Street), Pinellas Park, St. Petersburg
	Oldsmar	8.38	SR 584 west (Tampa Road) to SR 586 (Curlew Road)	Eastern terminus of SR 584
Hillsborough	Tampa	16.27	SR 589 (Veterans Expressway) – Brooksville, Tampa International Airport	Veterans Expressway exit 4
		18.75	US 92 / SR 600 / Dale Mabry Highway – Plant City, Raymond James Stadium
	Egypt Lake-Leto	21.53	SR 597 north (Dale Mabry Highway) – Lutz	Southern Terminus of SR 597
	Tampa	24.35	US 41 Bus. / SR 685 (Florida Ave), Lutz, Downtown
		24.62	I-275 / SR 93, Tampa, Ocala	I-275 exit 50
		24.85	US 41 / SR 45 (Nebraska Avenue)
	Temple Terrace	28.38	SR 583 (56th Street) / CR 580 (Bullard Parkway)	Eastern terminus of SR 580; Roadway continues east as Bullard Parkway

Florida State Road 580A

State Road 580A
Location:	Oldsmar

Florida State Road 580A is both West Saint Petersburg and East Saint Petersburg Drive, a former segment of SR 580 in Oldsmar, Florida. The road begins at the intersection of SR 580 and Pinellas County Road 233. Most of the road runs halfway between SR 580 and the north shore of Safety Harbor. The east end is at SR 580 between SR 584 and Race Track Road.

References

1. ^ "Pinellas County Bridge Inspections: SR 580 eb / Safety Harbor Bay". The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
2. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. "2009 Boundary and Annexation Survey Maps". http://www.census.gov/geo/www/bas/bas09/st12_fl/enttype_12.html. Retrieved June 4, 2009. 
3. ^ Florida Department of Transportation. "FDOT Interchange Report" (PDF). Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071025050109/http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/pdfs/interchange.pdf. Retrieved October 4, 2007.