- Florida State Road 80
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length_mi=132
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next_route=81State Road 80 (also known as Southern Boulevard in
Palm Beach County and Palm Beach Boulevard in Lee County) is a 132-mile (211 km) route linking US 1 in West Palm Beach and US 41 in Fort Myers. As one of the few roads crossing theEverglades , this route is very important. Due to high traffic volume, theFlorida Department of Transportation has begun construction on a limited-access highway from Interstate 95 (SR 9) to US 441 (SR 7) in Palm Beach County, and acontrolled-access highway from US 441 to Interstate 75 outside Fort Myers.Construction status
Currently, most of the main stretch of controlled-access highway has been completed, from between Loxahatchee and the northbound US 27 (SR 25) split-off west of Clewiston. Another controlled-access stretch is complete from between Interstate 75 and Alva. A small
Freeway portion is open between the Interstate 95 and the Australian-Congress interchange near thePalm Beach International Airport . There is still a crucial link between US 27 andLaBelle, Florida left to be completed on the main stretch of highway. In West Palm Beach, the Freeway project has yet to be completed between Australian-Congress and Loxahatchee.
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